Warning: There is a brutal rape described in the opening paragraphs. So please self-care.
The article is from RollingStone and is about the systematic erasure and cover-up of womens rape and sexual assault experiences at the University of Virginia. It is quite long but also very detailed.
From 'friends' to officials these women are encouraged to forget. They are paralysed by lack of information, informed choices and support even from those who are seemingly trying to help.
The article really doesn't pull any punches and describes really well how women's experiences are minimised. It also shows how rapists aren't monsters. They live and function (sometimes even heroically) in the community. It shows how they do plan their rapes (sometimes quite chillingly). How they feel entitled to rape these women and how they don't see it as a big deal. They don't expect to get caught. They may not even see it as rape or simply just don't care.
Just in case anyone thinks women aren't oppressed. Or feminism has gone too far. Or rape culture doesn't exist.
It's so frightening.
I also think it should be highlighted and the University of Virginia named. Because they have gone to great lengths to silence the voices of these women over decades.