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“The Political Is Political”: I’m Profiled in Salvage

“But, as compelling and scandalising as her campaigning around gay marriage with Against Equality is, it is far from the only place she’s causing a stir.”

I was profiled by Rosie Warren in Salvage, the UK-based “biannual journal of revolutionary arts and letters.”

We talked at length, in a delightful conversation conducted on Skype. Many thanks to Rosie and the magazine for the interview.

Here’s an excerpt.

If we decide that every instance of rape is due to some universalised form of ‘rape culture’, we also forget how to approach the structural differences and, therefore, the political and economic contexts in which rape occurs. This mean, inevitably, that we have no way of ending or even preventing rape, in the long run. When everything is ‘rape’, nothing is.

You can read the rest here. Contact me if you need a pdf.