Where Is Your Line?: Archive

Sep 22nd

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Sep 16th

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“The media, universities and the military aren’t the only institutions rife with...”

– Read the rest of SheRights thoughts and reactions to the How Rape Myths Affect Us All event here

Sep 16th

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Dear Facebook - Take A Stand Against Rape Culture! →

The following are actual pages on Facebook: ”Raping your mates girlfriend to see if she can put up a fight”, “Kicking Sluts in the Vagina,” “I know a silly little bitch that needs a good slap,” and “Riding your Girlfriend softly, Cause you dont want to wake her up.” These clearly are in violation of Facebook’s own policies and need to be removed!

Sep 16th

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South Slope Take Back the Night March

safeslope: Wednesday, September 14 · 8:00pm - 10:30pm Meet at: Prospect Ave R Stop4th Avenue and 17th Street Details are still being worked out, BUT we are organizing a Take Back the Night March on Wednesday, September 14th. We want to come together as a community to speak out against recent assaults and attempted assaults in South Slope/Park Slope/Windsor Terrace/Greenwood Heights and ...

Sep 6th

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Sugabutta's "Today in Rape Culture: DSK" post... →

sugabutta: Sugabutta is so very happy and pleased to share with y’all the coverage on our DSK post earlier today from the amazing folks over at Where Is Your Line?, a campaign and blog which takes the movie The Line, an in-depth and nuanced discussion of rape culture, accountability, and consent, and invites discussion of healthy sexual boundaries and “the line” of consent. You can join the...

Jul 1st

Jun 8th

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Why we don't trust you, NYPD

My name is Nancy Schwartzman, I’m a filmmaker, an activist and a survivor. I made a film about consent – called The Line – about my own sexual assault, and my decision to confront my perpetrator with a hidden camera. I have shown this film and led discussions around the world – at film festivals, on college campuses, and to people in the government and in the military. Sergeants, ...

May 31st

“Advice for young feminists? Do something else besides feminism. I’m serious. The...”

– Latoya Peterson (via all y’all / whereisyourline.org)

May 13th

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Apr 28th

Watch

consensual: carmenrios: give to xoxosms here. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY. This new project comes from the founder of THE LINE Campaign!

Feb 14th

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Feb 10th

Mother Jones: The GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape →

carmenrios: “This bill takes us back to a time when just saying ‘no’ wasn’t enough to qualify as rape,” says Steph Sterling, a lawyer and senior adviser to the National Women’s Law Center. Laurie Levenson, a former assistant US attorney and expert on criminal law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, notes that the new bill’s authors are “using language that’s not particularly clear, and some...

Jan 29th

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Jan 27th

“See, consent isn’t a question. It’s a state. If, instead of lovers, the two of...”

– Jaclyn Friedman (via womanrebel)

Jan 10th

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CALL FOR CONTENT

pluralisms: so i’m interning for this short doc about love on the internet this semester, and as part of our promotional stuff we’re creating a blog where people can share their experiences with long-distance, internet-based relationships. not stuff like “we met on okcupid and then went on a date and now she’s my girlfriend” type things, but stuff like “we met on facebook and have talked for a...

Jan 10th

“Nobody told me I had a clitoris. Nobody told me I was capable of having orgasms....”

– Sex Education, or, What Boys Will Want From You « Frothing at the Brain (via rebeccam, sexisnottheenemy) I had a child before I ever had an orgasm. I know this feeling. (via greaterthanlapsed) (via robot-heart-politics) Woah, child before orgasm? Something is so, so wrong about that. Yet I...

Jan 4th

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Nov 25th

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“We do encourage students to ask first, even for a kiss. Respect and...”

– Karen Hall, 1993—defending Antioch’s SOPP to the New York Times (via wordshappen)

Nov 6th

Nov 5th

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suzyxisntreal: Men Can Stop Rape, AEquitas, The U.S. Department of Justice on the Office of Violence Against Women and the National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges hosted a screening of The Line. Here are excerpts of the discussion.

Nov 5th

Nov 4th

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Nov 4th

Nov 3rd

Nov 2nd

Sexy Consent

thehampshiresexperts: Q: What are some sexy ways to ask for consent? A: What a great question! We suggest trying the following; 1. Show off your comical side with a cheesy pick up line! Using one is a great way gauge how your potential partner is feeling and take some possible pressure off the situation. 2. If you’re already in the heat of the moment and want to see if it’s okay to take...

Nov 2nd

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