5. Rape-intolerant cultures are cultures were rape is illegal. This happens to be in places in most of the western world. However, there are some places that in the western world and other parts of the world that do nothing against rape. The only culture that I really know about is the American culture so this response will focus heavily on the American cultures response to rape, which more than likely will also be the cases in many of the other places were rape is illegal.
When something is illegal in the United States, the person who is caught doing the illegal deed is typically punished. This punishment may be death, fines, community service, or jail time depending on the crime. Once the crime is committed they will typically face a …show more content…
Some of the most popular music and TV shows deal with rape. Sometimes they end up with the rapist getting caught and punished, as in crime shows, but most of the time rape just happens and they go on. This is most common when it comes to rap songs. Some of the most popular rap songs talk about raping women and doing it over and over again. This is bad for the culture because it helps people see that it is ok. While we do punish rapist once they are convicted, a lot of other rapists go free and this type of music says that it is fine unless you get caught, and even encourages it. With society not really doing anything to make it stop it just adds to the idea that rape is cool and …show more content…
We often times treat victims without much sympathy. When someone reports a rapist they then have to pick them out of a line up, and testify against them. That brings all the pain and shame back to them. One of the ways that this could be eradicated is if the raped victim can see the rapist but the rapist can’t see them during the lineup. But also if it when it come to the time to testify they do it recorded rather than face to face with the rapist. Some, places where rape is illegal even imprison the victims because they refuse to testify or had sex outside of marriage. The treatment of victims is often times what may make a victim not come forward about being raped because they do not want it to be any more painful than it already
When something is illegal in the United States, the person who is caught doing the illegal deed is typically punished. This punishment may be death, fines, community service, or jail time depending on the crime. Once the crime is committed they will typically face a …show more content…
Some of the most popular music and TV shows deal with rape. Sometimes they end up with the rapist getting caught and punished, as in crime shows, but most of the time rape just happens and they go on. This is most common when it comes to rap songs. Some of the most popular rap songs talk about raping women and doing it over and over again. This is bad for the culture because it helps people see that it is ok. While we do punish rapist once they are convicted, a lot of other rapists go free and this type of music says that it is fine unless you get caught, and even encourages it. With society not really doing anything to make it stop it just adds to the idea that rape is cool and …show more content…
We often times treat victims without much sympathy. When someone reports a rapist they then have to pick them out of a line up, and testify against them. That brings all the pain and shame back to them. One of the ways that this could be eradicated is if the raped victim can see the rapist but the rapist can’t see them during the lineup. But also if it when it come to the time to testify they do it recorded rather than face to face with the rapist. Some, places where rape is illegal even imprison the victims because they refuse to testify or had sex outside of marriage. The treatment of victims is often times what may make a victim not come forward about being raped because they do not want it to be any more painful than it already