A French organisation against sexual assault, Contre le Viol, has released a poster which pictures sexual assault as a means of encouraging women to sign an online petition (the poster may be NSFW, depending on where you work). The poster states:
“75,000 (French) women are raped every year. Rape: the shame should switch sides.”
I find this poster anything but empowering. In fact, it makes me outright uncomfortable. And I would argue that I don’t exactly need to feel more uncomfortable about rape. I’m pretty sure I’ve …