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“It's how we should start reframing the dialogue around sexual violence. Discussion that fixates on the victims and survivors only succeeds in erasing the perpetrators. If the majority of perpetrators are known to their victims, it stands to reason that they move in the same communities we do. And if university students in particular are at risk of being sexually assaulted (which they are), then the question is an essential one: Which one of you raped us?”

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Book:Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship
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Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship

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Clementine Ford
Clementine Ford

Clementine Ford, born on June 29, 1979, is a talented actress known for her remarkable performances in various film and television projects, winning the admiration of audiences. more

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