Stoking Fire: How News Outlets, Prosecutors Minimize Sexual Violence With Language | Herstory | Scoop.it

Words, and the way we use them to describe rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, and sexual slavery, can evoke sympathy or revulsion toward the perpetrator of a crime or the person who was victimized. Furthermore, both the media and the legal system have tremendous power in eliciting emotions and stirring the pot of public sentiment.