Tag Archives: Rape

Day 202: Strength

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Whitney

It’s finally the last day of April!!!!!!!!!!! Tomorrow pretty nature photos will return! This is the photo that I wanted to post all month, so I figured I’d save it for last. A photo similar to today’s inspired the whole … Continue reading →

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Day 198: Denim Day

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Whitney

Tomorrow is Denim Day! I talked about this on Day 179. It’s about this case: a young Italian woman was told that the sexual assault she endured must have been consensual because she was wearing jeans, and denim is too … Continue reading →

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Day 192: Sexual Assault Expected

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Whitney

The fraternity closest to campus, Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE), has a rather disturbing nickname: Sexual Assault Expected. With that kind of nickname, you can’t deny that sexual assault is a problem on college campuses. Before I go any further, let … Continue reading →

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Day 190: Marks of Abuse

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Whitney

Many times, the survivor of abuse will think back on the abuse and wish that it had been worse. If it were worse, if there were physical marks left of abuse, maybe people would finally start to believe her and … Continue reading →

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Day 189: No!

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Whitney

I was browsing the internet for inspiration today, and I found some pretty crazy stuff. I found a really cool poem about the 189 things women are expected to do everyday to prevent rape from happening to them. It went … Continue reading →

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Day 188: Today’s Lesson

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Whitney

Today’s photo series was definitely inspired by this photo I saw a few weeks ago. It was probably also inspired by the research proposal I have been slaving away over all week. The proposal is all about early education on … Continue reading →

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Day 184: Silencing Voices

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Whitney

I completely forgot that yesterday was my half way point!!!! I’m officially more than half way through project365. That is crazy!! I can’t believe how close I am to Day 200! Thank you so much to all my readers, supporters … Continue reading →

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Day 183: A Video Set-Up Justifying Sexual Violence

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Whitney

My boyfriend today told me he needed to film some clips for his digital video production course. We talked about combining them with some of my SAAM theme this month, and so far had come up with nothing. Thinking about … Continue reading →

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Day 181: Support Survivors

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Whitney

I know that this is not an easy topic, and I keep thinking about being less intense about it. I’ve decided not to be less up-front about it because the abuse and aftermath of the abuse is intense for survivors.  … Continue reading →

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Day 180: Silence

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Whitney

Today I got to thinking about the silence that a lot of people go through after the abuse. Sometimes it’s easier to pretend it didn’t happen, and to do that you have ignore a lot of things. It’s kind of … Continue reading →

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