A Rapist in Your Path

Performance in Concepción, Chile at the 2020 International Women's Day. The girl has a Mapuche flag.
Women performing "A Rapist in Your Path" in Alameda Central, Mexico

"A Rapist in Your Path" (Spanish: Un violador en tu camino), also known as "The Rapist Is You" (Spanish: El violador eres tú),[1] is a Chilean feminist performance piece that originated in 2019 to protest violence against women.[2][3] The performance has garnered international attention and has been staged in various locations including Latin America, the United States, and Europe.[4] Developed by the Valparaíso feminist collective LasTesis,[5] the piece draws inspiration from the work of Rita Segato.[6][7]

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  2. ^ Cvorak, Monika (December 6, 2019). "'A rapist in your path': Chilean protest song becomes feminist anthem – video". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Newman, Lucia (December 5, 2019). "'A Rapist in Your Path': Chile's women protest abuse". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Orsi, Peter; Verza, María (December 7, 2019). "Male video takes on viral feminist anthem stir ire in Mexico". Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Larsson, Naomi (December 8, 2019). "'The rapist is you': Inside the women-led protest against sexual assault in Chile". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Gómez Ruiz, Lara (December 6, 2019). "'Un violador en tu camino', la canción chilena que ya es un himno feminista mundial". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  7. ^ McGowan, Charis (December 6, 2019). "Chilean anti-rape anthem becomes international feminist phenomenon". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2019.