Jaclyn Friedman is a charter member of CounterQuo, and the editor of Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape. You can follow her on Twitter at @jaclynf.

Blog Entries by Jaclyn Friedman

We Are All Polanski's Victims, and We All Deserve Justice

Posted October 1, 2009 | 07:45 PM (EST)


Let's get one thing clear from the outset: Roman Polanski raped a 13-year-old girl. Yes, Whoopi, he even "rape-raped" her, whatever that means. Ignoring her explicit pleas and protests, he fed her champagne and a quaalude, forced her to undress, and then vaginally and anally penetrated her. That's rape,...

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Beyond Punishment: What Really Matters About Chris Brown's Sentence

130 Comments | Posted August 5, 2009 | 09:22 AM (EST)


Today, millions of us will watch R&B star Chris Brown chat up Larry King after he receives his sentence for brutally beating his very famous girlfriend. Smart money says that King will put to him the question that captivated so many of us when his plea deal was announced in...

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