A review by suma_smoothie044
What We Talk About When We Talk about Rape by Sohaila Abdulali
5.0
A thorough, critical, heartfelt discussion about rape, rape cultures and victims of rape. I couldn't put the book down until I finished it. Sohaila Abdulali discusses this topic expertly, and I wish everyone had a copy of it to read and learn from.
Book quote:
"I am more interested in moving along from this unevolved state of human interaction. I don't want to care about rapists' motivations. They should just stop. Whether it's wired in or because their daddy didn't play with him or they're just jerks or they're sexually frustrated or they do it because they can or they do it because they can't not do it or they're normal or they're abnormal, who cares? They should just stop.... the truth is that the only people who are truly responsible for preventing rape are rapists."
Book quote:
"I am more interested in moving along from this unevolved state of human interaction. I don't want to care about rapists' motivations. They should just stop. Whether it's wired in or because their daddy didn't play with him or they're just jerks or they're sexually frustrated or they do it because they can or they do it because they can't not do it or they're normal or they're abnormal, who cares? They should just stop.... the truth is that the only people who are truly responsible for preventing rape are rapists."