Femme Fatale
We All Know a Donald Trump
These words came from presidential candidate Donald Trump, as he boasted to Billy Bush about sexually assaulting women. These are the words of rape culture—a culture of male entitlement over women’s bodies, where women are viewed as objects for sexual consumption, where sexual assault is bragged about and met with laughter.
Sexist Science
Wait, what? Charles Darwin is well-known for developing the theory of evolution. He is a little bit less known for teaching that women are biologically inferior to women.
Domestic Violence
Benicio del Toro, a friend of Johnny Depp’s who was not there to witness the alleged attacks and who also admitted that he didn’t “know the specifics,” nevertheless felt qualified to assert that Heard was a “manipulative” and “twisted” woman who lied about being abused so she could get Depp’s money.
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
But what if I told you that many of our choices weren’t actually ours to make? Instead, they were made for us from the moment we are born and the doctor examined our genitals and announced either “It’s a boy!” or “It’s a girl!”
Rape
Brock Turner is a rapist. He should have served the maximum 14 years in prison. Instead, he will spend only three months in jail. People sympathize with Brock Turner, who—as we are constantly reminded in every headline—is a wealthy white boy, a former Stanford student, and a champion swimmer. This is not surprising. After all, people have certainly sympathized with rapists in the past.
