Feminism is the theory of political, economic, and social equality of the sexes. Many people, however, have different theories on what feminism actually is. Feminism focuses on women’s rights and interests. Different forms of feminism are: radical feminism, socialist feminism, and cultural feminism. Radical feminism asks society to completely eliminate the concept of gender as a cure for the strong societal practice of sexism. Socialist feminism, even though less extreme, calls for a major social change as well. This focuses on putting an end to capitalism through a socialist reformation. The primary view of socialist feminists are economic and political equality, which are considered the reason men have more power than women. Finally, cultural
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The original purpose of rape culture was to help society understand the incorrect approach to a subject as sensitive as rape. Rape culture, however, did not receive much attention until 2005. Before then, it was nothing more than an impractical idea in the back of people’s minds. Now, we have discovered how common the topic has become. Recently, however, the original intentions behind introducing rape culture to the public have been neglected. Rape culture has been stated as a “Lie.” The false data presented to the media by college campuses, corporations, and even the media we depend on are meddling with the public consciousness. It is sad to find out how flawed the data is due to people who see rape culture as a threat and consider the true statistics of sexual assault to be dangerous. This is especially the case in American college campuses. Rape statistics demonstrate that one in five women in college are sexually assaulted. Some studies insist that the “one in five” and “one in four” numbers are real, but they do not quite match up with reality. Upon doing more research, it is found that if one in every five American women are raped or sexually assaulted, the statistics would match up with those of some third world countries such as, Congo. It is important to understand how ridiculous it would be to study the safety of women like …show more content…
In a study that examines the different treatments women got when they were raped in India vs. in the United States. The study introduces the idea that the rape cases of colored women are treated differently than the rape cases of white women. The girl in India received far more popularity than the white girl in Ohio. The study allows the people to realize how media affects the each country’s culture individually. The scale of “rape” in the United States differs largely from the scale of third world countries. This difference brings doubt upon the reality of rape, and how does the society know the
The original purpose of rape culture was to help society understand the incorrect approach to a subject as sensitive as rape. Rape culture, however, did not receive much attention until 2005. Before then, it was nothing more than an impractical idea in the back of people’s minds. Now, we have discovered how common the topic has become. Recently, however, the original intentions behind introducing rape culture to the public have been neglected. Rape culture has been stated as a “Lie.” The false data presented to the media by college campuses, corporations, and even the media we depend on are meddling with the public consciousness. It is sad to find out how flawed the data is due to people who see rape culture as a threat and consider the true statistics of sexual assault to be dangerous. This is especially the case in American college campuses. Rape statistics demonstrate that one in five women in college are sexually assaulted. Some studies insist that the “one in five” and “one in four” numbers are real, but they do not quite match up with reality. Upon doing more research, it is found that if one in every five American women are raped or sexually assaulted, the statistics would match up with those of some third world countries such as, Congo. It is important to understand how ridiculous it would be to study the safety of women like …show more content…
In a study that examines the different treatments women got when they were raped in India vs. in the United States. The study introduces the idea that the rape cases of colored women are treated differently than the rape cases of white women. The girl in India received far more popularity than the white girl in Ohio. The study allows the people to realize how media affects the each country’s culture individually. The scale of “rape” in the United States differs largely from the scale of third world countries. This difference brings doubt upon the reality of rape, and how does the society know the