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September 13, 2026·Current Question

What authority did being a man teach us we had over women—and when did any woman agree to give it to us?

We talk about what men are supposed to be for women all the time. Protector. Provider. Leader. Head of the household. Less often do we ask what authority those…

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September 3, 2026

What taught us what to expect from Black women before we ever met the woman standing in front of us?

Resolving R.A.P.E. Culture goes upstream of the conversations we usually have about rape culture. Religion, Athletics, Politics and Entertainment do more than r…

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August 24, 2026

When protection becomes possession, what exactly is being protected — and from what?

The original work examined how rape culture is sustained by misnaming what protection actually requires. The second edition returns to this question with six mo…

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