“Rape culture perpetuates the belief that victims have contributed to their own victimization and are responsible for what has happened to them. Behaviors commonly associated with rape culture include victim blaming, slut shaming, sexual objectification, trivializing rape, denial of widespread rape, refusing to acknowledge the harm caused by sexual violence, or some combination of these. […]
Rape culture, what is it? In the minds of most people, it is typically associated with feminism and social media movements. However, by definition, it is a society or environment whose prevailing social attitudes have the effect of normalizing or trivializing sexual assault and abuse. Rape culture in our society is so socially normal that […]
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Order nowRape culture is a problem that America has faced for many years and unforunately is still facing today. It is an issue that should have come to an end years ago and simply should have never began. Although rape culture affects both women and men, most of the victims are women who experience rape culture […]
Over the last decade, social activism has been on the rise. People from all walks of life continue to gather, organize, and protest against injustices and oppression. From grassroots activism to letter writing and petitions; from direct lobbying to litigation; from consumer boycotts to economic sanctions; from public demonstrations to civic disobedience – activism in […]
Rape culture has become so prominent in our lives recently that we feel quite immune to its insanity. Story after story of sexual harassment, misconduct and/or rape breaks the news and most feel unaffected, some blame. What exactly is rape culture? Rape is defined as, “Unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly […]
Rape Culture is the environment which we live in that constantly normalizes sexual violence, excuses sexual assault and denies acts of rape, most commonly by blaming the victim. The culture itself is not anything new, nor surprising, but it seems that the more it’s spoken about and the more awareness is spread, the less real […]
We live in a world plagued by rape culture. Rape culture is a term that encompasses the state of normalized sexual violence, and its links to greater sexism and misogyny. This normalization occurs in unhealthy relationships, unjust politics, tasteless comedy, and it pits survivors in a corner as provocateurs responsible for inciting the attacks. This […]
Mainly pertaining to women, “the way she dressed, she was asking for it” or we have all heard it before, “boys will be boys”. Today men and women just assume sexual assault is inevitable. Rape culture also pertains to the jokes made on wide range of media such as music and tv shows/movies, anything that […]
We live in a world where sexual assault can be dismissed with jokes or excuses. Where women are portrayed as objects, where the victim is to be blamed for, where male aggression is a normality, where today’s hits are all about having sex with many females, and which later on leads to incentive to report […]
In her essay, McKeon discusses intimate partner violence, also called domestic violence. She explains that it is multifaceted because it may include multiple types of abuse such as verbal, physical, emotional/mental, and sexual abuse. Contrary to what many people believe, IPV is not an issue of anger management but of power and control. There are […]
One out of every six women in the United States have personally experienced rape or sexual assault at some point in their lifetime, according to the Central Minnesota Assault Center. Conversely, of the approximately forty percent of rapes that are ever even reported to authorities, only about sixteen percent of these rapists will end up […]
Introduction Rushing season, the time where men and women try their best to get a bid from their desired Greek organization. A lot of their money goes into ensuring they are wearing their best, in order to leave a good impression. A very traditional event for college campuses that has been occurring for over 100 […]
In the early 1970’s a group of feminist released a film entitled Rape Culture in which its purpose was to provide insight into the normalization of sexual violence and harassment against women. This was the initiation of the term; its connotation provided a setting where all elements of rape consistently fell in line with the […]
Imagine that you have just come home from a stressful day at work. Your routine, after getting home, typically goes as follows: you take off your shoes at the door, you hang your jacket on the coat rack, and you place your keys and phone on the cabinet and proceed to go into your room […]
Hundreds of sexual assault reports on campuses involving student athletes go un-noticed and un-discussed due to their participation in the university’s sports team. We read stories in the news constantly about students at high-profile athletic schools getting accused or found guilty of rape or assault, and still being allowed to participate in sporting events. For […]
Date rape is a type of acquaintance rape in which there is a potential sentimental or sexual connection between the two partners at the time the sexual assault occurs. The assailant utilizes either physical or mental intimidation forcing the victim to engage in sexual relations without their consent, or when they are uncapable of consenting […]
It is labeled as the best four years of anyone who is granted the opportunity to attend any university. It is a time where an individual can decide who they are and what they want to become. While this is an accurate piece of information, it also raises the question, does college promote a rape […]
“A woman is human. She is not better, wiser, stronger, more intelligent, more creative, or more responsible than a man. Likewise, she is never less. Equality is a given. A woman is human.” – Vera Nazarian. Equality is not lessening the value of another group to match the value of another one, it’s helping them […]
