Fear of rape can be due to being ‘White’ or ‘Republican’, grad student argues
by Robert Schmad ’23 | Senior Georgia Campus Correspondent
A PhD candidate at the University of Virginia recently published a paper arguing that many women’s fear of being sexually assaulted is connected to their being ‘White’ or ‘Republican.’
She also claims that it is a ‘myth’ that ‘police officers will protect women from sexual violence.’
Rachel Smilan-Goldstein, a PhD candidate at the University of Virginia, recently published a paper arguing that many women’s fear of being sexually assaulted is connected to their being “White” or “Republican,” blaming those women for upholding “state institutions that enact violence.”
The University of Virginia Department of Politics prominently features Smilan-Goldstein’s research on its page showcasing graduate student publications.
full story at https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=21428