"Theobros, slithering like Houdini, rub the bottle for a different genie". In 1869, John Stuart Mill explained one of the reasons for this slithering
The story of Medusa illustrates the stigmatisation and isolation of victims
Medusa was actually quite a beautiful woman before she was sexually assaulted by a male god. The sexual assault transformed her into a grotesque monster-like creature who had to live in total isolation. People only visited her to try to kill her, as some sort of quest or act of heroism. They were afraid of… Continue reading The story of Medusa illustrates the stigmatisation and isolation of victims

