Dear Reader, A new JAMA study reports that rape is as American as Apple Pie. 1 in 16 women say their first sexual experience was non-consensual. Also several new rape survivor books hit the shelves.
Dear Reader, A new JAMA study reports that rape is as American as Apple Pie. 1 in 16 women say their first sexual experience was non-consensual. Also several new rape survivor books hit the shelves.
A British teen allegedly gang raped by 12 Israeli boys in Cyprus. Girl then recants. Boys get heroes' welcome in Tel Aviv. Girl says she was forced to recant. Takes it back. What really happened. Girl in Cyprus jail awaiting trial.
My emphasis this month continues to be the Cyprus Napa Case. Interesting because it's international, and illustrates how money influences who gets off and who goes to jail. Epstein is there along with buddies Weinstein and Kelly.
Before there was a God, there was a Goddess. Her religion was egalitarian and peaceful. Around 5,000 BC tribal nomads invaded from the north. With them the brought war and a patriarchal hierarchy. Jung says that the Goddess lives on in the psyche of men. Men suppress this memory of the Goddess and feel an odd yearning because of it. Read on.
Of special interest is the Israeli/British girl rape in Cyprus. What is your opinion? Did it happen or not? Also, of course, there is the Jeffrey Epstein. Please subscribe and thanks. Hannah
Dear Reader, Of special note this month is E. Jean Carroll's accusation that President Trump raped her in a Bergdof Goodman department store in the 1990s. I got a punch is the gut moment from Warwick University's casual acceptance of "rape chat" by it's male students. Why are young women treated with such disdain? There's an anonymity challenge from Florida A&M and Dartmouth most likely in anticipation of Betsy DeVos's new regulations. Finally, some good news. Maryland passed a new rape statute and the infamous Wolf Pack in Spain was finally convicted.
Rape in our culture is an ancient and hidden disease. But we can change this fact. It requires no more than an attitude change. Here is my three-pronged approach to change the rape culture. One, tell the story. Secrecy only makes it invisible. Two, Accept the fact that when a woman is raped, her life changes forever. Three, every state in the union needs an affirmative consent law.
A listing of academic studies and articles on trauma and PTSD especially and specifically as it pertains to rape victims.
A listing of academic studies and articles pertaining to tonic immobility also known as freeze. Tonic immobility causes paralysis and an inability to speak when victims are overcome with fear.