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Recently, there’s been a groundswell of discontent over the lack of diversity in children’s literature. The issue is being picked up by news outlets like these two pieces in the NYT, CNN, EW, and many more. But while we individually care about diversity, there...
SVYALit Project Index
Using Young Adult literature to talk with teens about sexual violence and consent Project Goals:
To discuss sexual violence in the lives of teens and in ya literature on an ongoing basis
To raise awareness of the issues and titles that can be used to discuss the topics with teens;
To give librarians, educators and parents the tools to evaluate and discuss these topics in the lives of teens;
To promote teen reading and literature
Project Outline and Schedule An indepth look at the books
From Girl Code
Statistics & Essential Information It is estimated that anywhere between 1 out of 6 to as high as 1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 7 to as high as 1 out of 5 boys is the victim of some type of sexual violence by the time they reach age 18. It is also believed that true statistics are higher than we think because the incidences of abuse are under-reported. (Sources: 1 in 4 ; The CDC ; The Advocacy Center) For every 161 rape cases filed, only 1 is found to be a false accusation. This is important because it means that more than 99% of rape allegations are true.
Teen Sexual Assault and Abuse Info Sheet and Statistics
Recognizing the Signs of Sexual Abuse
Additional Book Reviews and Booklists Because No Always Mean No, a list of books dealing with sexual assault Take 5: Difficult books on an important topic (sexual violence) Take 5: Sexual Violence in the Life of Boys Book Review: The Gospel of Winter by Brendan Kiely Thinking About Boys, Sex, and Sex & Violence by Carrie Mesrobian What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton Plus One by Elizabeth Fama September Girls by Bennett Madison Discussing THE S WORD by Chelsea Pitcher, a guest post by Lourdes Keochgerien 5 Reasons I Loved Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens Sex/Consent Positive Titles: Karen’s List Christa’s List Carrie’s List Book Review: Uses for Boys by Erica Lorainne Scheidt The Posts What It’s Like for a Girl: How Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama made me think about the politics of sexuality in the life of girls Should there be sex in YA books? An Anonymous Letter to Those Who Would Ban Eleanor and Park Who Will Save You? Boundaries, Rescue and the Role of Adults in YA Lit. A look at consent and respecting boundaries in relationships outside of just sex. Incest, the last taboo Loud and Clear: A Reflection on Teaching SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson in the Classroom Christa Writes: Sexual Violence in YA Lit Slut Shaming part 1 and part 2 Silence Hurts Everyone: A further look at Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell and a discussion of why adults don’t intervene more on the behalf of children Discussing The S Word by Chealsea Pitcher Talk About Sex: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Why Talking About the Age of Consent Matters Canary, Consent and Athlete Adoration Honoring the Survivors, a look at The Gospel of Winter Book Review: Uses for Boys by Erica Lorainne Scheidt Discussion Panels Recap and Video of the first panel discussing Faultline, Sex & Violence and Where the Stars Still Shine Recap and Video of the second panel discussing Charm & Strange, Canary, and The Gospel of Winter Talking with Teens About Street Harassment Street Harassment What It’s Like for a Girl: How Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama made me think about the politics of sexuality in the life of girls That Time Matt Smith Perpetuated Street Harassment Culture at Comic Con #EndSHWeek is March 30th - April 5th Talking with Teens About Human Trafficking Read Kimberly Purcell’s TRAFFICKED for a look at this issue and read her post about writing the book Human Trafficking: YOU can get involved The Slave Across the Street Talking with Teens About Consent Sexual Assault Awareness Month, talking to teens about consent and rape part 1 and part 2 This is What Consent Looks Like The Curios Case of the Kissing Doctor and Consent
Sex/Romance in Fiction (including a Ted talk on Making Sexing Normal) by Carrie Mesrobian
The Healthy Sex Talk: Teaching Kids Consent, Ages 1-21 (the Good Men Project) Why Talking with Teens About the Age of Consent Matters Talking with Teens About Slut Shaming Slut Shaming part 1 and part 2 Discussing The S Word by Chelsea Pitcher Books with Sex or Consent Positive Examples Karen’s List Christa’s List Carrie’s List
