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Today at Ms. | November 29, 2022
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Deny, Attack, Blame: The Prosecution of Women Reporting Rape [[link removed]]
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Activists and survivors of sexual abuse protest the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Sept. 28, 2018, at the Federal Building Plaza in Chicago. Christine Blasey Ford had accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were both teens. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)
BY JENNIFER J. FREYD and SARAH HARSEY | DARVO is an acronym—Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender. It was first identified by trauma researcher Jennifer Freyd in the late 90s, who noticed sex offenders tend to respond with a specific pattern when confronted or held accountable: deny their involvement in any wrongdoing, or deny their actions caused any real harm; attack victim credibility by inserting doubt about their accusers’ motives and psychological soundness; and promote a narrative positioning themselves as victims of false, reputation-ruining accusations.
Being betrayed by the institutions meant to protect them discourages victims from seeking justice. DARVO should have no place in investigations of rape.
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As We Lament Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover, We Miss the Bigger Problem for U.S. Democracy [[link removed]]
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Since acquiring Twitter in October, Elon Musk reinstated several high-profile right-wing accounts that were previously banned from the platform, including Donald Trump. (Chris Delmas / AFP via Getty Images)
BY DR. GINA MARIE LONGO | Feminists and social justice activists lament Elon Musk’s platform purchase. Right-wing pundits praise it. But the debate about the future of the platform—especially Donald Trump’s and other previously banned users’ return to Twitter—is only a symptom of a much deeper set of issues brought on by the digital age.
A lack of public consensus on digital freedom of speech, digital discrimination and big tech monopolies affects all proponents of democracy, particularly in the United States.
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‘We Stand With You, Megan’: Feminist Leaders and Women in Music Rally Around Megan Thee Stallion [[link removed]]
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Megan Thee Stallion at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 24, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
BY RED ROSENBERG | The Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium has published an open letter in support of rapper Megan Thee Stallion, denouncing violence against women.
“There is no amount of power or prestige that can prevent a woman from becoming a victim of violence and there is no level of achievement that exempts women from our society’s complacency with that violence.”
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Iran is currently experiencing its largest civil rights movement since the 1979 revolution. Dr. Goodwin is joined by Dr. Parmis Khatibi and Dr. Yalda Hamidi to delve into the feminist uprising, sparked by the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini—who died after being detained by the Iranian "morality police" for being improperly veiled.
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