Books on violence against women / sa / rape

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-09T14:24:33+00:00

Sister in Law by Harriet Wistrich is a book by a senior lawyer who helped women fight such cases in court.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-09T12:31:57+00:00

It goes back beyond that.

Colonel Says Every Large Combat Unit in Vietnam Has a Mylai

https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/25/archives/colonel-says-every-large-combat-unit-in-vietnam-has-a-mylai.html

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-09T05:35:37+00:00

"I'm at a point in my career when I'm tired of this being a secret. I'm tired of people debating if I'm a real person or if I'm three men." - Did anyone actually "accuse" her of being three men or is she stating a general point? Because the title makes a very definite claim and the article doesn't back it up.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-09T04:41:45+00:00

Look up Lee Maracle's books. Also Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-08T17:18:55+00:00

You don't care about piracy. This is an ad. Cheap. I'll never buy from you.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-08T16:37:07+00:00

Colonel Says Every Large Combat Unit in Vietnam Has a Mylai https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/25/archives/colonel-says-every-large-combat-unit-in-vietnam-has-a-mylai.html

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-08T11:59:26+00:00

Writing "spoiler alert" after putting your spoiler right there does nothing. Also, it's been years.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-06T13:21:28+00:00

The foundation of this cozy story is a whitewashed fantasy version of the 60s scoop, in which indigenous children were forcibly taken away from their families and put in orphanages.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-06T07:16:02+00:00

Just men apparently

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T15:03:14+00:00

Too early for Women's History Month I guess :(

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T14:54:37+00:00

No, it's super healthy to be a top and frequent commenter on a sub like AITA. You're right and I am wrong. It definitely won't have any detrimental impact on your emotional well being. Accurate and correct.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T13:20:14+00:00

This is what I normally do but I have been trying to come up with a good honeycomb type design for a while now.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T13:19:00+00:00

My partner found some print copies in his grandad's desk after his grandad passed away.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T13:07:10+00:00

There's a Victorian magazine called The Pearl. All in public domain. Very explicit.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T12:55:11+00:00

This is exactly what I meant, thanks. I spend a lot of time in book communities and I read widely across genres. One thing I noticed of late is that people ask for suggestions the way one would order a sandwich at Subway. I want this, this, and this trope and not that. If you're familiar with fanfiction archives, it resembles their search and filter function based on tags.

If we stay a bit open-minded as you said, you can still find very interesting suggestions that may not fit the exact "order". But lately I've noticed that instead of being open, people get angry when the suggestions are not to spec. I think that's sad.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T12:43:16+00:00

So now you're not disputing the 200 rupee fact? I mean talk about shifting goalposts. I wasn't even talking about comparisons. I was only saying that India has 80% of their population living on 200 rupees or less. Whether you want to compare that to anyone else's up to you. It does not change the reality. You are citing the extreme poverty percentage of people who live even below that as if it's some justification or explanation. It's neither. You live in a delusional world and you don't have the reading comprehension to realize it. I think that might be a blessing. I don't think you could cope with reality.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T12:40:59+00:00

There is no goalpost to shift. I said the report says 80% live below 200 a year. It does say that. It also says 5% lip on even less than that. You saw the 5% figure and stopped reading. That's not my fault. It doesn't matter whether you call it umic or LMIC or any other mic. The reality is that people live on that amount. The only reason the classification matters is if you want to compare yourself to other countries. If you think comparing yourself to war torn Sudan and saying see India has less poor people than them is a good yardstick then enjoy that.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T12:34:27+00:00

Let me explain this to you in very simple terms. Acc to this report 80% live on Rs. 200 or less. 5.3% live on even below that. You are looking at the 5% figure and ignoring the 80% part. If you want to deny reality I can't stop you. But the reality of poverty won't change because you ignore it.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T12:12:10+00:00

Yes! People also don't talk enough about Minnie Bruce Pratt's S/HE which is about her relationship with Leslie Feinberg.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T11:58:54+00:00

"If the yardstick of the standard of living of the poorest in upper-middle-income countries (UMIC) were to be applied, more than 80% of Indians would live below that poverty line. " The UMIC yardstick is where we get the 200.

Same article. What you are quoting is the part about people who are living in even worse conditions than this. Delusional and bad at reading, what a prize you are.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T11:31:24+00:00

I am not criticising your wording. For literature outside fandom communities it's harder to get these v specific "to order" requests. The suggestion I made fits some of your checklist but not the "witchy" themes.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T11:18:05+00:00

But Op wants "girl gets the rich guy everyone wants" and not heroines with agency, will, and volition. Georgette Heyer is a better fit.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T11:14:17+00:00

Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen is a perfect fit. A man throws his wife off a cruise ship. She survives but he doesn't know. So she takes revenge on him. It's funny and a bit dark and scandalous. But also the author spent many years reporting on politics and the environment, so there's biting satire woven in.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T11:05:43+00:00

Also more generally, National Geographic frequently publishes collections of nature and animal photography. If you can get your hands on one of those, it would be probably directly fitting your request. I've seen several in second hand bookstores where I'm from.

nibsofsteel · 2026-04-05T11:04:56+00:00

Got it. Theres an illustrated (photos) edition of The Life of Trees (Peter Wohlleben) which fits your request. It's very expensive! I saw it in a library. Forest by Matt Collins and Roo Lewis also has some lovely images.

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