Rose's Place

Update: If you haven't figured it out yet... my mom's scanner doesn't work. Which means Dreams for Women is on hiatus until I return to Vancouver and to my lovely scanner on July 12th! We will have some great stuff for you then! Hope you are all doing well and enjoying your summer! … [Read more...]

I have mixed feelings about one of my random internet finds: 'Sexual Assault Bingo'. Each square represents a different example of blaming the victim or justifying rape. Hypothetically, next time rape is mentioned and Mr. or Miss. Patriarchy throws out "It was two in the morning. What were you doing out?" or "This is going to destroy his [the perp's] family, you understand" pull out your bingo card and go to town.I could never see anyone who has had to go through the excruciating process of dealing with their sexual assault or that of a loved one pulling out a game (though it would definitely … [Read more...]

I just wanted to apologize that there will be no Dreams for Women this Saturday. I am just back in Windsor, ON visiting family. I will be posting the next Dreams for Women next Saturday so long as my mother's scanner works! Take care and thanks for your support and submissions! … [Read more...]

Here's the supposed "nightmare scenario:" a woman suddenly "changes her mind" and all of a sudden the poor innocent man finds himself charged with rape.And yet, we're told this is a classic "he said/she said," and far from having is life ruined, this man has been acquitted.I don't want to get into the specifics of this case, but it does strike me as the perfect examplar of one of the fundamental arguments between feminists and society as a whole: if we say that sex with an intoxicated woman is rape, will men start getting criminal records left and right for picking up women in bars?Please note, … [Read more...]