- What forms of gendered violence are represented in this film? What do we learn about this violence and its impacts?
In the film “Out in the night” The gendered violence are presented how the man verbally harrased these women telling them “i will fuck you straight”. Kept harassing these women until these women had to stab him because he did not understand what “no ” meant. They were looking at charges with criminal possession of a weapon in the 4th degree assault in the 3rd degree, assault in the 2nd,1st degree, gang assault in the 2nd & 1st degree. I feel very astonished on how they have to plead guilty for literally defending themselves.
- What do the victim-survivors say about their experience and how are their stories received– by their family/friends/colleagues, the legal system, the media?
The way the news would headline the indecent is very disgusting example “attack of the killer lesbian” and also in the article theres a sentence that saids “beaten and knifed…- by seven bloodthirsty young lesbians.” As a survivor you would not like to see that on the news or papers for a traumatic incident where you felt the need to defend yourself since you are a woman. Plus the media only showed how they were beaten up by the man only. Not how the women were beaten up for it to get that. I believe the legal system failed them when holding them in trial. Especially failed Renata, she got sentenced 8 years for defending herself but her rapist only got 5 years.
