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Location: 11th & V st NW (Columbia Heights/U Street) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was walking from a friends apartment to the metro station at 10th and U street. It was 11 pm and even though I was alone there were people out on the streets since it was a Saturday night. A man kept yelling for me […]

Location: 26th & Pennsylvania NW Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Two female colleagues and I went for a lunchtime run today. It was a chilly, but beautiful day. On our return to the office, while we were waiting for a light at the crosswalk, a guy walked by and in a nice tone starts commenting “it’s great to see […]

By Meredith Whitfield Here’s the thing about rape culture. It’s scary. It reminds us that sexual assault necessarily involves the dehumanization of victims, and it reminds us how callous the world can be to those who need help. Rape culture’s MO keeps its players largely silent, so it hasn’t overtly reminded us of its unreasonable […]