As the mother of two young boys (a 5-year-old, N, and a 21-month-old, Z), I have given a lot of thought about the kind of men I want my boys to grow into. Before I had children, I always dreamt of raising little human beings who would grow up into big human beings who would… Read More Teaching Consent to My Boys: A Guest Post by Zhena
I have mentioned before how insidious the negative forces of society can be, and how something that seemed forever innocuous can actually be quite dangerous. I realised today that there is something we as a society seem to accept wholly and fully that could just be a big part of the rape culture problem. Picture… Read More Rape Culture: Consent in Movies
I came across an amazing post. It dates from 2008 but touches upon a topic that is, quite unfortunately, still very much an issue today as it was back then: the objectification of the human body. I say “human” and not “female” because I think it’s time that we stop creating boundaries between men and… Read More Featured Post: ‘Hasn’t anybody ever told you a handful is enough?’ — A Case Study of Objectification
“Till It Happens To You” is Lady Gaga’s powerful new song which she co-wrote for use in the documentary on campus rape in the United States called “The Hunting Ground.” The numbers make it clear that drastic action is needed to raise the kind of men who would never degrade themselves to subjecting someone to… Read More Respecting Human Dignity While Working to Eliminate Rape
Sahar’s Blog is happy to host new posts of The X-Files Facebook Project every Fridays at 10:13 a.m. EST pending no alien abduction or government conspiracy to break up. For previous editions of this project, click here then here. A big thank you to The X-Files Wiki, Apt. 42 Revisited, and Eat The Corn for… Read More The X-Files Facebook Project: Season 2, Episode 14: “Die Hand Die Verletzt”
Sahar’s Blog is happy to host new posts of The X-Files Facebook Project every Fridays at 10:13 a.m. EST pending no alien abduction or government conspiracy to break up. For previous editions of this project, click here then here. A big thank you to The X-Files Wiki, Apt. 42 Revisited, and Eat The Corn for… Read More The X-Files Facebook Project: Season 2, Episode 11: “Excelsis Dei”
I have been asked to share my thoughts on what happened to Rehtaeh Parsons. I have been mulling my thoughts over for the last month. There was of course horror, shock, and anger. There was grief for the darkness of the last two years of this young woman’s life on Earth, and a sincere hope… Read More A Tragic Loss of Life: Some Thoughts on Rehtaeh Parsons