“The situation in the post is actually pretty clear cut. People claim to need “more explicit” refusals, but they really just want to find a way to blame an assault victim for being in the room with her assailant. It’s the same thing we always do, and it’s garbage.”— Sady Doyle, twitter.com
“Must address this, though: 'I read it waiting for the moment when she took responsibility for what she did, or apologized..." The absolute fucking gall. Only in a virulently misogynist culture are women expected to apologize for seeking some semblance of justice or reprieve.”— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com
“Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don’t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someo…”— Jessica Valenti, amazon.com