Lady Gaga, “Til It Happens to You,” from The Hunting Ground

From The Hunting Ground. The video is powerful and disturbing, as is the song. Yes, I wish we saw a greater diversity of survivors (I think of one of my wonderful male students who was raped at Harvard—this happens to men, not just women). I think of who is made visible and invisible in the video, and the absence of professors as perpetrators (and the silence of most faculty who should be allies with students in creating safer and more equitable learning environments). That said, I was moved by the video and wanted to share it with you.


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