On Rape, Kobe, Us, and the World of Real Things

Rape is a thing in the world of real things.

Underreporting of rape due to fear and shame and a scandalizing public is a thing in the world of real things.

False rape allegations are things in the world of real things. Look at a picture of a lynching of a black man and you can hear the weeping wee voice through white woman tears whispering, "He did it. He raped me."

Teaching girls and women to bear the burden of rape prevention is a thing in the world of real things.