Addressing the plague of sexual violence in Milwaukee’s music scene

Content material Warning: This episode accommodates content material associated to sexual violence. For instructional sources round sexual assault, consult with RadioMilwaukee.org/saam.

Radio Milwaukee’s mission is simple: to assist make Milwaukee inclusive. That additionally means security, the place of us can freely categorical themselves and really feel protected from and never topic to abuse and harassment. When going out in Milwaukee, undesirable sexual advances have turn out to be an unlucky norm, and for girls within the music business, there’s a fair larger danger of nightlife sexual violence. As a corporation, we wish to understand how ladies are doing within the native music scene, and from what I can inform, it’s not that nice.

You had a tough work week, and also you wish to let unfastened. You’ve determined you’re calling up your folks; you’re going out. You’re going to bounce your coronary heart out. Dancing is a simple option to be at liberty and shake off that rigidity.

Nevertheless, the fact is that once I’m out, I can by no means absolutely calm down. I’m all the time on guard. I’m ensuring my pals know my location and vice versa. My eye is on my good friend’s drinks and someway, we find yourself making a barrier with our our bodies so we defend ourselves from undesirable touches. There’s all the time a worry that there is perhaps a confrontation in case you say no. An evening that was purported to be carefree finally ends up being an evening full of hysteria and worry.

I spoke with Fortune, an digital DJ, on rape tradition and victim-blaming inside Milwaukee’s music scene.

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