The Truth and Lies About Women's Self-DefenseQ. THE TRUTH AND LIES ABOUT WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE by Lorne Coleman ESCAPE Women's Self Defense and Empowerment Programs Like most of the media messages targeted at women, the messages women receive about self-defense contain myths designed to perpetuate our rape culture, a culture which accepts male violence against women as the norm. Since men usually write these messages, there is a problem wi
