Abstract
Thus begins the Indiegogo fundraising video for the bionic undies of AR-Wear, a company, which believes that fitting women and girls with their products will “provide a substantial barrier to sexual assault.” The company raised over fifty thousand dollars in only a few weeks of soliciting donations in late 2013, and as of 2016, it has begun the process of transitioning from making prototypes to manufacturing in bulk. I would like to note here that I use the terms “women” and “woman” throughout this chapter to classify any woman-identified individual regardless of their assigned sex at birth.
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