campus administrator tell women to adopt facial expressions that ward off rape

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.alternet.org/activism/hilarious-twitter-response-tip-women-avoid-sexual-assault-practicing-their-facial


Don’t dress too ‘slutty.’ Don’t drink too much. These are common phrases victim-blamers often say to women who have faced sexual assault to imply that they were essentially ‘asking for it.’ Now, here’s a new one to add to the list: don’t make inappropriate facial expressions.

That was one campus administrator’s recent suggestion. Cory Rosenkranz, coordinator of Substance Abuse & Violence Prevention at Ramapo College, has caused quite a stir after her presentation on sexual assault that students and faculty claimed was too focused on victims’ responsibilities. A student who attended the presentation told The Ramapo News:

“She was saying that women need to watch their body language and that women should practice how they articulate their face [in a social setting] by practicing in the mirror.”

In a satirical response under the hashtag #MyAntiRapeFace, sexual assault victims and their supporters have been practicing their expressions: 

[malokvale77]

1. Hysterical

Those women are wonderful.

[Rex]

2. I like this one