A Theory of Violence: In Honor of Kasandra, CeCe, Victoria, Savita and Anonymous

Reblogged from The Crunk Feminist Collective:

**trigger warning**

A few weeks ago, a young Indian woman went to the movies. On her way home she took a bus on which she was raped and brutally assaulted by six men. We don’t know the name of this 23-year-old student.  We do know that  she was tortured so badly that she lost her intestines and needed numerous operations. Six people – including the bus driver – have been arrested.

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This is a good read. I especially liked this: "Is masculinity itself violent? Is there a way to be a man/masculine without being violent? What causes violence? What sustains it? "