A poem on how at the end of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, we are all lost.
Tag: sexual abuse
Depp v Heard: Defamation Trials With Imputations of Abuse Hinge on Gendered Stereotypes
Reform is needed to better balance the protection of men’s individual reputations with the rights of women to speak about their experiences.
The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Defamation Trial Shows the Dangers of Fan Culture
What appears to be normal social media activity exposes a much darker reality: fan culture often leads to deeply harmful conversations shaping how people address and redress violence.
‘Pam and Tommy’ – The Hulu Series Turns Someone’s Trauma Into Entertainment
The show has been marketed as a feminist reclaiming, but at an emotional and traumatic cost to Pamela Anderson.
Your Body, A War Memorial
A poem on non-consensual touch within a relationship.
Travails of a Summer Gone Wrong
A poem about relationships becoming toxic.
To Those Five Women: Are You Still Collecting Your Pieces?
Victims do not possess the luxury to process. They have to go on.
Wildflower With Thorns
'I would rather be that wildflower who stands alone in your assorted garden, than be a 'desh ki beti' and torn apart.'
Tired of Being ‘Just Another’
"In a country where rape is just another bit of news, I'm tired of being 'just another'."
Basketball in Mali: Slow Progress in Inquiry Into Sexual Abuse
The coach of Mali's under-19 women's basketball team, Amadou Bamba, is accused of sexually abusing underage girls in his protection. But an official FIBA inquiry into the case has …