When Women Refuse

Earlier this week, after the UCSB shootings, Deanna Zandt started a tumblr to document violence against women who refuse or reject men. She was inspired by Kate Harding, who had been tweeting links to some of these stories as a way of explaining that violent male entitlement was not unique to Elliot Rodgers but is endemic to our culture.

Three other woman and I joined Deanna to help with the project. Going through the submissions is a harrowing process. Right now there are two hundred and nineteen posts, plus several hundred personal stories we’ve saved for later (our hope is to get informed consent for the personal ones).

It’s hard reading, but worth it. The tumblr is called When Women Refuse.