...Sexual harassment? ...Assault? ...Rape?

This site is a comprehensive venue that seeks to take a closer look at the gray areas of sexual harassment and assault- because it's not always cut and dry.
Rape at Amherst

Rape at Amherst

While i’m in the transition period of figuring out how else to invest myself and my time, relating to sexual harassment and assault, I have recently come across this incredibly powerful account of one woman’s rape while at Amherst. As it deserves to, it’s captured the attention of folks everywhere...
A Whirlwind of Work

A Whirlwind of Work

Some of you may realize I haven’t updated this website in quite a bit. After dedicating almost all of my time during my senior year at Tufts to this project, and after encountering a boatload of feedback, both positive and negative, by the time I reached the final date for...
(ENTHUSIASTIC) CONSENT

(ENTHUSIASTIC) CONSENT

What follows is a really awesome post about consent that I found being passed all over Tumblr. Consent is tricky, and lack thereof is what often leads to those ‘gray areas’ of sexual encounters. For instance, you were drinking at a party, you didn’t want [____] to happen but you didn’t say no, etc....
Important Clarifications and "The Line"

Important Clarifications and “The Line”

I recently received the below-pictured message on Twitter that echoed concerns about the term “gray area”- which prompted me to write this post in conjunction with a conversation about the film “The Line.” This site is meant to call attention to these gray areas- a term which is typically used...
WTF, WTR...? An Intro to "Gray Area" Conversation

WTF, WTR…? An Intro to “Gray Area” Conversation

Where to begin? There’s a lot of conversation surrounding this notion of “gray areas” of sexual harassment and assault. The term “gray area” is as it sounds- not black and white, and not necessarily able to fit neatly into a boxed area of a definition. It may not be something...
"Is there a gray area when it comes to sexual assault?"

“Is there a gray area when it comes to sexual assault?”

From Saturday Night: Untold Stories of Sexual Assault at Duke Such an awesome college publication. Does your school have something like this?
"Someone I considered a good friend..."

“Someone I considered a good friend…”

Grey areas of sexual assault and rape. What are they? How do you cope with a situation like the following? I stumbled across this post while browsing through fellow Tumblrs sites. This was an anonymous question posted to the “uarenotalone” tumblr page (and is what I hope WTR will become...
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Project Unbreakable

Project Unbreakable

While seeking out types of new media used in relation to sexual assault I came across the incredibly awesome Project Unbreakable It’s a Tumblr page used to display powerful, moving images of people holding up posters with quotes from their attackers, as a healing technique for sexual abuse survivors. Started in October of last year...
Tufts University Resources and Reporting

Tufts University Resources and Reporting

♦ Resources for Tufts University ♦ Counseling and Mental Health Services  The Counseling Center staff provide counseling and support for students. Being sexually assaulted is usually a highly traumatic experience. Survivors often find professional counseling helps them understand, cope, and recover from effects of the trauma. All contacts are confidential. Ph: 617-627-3360 Counselor on-Call Campus police will anonymously...
WTR All Over the Internet!

WTR All Over the Internet!

Have you checked out our Tumblr yet? http://wasthatreally.tumblr.com/  Are you following us on Twitter yet? https://twitter.com/Wasthatreally
Meet the Women Proving That Social Media Brings Change

Meet the Women Proving That Social Media Brings Change

The Huff. Post has quickly become one of my favorite sources for well-written, insightful articles about what the heck’s going on in our country re: women, sexual health and rights (You should probably pause and go read “10 Reasons the Rest of the World Thinks the US is Nuts“). What caught my eye recently was...
General Hotlines

General Hotlines

Have you checked out our TUMBLR?  Initially I was thinking about keeping the content reserved to images that get posted here on the site, BUT after scoping out the Tumblr world, I think it’ll become a place for re-blogged awesome images as well… we’re already following a bunch of cool sexual harassment/assault related Tumblrs. Any...
#Ididnotreport

#Ididnotreport

  As an avid Twitter user and Mashable reader, this article immediately caught my eye, and I’ve been following the #Ididnotreport tweets ever since. One of my focuses behind the creation of this website is looking at new media as a venue for advocating against sexual harassment/assault and generating awareness. I’ll touch more on particular...
"My rapist doesn't know he's a rapist"

“My rapist doesn’t know he’s a rapist”

This was initially a test post to see just how bad I was going to be at utilizing WordPress, but I’m going to keep it up here. It’s an image I scooped from Facebook that hundreds of people had re-posted, from the Slutwalk in DC in 2011 (If you haven’t heard of Slutwalks, check out...