By Erica Wong |Staff Writer| CNN’s Don Lemon faced biting criticism after asking an alleged Bill Cosby sexual assault victim why she didn’t, “use her teeth as a weapon,” later directly stating “biting” as a way to prevent the oral rape. The awkward exchange between Lemon and Joan Tarshis began with Lemon excusing himself for being “crude” but continuing on anyway, saying. “You know, there are ways not to perform oral sex if you didn’t want to do it.” The uncomfortable question that Lemon “had to ask” Tarshis implies that rape victims are capable of preventing their situation. Twitter users began trending #DonLemonReporting, making ridiculous suggestions like: “But did the towers … [Read more...] about Victim blaming is outrageous
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“Rape culture” is unaccaptable
By Stephanie Woodward |Staff Writer| College campuses need to help make their students feel safe and comfortable about coming forward and reporting sexual assault. The number of reported sexual assaults on college campuses increased from an average 12 in 2011 to 20 in 2013, according to an America Tonight analysis of campus crime statistics. Emma Sulkowicz, a visual arts senior at Columbia University, claimed she was sexually assaulted in her dorm room two years ago. Sulkowicz has vowed to carry a twin-sized mattress for her senior thesis project all over campus until her alleged attacker, another student, is expelled, prosecuted, or chooses to leave on his own. Sulkowicz … [Read more...] about “Rape culture” is unaccaptable
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