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Our braveness doesn’t make us valuable. Image: Christopher Campbell/Unsplash.

I'm A Rape Survivor — But Please Don't Call Me Brave

My story isn’t meant to hold a mirror to society and say, “You, too, can be strong like me.” It’s meant to hold a mirror to society and say, “You, too, are complicit in rape culture. Let’s work on that.”

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Reeva's Family Is Happy With Oscar Pistorius' Ruling, But Should Society Be?

Whether or not we believe justice was truly served, can we take solace with the knowledge that the sentencing was sufficient for the Steenkamp family?

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Oscar Pistorius Found Not Guilty Of Murder—In A Country With World's Highest Rate Of Violence Against Women

This verdict is troubling for more reasons than the obvious one.

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Sick, Sad World: Online Binge-drinking Game Neknomination Kills Two Brits

Good grief, sometimes the Internet can be such a dastardly twisted place.

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