RantCrush Top 5: October 17, 2016

Two years ago Rolling Stone published a story that turned the battle against rape culture on its head, and then had to controversially retract the story. Rolling Stone is now headed to court in a defamation trial over the November 2014 article, “A Rape On Campus,” which portrayed a school administrator Nicole Eramo as a “villain.” The woman is suing the publication for $7.85 million dollars.

The Trial for the Rolling Stone Retracted Rape Story Starts Today https://t.co/aLQwUzS8LE pic.twitter.com/Ab2KTv6ULq

— Globe Trotting Wino (@GlobeTrotWino) October 17, 2016

Since the story dropped, three lawsuits have been filed against Rolling Stone. Two years have passed and a lot has changed, but one question remains: when will we start treating survivors of rape as people with real stories to tell?

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