Book Discussion Guides
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Canary by Rachele Alpine Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens Charm and Strange by Stephanie Kuehn Scars by Cheryl Rainfield (also deals with self-harm) Additional Resources What is Rape Culture? What “Rape Culture” Means Systemic Barriers: Gender Socialization | Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center Ending Widespread Violence Against Women: Promoting Gender Equality: UNFPA Myth and Facts about Sexual Abuse, Violence and Rape (from 1 in 6) A Guide to Male Sale Assault from RAINN
Why We Need to Talk to Our Sons About Rape
Rape is Grossly Underreported in the U.S., study finds Speak and Steubenville: Can YA Help? Now and Forever: The Power of Sex in Young Adult Literature Why YA Sex Scenes Matter Let’s (Not) Get it On: Girls and Sex in Young Adult Literature by Amanda McGregor, VOYA (February 2004, pages 464-468) The Steubenville Rape Case: How to talk to your teen about sexual assault How to Talk to Your Son about Date Rape NPR: How Parents Talk to Children about Consent High School Students Teach Us How to Talk about Rape Self Care After Rape
Please visit RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) to learn more Stop Street Harassment is an organization dedicated to raising awareness about Street Harassment The Good Men Project looks at cultural masculinity and addresses thinks like rape culture and more
Follow the #SVYALit Tumblr for updates and additional posts This index will be updated on an ongoing basis How to Use the #SVYALit Project Index: “Books are a safe way to help teens process topics we know they are thinking about. Here are some things you can do in your library to get the discussion going in your library—and also implement ways to help teens who themselves have been impacted by SV.
Contact your local hospital and see if they have a SANE nurse (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner). SANE nurses can come to your school and library and give talks about healthy relationships, consent, unhealthy and abusive relationships, recognizing the signs of sexual violence and more. They will usually do this for free as part of their outreach.
Put together a panel of local communities who work with youth to discuss the various resources in your immediate community that can help teens. Or have a health fair and include this type of information.
Have a book discussion group on the various titles we are discussing in SVYALit, and watch the author discussion panels.
At the very least, share relevant information with your community by building displays, putting together booklists and resources, and discussion guides. For example, a variety of discussion guides for Speak can be found online.
There is evidence to suggest that promoting gender equality can help decrease sexual violence. So consider creating integrated book displays based on themes like plagues, dystopians, action and adventure, etc. instead of promoting gendered displays like “boy books” and “girl books.” See also: Boys Will Be Boys and Girls Will Be Accomodating by author Laurel Snyder.” - excepted from Launching a Dialogue About Sexual Violence in YA Lit—and in Real Life at School Library Journal
Lots of great resources and recommendations here.
Signal boosting the hell out of this.
The Cyclops Has a Good Day sketchbook continues. Above: Doc Shaner, Pete Woods, Maris Wicks.
This is the greatest post on Tumblr. Sorry, all other posts.
I DID meet a fake geek girl once. Turned out she was in fact an assortment of squirrels in a trenchcoat.
Those squirrels sure did know a lot about Batman, though.
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This episode did not do anything to help my serious case of Feels, Sad Variety.
Well, yesterday turned into a trainwreck pretty fast. Not to mention I had the same little fly harassing me hour after hour on anon. Anon is off now, so are all asks in general, actually. I guess with anon off, I have nothing to fear in saying this: You cannot oppress a majority. Allosexuals,...
Thanks for this. I had a feeling there was more going on than immediately met the eye.
Many of you already know about some of the recent events concerning various YouTube performers and allegations of sexual misconduct. When I read about this (and it seems to come and come right now), I thought, “I have nothing to add to this.” So I just watched. And was sad. And also heartened by...
