rape culture

Roll Red Roll: Sexual Assault Does Not Just Go Away, Neither Should This Story

June 16, 2019 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

June 16, 2019 “I can’t wait for this story to go away…” is uttered by a radio personality towards the end of the film Roll Red Roll, the true crime documentary exposing over 400 texts and digital data loops of evidence in the 2012 rape case involving small town football all-stars amidst the “Go Red” fan furor Steubenville, Ohio. As much as this very human reaction to trauma … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pro-Social & Positive Picks Tagged With: 50 Shades of Abuse, A Thin Line, abuse, boys will be boys, Brock Turner, Bystander Moment, campus safety, circle of 6 app, depravity, documentary, Don't Get Raped, film, gender and media portrayals, gender violence, impaired victims, It's On Us, Jackson Katz, Me Too, Media-Education-Foundation, Men Can Stop Rape, Nancy Schwartzman, PBS/POV docs, rape culture, Roll Red Roll, safety, sexual assault, social media assault, Steubenville, The Bro Code, toxic masculinity, Victim blaming

Reading Between the Lines: A Media Literacy Education in Domestic Violence

January 30, 2015 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Jan. 30, 2015 For the first time ever, the NFL will air a pitch perfect, poignant PSA by No More.org against domestic violence that resonates on multiple levels and can be used as a tool to uncork important conversations even in the classroom. Scripted with powerful realism, brilliant visual execution and based on a compilation of authentic 911 calls, this amazing PSA is a … [Read more...]

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YTH: Youth, Tech, Health–Shaping Youth Interviews YTH Jamia Wilson

March 29, 2014 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Mar. 29, 2014 Like a teen whose spirited, edgy adolescence evolved toward bold innovation, I’ve watched YTH.org "grow up" as an organization over time, expanding and emerging into one of the most exciting intergenerational collaborations surrounding youth wellness and technology. Always a favorite for inspiring fresh thinking and preventive digital health problem-solving, … [Read more...]

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“Brave Girls Want” Marissa Mayer to Lead, Not Follow

August 23, 2013 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Aug. 22, 2013 Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has posed a vast public health problem in the latest edition of Vogue……Literally and figuratively.That can be a good thing if it helps ignite a media conversation on the saturation of sexualization in our culture that epitomizes the objectives of our movement at “Brave Girls Want” to take back media from depictions of women that have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sexualization & Body Image Tagged With: ACES, ACEs study, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Amy-Jussel, APA sexualization study, APA task force sexualization girls, Brave Girls Want, Brokeback pose, child development, childrens health, Gale Dines, girls health, hyper-sexualization, Marissa Mayer, Marissa Mayer Vogue, Masterminds and Wingmen, Media-Influence-Kids, media-literacy, Men-Ups, Merida makeover, objectification, Pop culture impact on kids, Pornland, Preteen-Identity, preteen-self-esteem, profit over public health, puberty, public health, rape culture, Rosalind Wiseman, sex objects, Sexualization, Take back media, TDV, teen dating abuse, teen sexual behavior, textual harassment

Circle of 6 Campus Safety App: What It is And What it Isn’t

February 27, 2013 by Amy Jussel 1 Comment

Update: March 7, 2013 It's official! The President Signed VAWA! Feb. 28, 2013 Finally! The Violence Against Women Act has passed both the House and the Senate and is moving on for final signing by the President. To celebrate, you'll love this pop culture Taylor Swift style video send-up about the 22 who voted against VAWA. It's hilarious. Even though VAWA is no laughing … [Read more...]

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