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Benita Moolman

Benita Moolman

Benita Moolman is a postdoctoral fellow and researcher within the Human and Social Development Unit at the Human Sciences Research Council.

Posted inGender violence

Men that rape are our fathers, lovers

Benita Moolman by Benita Moolman 18 March 201427 March 2014

By now, people are familiar with why men rape. Yes it is for power and control, it is a means of exercising masculine entitlement and privilege and it is a means of displacing vulnerability. For me, the more interesting question is: How do men rape? How is rape enabled within our homes, communities and societies? […]

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