The Indang Municipal Police Station faced backlash online after posting “rape prevention tips” on its official Facebook page that many netizens immediately called alarming and outdated that propagate victim blaming The tips which were framed as “safety reminders” placed the responsibility on potential victims instead of addressing perpetrators. For many, this reinforced long-standing victim-blaming narratives […]
In the beginning of June, Twitter user Lily Kay Ross, PhD decided to create a thread unpacking the term “perfect victim” which shows a lot about society’s views on gendered violence and the aftermath of this. The "perfect victim" keeps cropping up in talking and writing about Amber Heard and the trial. I did my […]
Trigger Warning: Mentions of Sexual Violence Volunteer organization Metro Manila Pride has been under the scrutiny of the LGBTQIA+ community for allegedly being “silent” on social media after its recent statement on a survivor’s experience with sexual assault. On June 3, 2021, the LGBTQIA+ organization posted a statement on its Twitter page regarding the events […]