Ībjection is a social and psychological process by which things such as waste, menstruation, corpses and rotting food are cast aside. The abject is a complex concept developed by philosopher, psychoanalyst and feminist Julia Kristeva in her 1980 book The Powers of Horror. I want to introduce a concept that I think needs to be introduced to our collective vocabulary: the abject. We should be asking, #WhySoManyMen? We should also be asking why do so many Australians, including Scott Morrison, reject sexual violence as a possibility? Julia Kristeva and abjection However, from the public’s perspective, it does little to change their emotional connection to sexual violence.
The government is well educated about the facts. One of the most shocking things about sexual violence is how little our government doing to respond to it. The statistics could be considered horrific – 1 in 5 Australian women have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. I am (rightfully) angry and I will not be silenced. An identification with the women we see represented in Australian news and being reminded of how we are constantly silenced by those who do not want to acknowledge our pain. We’ve also witnessed the rejection of Christian Porter’s historical rape allegation and the attempted silencing of Brittany Higgins.Īs women, many of us are experiencing a deep melancholia. In just the past two months, we have seen the rise of Grace Tame as Australian of the Year speaking out again child sexual violence with the #LetHerSpeak campaign. This article has been written by Adele Greedy-Vogel
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