Sarah Sobieraj is an associate professor of sociology at Tufts University. She is the author of “Soundbitten: The Perils of Media-Centered Political Activism,” and co-author of the forthcoming book “The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility.”
The Steubenville video, tweets, and Instagram images give us a rare window into rape, and what we find makes the cultural myths that serve to silence victims and excuse perpetrators far more difficult to sustain.
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