This is the Forward’s coverage of sexual violence, including harassment, rape, abuse, and other forms.
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Life Criticizing ‘Slutwalks’ and Again Judging Women For What They Wear
As a loud defender of Slutwalks, I’ve been disturbed by the recent turn the critique of the new grassroots movement has taken, from within the feminist movement and here on our own Sisterhood blog. I was actually pleasantly surprised, during the first wave of Slutwalks earlier this year, by how much the mainstream media seemed…
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Life In the DSK Case, a Silver Lining?
The sexual assault case against the former I.M.F. chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn seems to have all but unraveled. The credibility of the hotel chambermaid who accused DSK of forcing her to perform oral sex and attempting to rape her has been called into question by the defense team, which says that the accuser has been inconsistent…
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Life Prosecutors: Crown Heights Woman Was Gang Raped for Years
Four men accused of raping a young Jewish woman from Crown Heights over a period of eight years have been indicted according to news reports. The reports say that the Jewish woman was just 13 years old when the attacks began, and that the alleged perpetrators in the case had also sold her to other…
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Life Shoshannah Stern Takes a Silent Stand Against Sexual Violence
The deaf Jewish actress Shoshannah Stern is more than a little bit angry — and for good reason. Stern appears in a new video, “Why is Shoshannah Stern Pissed Off?” It is part of the Lavender Revolution, a social media movement to end violence against deaf women. Deaf Hope, the Oakland, Calif.-based non-profit behind the…
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Life Decoding Rihanna’s ‘Man Down’ Message
Rihanna has finally stood up to abuse. Well, maybe not in real life, but certainly in her art — and in a somewhat disturbing way. The pop star’s latest release, “Man Down,” depicts Rihanna shooting a man in cold blood. Only towards the end of the video does the story unfold about the man sexually…
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Life Poignant Words From Accuser in NYPD Rape Case
More than two years ago, a young woman came forward about a pair of police offers who had been called to escort her from a taxi to her home because she was too drunk to make it alone. She said the officers came back to her apartment and that she came to consciousness to find…
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Life What Leads to Sexual Assault
The sexual assault and attempted rape charges against I.M.F. chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn — he’s pleaded not guilty — got me thinking: What propels men who most certainly know better to engage in the type of morally repugnant behavior, such as that which the French politician stands accused? How much is it a matter of class…
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Life Hello, France: Welcome to Israel’s Katsav-ian Nightmare
The French public is wrestling with the arrest a man who sat proudly on the top of the ladder of prestige and privilege, who is supposed to represent their country to the world and bring it pride. Instead, they are wallowing in the sordid details of his alleged sexual attack on a maid in a…
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