Maureen Johnson is the best. That is all.
Being triggered does not mean "being upset" or "being offended" or "being angry," or any other euphemism people who roll their eyes long-sufferingly in the direction of trigger warnings tend to imagine it to mean. Being triggered has a very specific meaning that relates to evoking a physical and/or emotional response to a survived trauma or sustained systemic abuse. To say, "I was triggered" is not to say, as it is frequently mischaracterized, "I got my delicate fee-fees hurt." It is to say, "I had a significantly mood-altering experience of anxiety." Someone who is triggered may experience anything from a brief moment of dizziness, to a shortness of breath and a racing pulse, to a full-blown panic attack.
Melissa McEwan, http://www.shakesville.com/2014/03/triggered.html
(And for someone with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, it can mean flashbacks, waking nightmares, dissociative episodes, audial and visual hallucinations, etc, in addition to provoking self-harm and even suicide gestures or attempts. Being triggered can, quite literally, put someone in the hospital. It is not something to take lightly or dismiss with a "those people need to learn how to deal with real life" - which, yes, is something I've been told before while in the midst of a panic attack due to being triggered.)
True story: listening to this song on repeat for two days straight will either cure your depression or drive you insane and I have no idea which just happened to me hahaha oh god
and on the 8th day God created Dean Winchester and from the back of the room a deep voice shouted DIBS
As a person with severe and very frequent seizures, I am constantly in fear of other people’s lack of knowledge about my condition. There are a lot of epilepsy myths and whenever someone has a seizure, there is ALWAYS some self important douche that insists he/she knows what she is doing because they took a semester of nursing school in 1976. I have had seizures in public places many times (my seizures are almost daily) and I have had people try to stick dirty spoons in my mouth, their wallets, rolled up cloth napkins and all sorts of gross and dangerous things. I have had people start praying because they think I am possessed by the devil (seriously), and I have had people put me in their car and drive me to their home (which is terrifying, and sort of kidnap).
One of the worst parts about having epilepsy in my opinion is having to trust other people, usually strangers, not just because I don’t trust strangers but also because I don’t feel ok about putting a responsibility in their hands that they did not sign on for. Because my seizures are almost daily, I am almost always accompanied by my husband or a friend or assistant who knows how to deal with my condition and has agreed to do so, but I can’t be watched 24 hours a day.
This evening, I went shopping with a friend who is a bit shy and not very assertive. (She is lovely, I adore her, but she is not used to people’s reactions when I have a seizure. She did not know that there is always that one self important douche in every crowd.) I had a seizure. Of course, that one self important douche was there - a man in his late 50’s who insisted on putting something in my mouth; in this case his wallet which had a metal closure and frame that covered most of it. My friend repeatedly asked him to stop and he did not. Unfortunately, my friend was not very assertive (not her fault, she is just sweet and shy) and the guy pushed her out of the way and took over, even as she explained that you’re not supposed to do that with epileptics. He insisted that in the army in the 70’s, that’s the way it was done. My friend argued that this was not the army, nor the 70’s, but he would not listen and she kind of froze up.
The result is that I now have seven stitches in the side of my left cheek and a chipped front tooth, both caused by the man’s metal wallet cutting my face open.
Please, if you know someone with a seizure disorder, take a few minutes to learn how to deal with a seizure. It isn’t complicated and your knowing and being ready and ok with helping will relieve a lot of fear. Please take the time to pass this on, as it could save someone’s life, or at least their face.
It’s also important to remember not to hold us down. Seizures look scary (I’ve never seen what I look like having one, but I’m very aware of what happens), but holding someone down while in status epilepticus is dangerous both to you and the fitting person.
It’s far more safer to let us flail, drool everywhere and pee ourselves as is so flatteringly common, and then comfort us as we come around, explaining what happened to us.
