(2013/07/13) From personal to cultural (Rape Culture)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 13 July 2013
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Summary
Edition #735
From personal to cultural
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Not all rape happens in alleyways - Citizen Radio - Air Date - 5-22-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Allies - Heart
Ch. 4: Act 2: Teaching Men Not to Rape: Survivor Zerlina Maxwell Defies Threats After Speaking Out on Fox News - Democracy Now! - Air Date: 3-15-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Wish them well - Rush
Ch. 6: Act 3: Shocking Military Sex Assault Crisis - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-16-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Für Elise - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Ch. 8: Act 4: WSJ's Taranto: "Female Sexual Freedom" Has Led To A "War On Men" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 06-19-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Für Elise - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Ch. 10: Act 5: Women Can Be Sexist Trolls Too - The Young Turks - Air Date: 06-27-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Respect - Aretha Franklin
Ch. 12: Act 6: Men can be victims of sexual assault too - This Week in Blackness - Air Date 4-15-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Survivors - Matthew West
Ch. 14: Act 7: Why you mad?! WSJ columnist asks feminists after op-ed defends sex offender - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 06-21-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Enemy At the Gate - The Twinkle Brothers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Ed Act Now against sexual violence on campus - UnFuck it Up Project
Ch. 17: Song 8: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Ch. 18: Act 9: Rape Culture - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 5-11-13
Ch. 19: Song 9: Mother Nature's son - Sheryl Crow
Ch. 20: Act 10: Caller: Women Tend to be Less Competitive - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 05-31-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Another clear example of white privilege - Todd from LA
Ch. 22: The economics side of women's rights - Chris from Colorado Springs
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments showing rape culture in effect
Lindy West's blog:
http://jezebel.com/if-comedy-has-no-lady-problem-why-am-i-getting-so-many-511214385
Activism:
Petition -- http://chn.ge/14AgQ8Y
Event -- https://www.facebook.com/events/392454557522658/?fref=ts
Information for this segment can be found at:
http://wagatwe.com/#/blog
Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unfuck-It-Up/196389490396988
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details visit |
| 0:05.4 | the membership tab at bestofleft.com, and welcome to the award-winning Best of Left podcast |
| 0:10.2 | with Gubsiday from Citizen Radio, Democracy Now, The David Pakman Show, The Media Matters |
| 0:14.4 | Minute, The Young Turks, This Week in Blackness, The Unfucked Up Project, Moomi Abu Jamal, |
| 0:19.1 | The Tom Hartman Program, and Feminist writer Lindy West. |
| 0:22.1 | And a note to everyone that this episode contains more discussion of rape and sexual assault |
| 0:26.6 | than anyone should ever be comfortable listening to. |
| 0:29.9 | So this is from Tori. |
| 0:32.2 | I'm sorry I didn't write to you sooner. |
| 0:33.8 | I have been waiting, that was Jamie, but it has been hard for me to put this into words. |
| 0:39.2 | I wanted to thank you for talking so much about rape culture and victim blaming. |
| 0:43.4 | It means a lot to me for a lot of reasons. |
| 0:45.5 | Thank you for defending me against the harassment I've suffered in the streets since I have |
| 0:49.8 | the audacity to grow boobs. |
| 0:52.1 | And thank you for being willing to tell people rape jokes aren't okay. |
| 0:56.2 | Thank you for talking about the victim blaming that occurs when things like |
| 0:59.0 | Stephenville happen. |
| 1:00.0 | Thank you for not shaming people who don't report rapes committed against them. |
| 1:05.1 | I wish I had been brave enough to stand forward when I was raped by my boyfriend, but he |
| 1:09.7 | was my boyfriend. |
| 1:11.1 | And I had no way to prove that what he had done was not consensual, though he threatened |
| 1:16.0 | to kill me repeatedly. |
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