tw/cn: rape, ableism These women face almost unsurmountable obstacles to justice,” Professor Stanko says. Their rape is highly unlikely to carry a sanction, and in that sense, it is decriminalised. Her research shows that people with mental health issues are 40 per cent less likely to have their case referred to the police for prosecution than people without these difficulties. People with learning difficulties were 67 per cent less likely to have their case referred. This is what happens at the intersection of a rape culture which undermines women’s bodily autonomy and an ableist society which silences and deligitimises disabled voices. This is why it is vital that when discussing rape culture we acknowledge the particular experiences of disabled and otherwise vulnerable women. No feminism without intersectionality.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:40:44 +0000
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