#SAAM2020 As a male survivor, I am constantly lectured by alleged allies on how easy I have it because no one asks “what were you wearing.” First, that isn’t really true. […]
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A section containing all blog entries, articles and commentaries. Many of these entries were imported from my earlier Blogspot, MovableType and WordPress blogs. In addition, political commentary, articles and essays written for publication and coursework can be found here. Much of the commentary in this section was published in The Multiracial Activist, The Abolitionist Examiner, The Good Men Project and Interracial Voice. Many essays in this section were written for coursework at the American Military University.
Crime Exists Independent of Courts
#SAAM2020 Pro-Tip: Rape is still rape, whether a judge, jury, prosecutor, or police officer signed off on it. Reality exists independent of the legal system, which fails more often than […]
Read moreReflections on a Decade of Advocacy
After over a decade of work in sexual violence advocacy, I’ve accomplished much and accepted the ugliness: Being dismissed by ideologues solely on the basis of gender, both mine and […]
Read moreAllies Listen…
Some of the more annoying things about being a male survivor of a female rapist in the public eye are: Fixation on the genital aspects of the rape. Aggressive demands […]
Read moreComparative Justice Hot Takes Are Still Rape Apologia
Weinstein got 23 years. Meanwhile, Cosby and R. Kelly apologists are sitting in stunned silence. All of their lying exposed to the world: They said there were no charges – […]
Read morePrivileged Political Perspective
It is NEVER just a difference of opinion. People’s lives, rights and realities are always at stake. Grow up people. Stop down-playing the damage simply because you lack the spine […]
Read moreRemembering My Involvement in Presidential Politics
#TBT to 2000, 2004 and 2007 when Al Gore, John Kerry and the DNC used my advocacy work on the anti-miscegenationist Bob Jones University in press releases, blog postings, campaign […]
Read moreTrivializing Rape Based on Gender
When I discuss women trivializing sexual violence when the perp is also a woman, this is what I am talking about. Also, when I talk about allies gaslighting us, it […]
Read moreSuper Bowl Half-Time Hypocrisy
Fascinating to watch all of the white people who bizarrely see Melania Trump as the epitome of class, now clutching their pearls at the sight of a couple of beautiful, […]
Read more“Sorry that you’re triggered…”
Condescension, smug dismissals and being talked down to are common experiences for male survivors – even within allegedly “woke” sexual violence advocacy. As a trained victim advocate with thousands of […]
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