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#metoo and ‘rape culture’

By zarinamacha October 20, 2017April 17, 2023

2017 / Feminism

I have mixed feelings about the recent #metoo campaign. On the one hand I think it’s great to raise awareness about victims of harassment, rape and assault. On the other hand I think people need to be careful about their definitions and not ‘trivialise’ actual cases of rape by making […]

Is rape a feminist issue?

By zarinamacha May 17, 2017April 18, 2023

2017 / Feminism

Disclaimer: this post is not proposing a ‘solution’ to how to stop rape, it is looking at rape from a humanitarian perspective and refuting the claim that it is a ‘feminist’ issue. I have never been raped, and I can’t imagine how horrific and traumatic that must be. I know […]

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Zarina started this blog in 2017 to document her general opinions and thoughts on life. Originally on Blogger, she moved it to Wordpress in 2020, and hasn't posted any content since 2021. She is currently updating the blog and plans to resume posting content by the end of 2023.

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