Women speaking about experiences of sexual harassment which they felt unable to report to the police & other authorities, for fear of disbelief, ridicule, etc. (Sadly, if predictably, it also attracted its share of mansplainers, deniers and disbelievers)
It's a powerful - and potentially triggering - litany of a pervasive form of patriarchal oppression and I think is essential reading for anyone questioning why feminism is needed today more than ever.
Just read that Guardian link that Kaggsy put up...
ReplyDeleteDid you see the #ididnotreport hashtag Tweets?
ReplyDeleteWomen speaking about experiences of sexual harassment which they felt unable to report to the police & other authorities, for fear of disbelief, ridicule, etc. (Sadly, if predictably, it also attracted its share of mansplainers, deniers and disbelievers)
It's a powerful - and potentially triggering - litany of a pervasive form of patriarchal oppression and I think is essential reading for anyone questioning why feminism is needed today more than ever.
*stomps off to go and kick over a few statues*