In today 's society the meaning of rape has been hard to distinguish and justify because of the different views and definitions people have regarding what is considered rape or what is not. Rape can be defined as, “Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.” (FBI, 2014). In statistics it is found to be that only 3 percent of rapists go to prison according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. (Valenti, 2013). This may be due to the many definitions that rape had before the FBI made a clear definition. Due to the many crimes associated with rape many have viewed today 's society as evolving into a "rape
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According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, “Every 107 seconds, another American is sexually assaulted.” Through rape culture, girls and women are taught how to try and not be raped, not boys or men being taught that rape is bad. Young women are taught to be able to defend themselves when walking at night, they are encouraged to take self defense classes, or carry pepper spray and rape whistles when walking to their cars in uncrowded areas. Rape culture teaches girls to find clothing that isn’t too revealing in order to not entice men to come near them. Women are taught to walk in groups or to always look out for each other, but it is never the other way around. Rape culture teaches society that rape is just another thing that we have in the world, another thing that just is. Rape culture doesn’t tell boys and men that rape is bad, but it tells them that girls and women are the ones that would be responsible if something did happen due to circumstances like how much a woman drank, or how tight her pants were. It tells women, “Don’t drink to the point where your judgment is impaired, don’t walk alone at night and never, ever leave your drink unattended.” (Abinum, 2015). Rape culture allows men to wear shirts that say “Eat, Sleep, Rape, Repeat” or “Keep Calm and Rape A Lot” and it is thought of as a funny joke and deemed socially acceptable. “Boys are taught that sex is their
According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, “Every 107 seconds, another American is sexually assaulted.” Through rape culture, girls and women are taught how to try and not be raped, not boys or men being taught that rape is bad. Young women are taught to be able to defend themselves when walking at night, they are encouraged to take self defense classes, or carry pepper spray and rape whistles when walking to their cars in uncrowded areas. Rape culture teaches girls to find clothing that isn’t too revealing in order to not entice men to come near them. Women are taught to walk in groups or to always look out for each other, but it is never the other way around. Rape culture teaches society that rape is just another thing that we have in the world, another thing that just is. Rape culture doesn’t tell boys and men that rape is bad, but it tells them that girls and women are the ones that would be responsible if something did happen due to circumstances like how much a woman drank, or how tight her pants were. It tells women, “Don’t drink to the point where your judgment is impaired, don’t walk alone at night and never, ever leave your drink unattended.” (Abinum, 2015). Rape culture allows men to wear shirts that say “Eat, Sleep, Rape, Repeat” or “Keep Calm and Rape A Lot” and it is thought of as a funny joke and deemed socially acceptable. “Boys are taught that sex is their