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April 13, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Saturday Thoughts: Going Backwards

April 13, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

I really don’t know what to think this week.  I don’t know where we’re going as a society when we can’t hold people accountable for their actions because “they don’t know what they’re doing” or victims are “enticing them with what they’re wearing.” I know that we as a culture are growing less empathetic due to the distance and immediacy caused by the internet, but when you’re told that you’re “too sensitive” because you react to things said to you *online* that someone could be prosecuted for if they were said face-to-face, something is wrong.
All I know is that I can try to help those I work with and those that I care about know what is Right and what is Wrong, and what to DO when faced with situations like these.
Middle School BANS ‘Tight’ Pants on Girls because girls are the problem and boys can’t be responsible for how they act around girls dressed in tight clothing. RIIIIGGGHT. What about teaching people to respect others personal space and not to assault people instead, and holding people responsible for their actions?
Boys can BE the Hero while Girls NEED a Hero 
according to Marvel and their new T-Shirts:


WARNING- THE FOLLOWING LINKS MAY HAVE GRAPHIC CONTENT AND MAY BE TRIGGERS



Anita Sarkessian during her TED talk about the “harassment” she recieved after her kickstarter campaign about looking at gender in video games went live.

 

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And two girls who couldn’t hang on during their “harassment” after their rapes and are no longer with us.

 
Rehtaeh Parsons
Audrie Pott
 
 
 



 

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qplKBKVvH_Y?rel=0]

Filed under: RAINN, Rape, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Sexual Harassment

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About Karen Jensen, MLS

Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).

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