Rape myths are so dangerous because in a large part they are aimed at women and girls, and when girls buy into them, they buy themselves a lifetime of believing that if they are sexually assaulted it is their fault. It is their fault for dressing too scantily, for getting drunk at a party, for being too pretty. Rape has nothing to do with being “pretty.” The two ideas shouldn’t even be in the same sentence. It is these kinds of myths that lead to the thought process that would assume that a scene of violent rape was about showing the heroine as desirable. That would ascribe to women and girls the idea that being violently sexually assaulted and punched in the face was a wish-fulfillment fantasy. Rape culture tells us women “want it.” The truth tells us that they don’t.

Rape myths, rape culture, and the damage done

cassandraclare:

 Under this cut are spoilers for City of Lost Souls, but also an in-depth discussion of sexual assault as it pertains to books in general and The Mortal Instruments in specific, with a discussion of rape culture and rape myths. There is also an excerpt from a scene that contains a violent physical assault. 

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reblogging for Emma :P

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alwaysfollowtheowls:

From the July 15th Harrisburg Patriot News.

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Nowhere/Now: Tattoosssss

The “I am” idea is a good one :) I just got it done last weekend…what I like best about it is that it can and will always mean something to me as it’s meaning is constantly in flux, dependent on the person interpreting it :D Go for it!

nowhere-now:

So I think I want to get a tattoo on my ribs saying “try again, fail better”, paraphrased from the Samuel Beckett quote “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail Better.” I just feel like “try again, fail better” flows better, no offence Sam Becks. Idk I really want a tattoo…

kennywaves:

Bitches love curaga lol

kennywaves:

Bitches love curaga lol

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