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Rape is a strong word. We know it and that is why first of all we want to show our respects to anybody and everybody who has gone through that unpleasant, unfair, traumatic, frustrating totally heart breaking experience. Nobody, no matter the circumstances, NOBODY deserves to even have to know of the existence of such atrocity. Someday, our kids might live in a world where forcing others against their will is unthinkable. Until that days comes, we do not want to sit down and wait. We feel we need to do something.

Art is not meant to give solutions, but we firmly believe that it can boost visibility towards pretty much anything. As above mentioned, with all due respects to those who have gone through such dramatic experience, we want to widen the definition given by dictionaries to what we firmly believe should be the real definition of the concept. Rape is not only forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with them against their will. It is way more. And we want to encourage you to share with us moments of your lives where you literally felt raped. And again: no. We are not looking for the traditional rape definition. We want to look further and see what´s out there in your minds.

Concretely, we´re looking for a concrete structure where we want to fit your definitions, and at the same time we want to honour Suzanne Lacy´s work "Rape is". The rules are easy to follow and pretty simple: the sentence will always start with the words "RAPE IS" and will be followed by "straight to the point" general or concrete sentences you think should be included. Yep. That's what we´re looking for. We want your point of view, we want your opinion, we want to hear what you guys and girls out there have to say. We´re willing to read as many definitions as possible, so feel free to post anything that comes to your mind.


We want to thank you in advance and hope you feel encouraged enough to be part of this inspirational and reivindicative creative process that we believe will help pointing out at situations that until mentioned by you  had been understimated and even ignored. So, THANK YOU!

If you want to be part of it don´t hesitate and post whatever comes to mind!



Some inspiring words:

RAPE IS when your boyfriend hears your best friend was raped and he asks, "What was she wearing?"

RAPE IS when the man next door exposes himself and you feel guilty for having looked.

RAPE IS when you're walking alone, thinking your own thoughts, and a man, driving by, shouts "HI SWEETIE!"

RAPE IS when you attempt to prosecute the rapist, and find yourself on trial instead.

RAPE IS when your soldier brother goes into enemy territory and takes everything there, including the women.

RAPE IS when your eyes are apparently always confirming agreement. Even though your voice isn´t.

RAPE IS when at a bar someone "accidentally" bumps into your genitalia, breast or ass.




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:iconfredericdupain:
Mood: Joy *FredericDupain Oct 4, 2011  Professional General Artist
thank you so much for the watch ^^
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:iconnetvampyre:
No, grazie a te come sempre...

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~agdfantasylover Aug 22, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Te pareces una poca como Zooey Deschanel :P ”y una buena galerķa!
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:iconcrystalline-circuits:
beautiful gallery with stunning atmosphere :)
really inspiring indeed
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:iconakumu-kurai:
*Akumu-Kurai Mar 18, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
[link] Para ti mi hermosa amiga.

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:iconnetvampyre:
Quanto tempo che non passavo di qui...

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~CleoWingss Feb 26, 2011  Student Photographer
you are amazing.
your photographs are what i want mine to look like. (:
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Mood: Love *abstractjet Jan 26, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
And thanks very much for the watch!! i do appreciate the support..your work is amazing..i enjoyed your gallery very much...you are gorgeous in your DA id..love your hair color..i wish i could get away with that. Some of the most brilliant of people I have met along the way have been red heads!

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Mood: Affection *Akumu-Kurai Jan 17, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
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Un regalo inacabado que seguro que estabas esperando ^^ un abrazo muy fuerte!

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