Far too often I’ve come out of a seizure with someone who did first aid in 1980 putting their entire bodyweight on me. Let me tell you, it’s fucking terrifying. I’ve become aggressive when post-ictal, and once gave the first aid officer at my old work a job in the mouth when she wouldn’t get off me.
Someone coming out of a seizure may be unpredictable. It is far safer for you, as the bystander, and the person fitting, to simply clear the area, make sure their head is protected and then wait for them to come out of it, at which point you can reassure them.
tw for vagueish description of, um. oh jeez how do i warn for this? ableist assaultish stuff?
EXTREMELY important knowledge
When I worked at my local comic/card shop, we had a teen who came in to play Magic, and he had a seizure that was horrifying for me to witness but absolutely not scary for the friend who came with him. "Do I need to call 911?" I asked. "No," the friend replied. "It just needs to happen." "Okay." And I went back to the counter and felt really useless, but you know what? The teen was fine, and his friend was fine, and a few weeks later when it happened again, the regulars who’d seen it happen before stopped people who hadn’t seen it before from helping because one of the regulars said, “You need 911?” And the friend said, “No,” and once again, he was right. Moral of my story: If someone is clearly okay handling someone having a seizure, don’t fucking butt in.
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I am a grown-ass woman and I STILL want the people in my life to follow these instructions.
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5. DON’T WORRY, I’M DOING THINGS THAT FEEL LIKE WRITING!
I’m researching! Worldbuilding! Outlining! Reoutlining! Re-reoutlining! I’m reading about writing! I’m reading about publishing! I’m finding celebrity photos of who should play my characters in the eventual movie! Now I’m Photoshopping them because I wanna know what Brad Pitt and Jennifer Lawrence’s children will look like (SO GOLDEN, LIKE LITTLE HUMAN OSCAR STATUETTES.) I will now take time to imagine what my book cover will look like. So photorealistic! Now I’m tweeting — I mean, “building my platform or brand or base or audience or something professional-sounding.” I’ve written nothing today! Ha ha ha *weeps*
FUCK. Chuck Wendig has my number.
The Hero Initiative is currently working on the X-Men 100 Project. They are getting 100 artists to provide sketches on blank cover variants of Uncanny X-Men 12. The finished covers will be auctioned off on Ebay to continue help provide a safety net for those that have helped create the comics we all love.
On reconceptualizing disability as a superpower, gender diversity, and queer history in the new YA time-travel novel, The Unintentional Time Traveler
By Jesse Kuiken
This week, Everett Maroon’s YA science fiction novel, The Unintentional Time Traveler, just hit real and virtual...
"I would love for youth to ask themselves who came before them, can what they learn from our elders, what histories are out there?
For all kinds of terrible and offensive reasons, these histories get buried and silenced in popular culture. And the narratives about people of color and queer people become reduced to stereotypes or unhelpful tropes, like the Middle Eastern terrorist and trans women as victims. But queer history is full of amazing stories, including the central moment at Stonewall, which had everything to do with gender nonconforming people of color resisting police harassment. And the early days of AIDS, while full of suffering are also about a marginalized community standing up for itself and demanding change. Rather than ask young readers to dig to uncover these narratives, I want to put them front and center. It’s not just that we “are” everywhere, it’s that we’ve been everywhere for quite a while. I hope that such realizations could help LGBT youth and youth of color feel a bit less isolated and alienated."
I’ve read so many things lately about unlikable characters — girls, always girls. These characters are unlikable as a criticism from readers. So many of these characters cast as unlikable are that way because they want and ache and need and GO AFTER those things, be it power or romance or success or anything, really.
It just got me thinking about how much we focus on boys and showing boys how to be and how we don’t talk to and with girls about how dynamic and complex they can be, too. Because I bet if we did, we would have far fewer discussions about the likability factor and far more about the complexities and challenges of being a girl.
I want girls to know it’s okay to be who they are, rather than be some version of themselves that’s easier for people to like.
