An Open Letter to the National Museum of African Art Regarding Bill Cosby
From Rolling Stone to Shia LaBeouf, it’s clear America still doesn’t know how to talk about rape. This failure of language — which every dubious article and dismissive comment reveals — reflects a failure of culture. As a recent op-ed in The Guardian by journalist Megan Carpentier revealed, in the United States only 40 assaults out of 100 are ever reported to the police; only 10 result in arrests; and only four lead to a felony conviction. But how can we change the culture?