Is there a difference in saying “sexual assault” versus the word “rape”? Hell YES there is. It’s time to stop understating the brutality of sexual abuse and violence by the words you use, Mainstream Media. You don’t say “fatal bodily assault” when someone is murdered, do you? I don’t THINK so.
An excellent interview with Abt CEO Kathleen Flanagan about being good at being in charge.
Most empowering quote of the week: “I am not shy of being a woman in a society where women are nothing but sex objects harassed on a daily basis by men who know nothing about sex or the importance of a woman.” – Aliaa Elmahdi, Egyptian woman and blogger that rocked the world last week with her purposeful nudity on Twitter. Her activism spurred other feminists to de-robe for a purpose, and I for one am more proud than ever to be called a feminist today. Read more about Elmahdi’s act here. And please: no death threats, m’kay?