individual 's level of rape myth acceptance, the more the individuals will believe that idea that after a date sex is expected; if there is a high rating of victim responsibility and blame, then there is a lower rating of perpetrator responsibility and blame, which will result in a more lawful rape” (Basow and Minieri, 2011). Basow and Minieri findings reveals the negative effects rape myths have on the victims as well as people around them. By constantly accepting rape myths society is turning them into a social norm, laying the substance that allows rape culture to be alive on college campuses.
Role of Power
At the core of sexual assaults, is power. How does power help foster the idea of living in a rape supportive culture? Since the beginning …show more content…
Kristyan Kouri, California State University Northridge women’s studies professor, stated in an interview with sundial, “Sexual violence against women is not a sexual matter. It is about anger, rage, and domination, and men show their dominance over women by forcing them to have sex with them” (Moskowitz, 2013). In the article, Acquaintance Rape the Silent Epidemic, a publication designed by the department of police services at CSUN, men are taught that it is okay to be aggressive, women want to be dominated, men have uncontrollable sexual urges, and sex does not need to be discussed ahead of time- just do it (Department of Police Services, …show more content…
You usually hear of women being assaulted by men in the media or how homosexual men have been assaulted by other men but hardly ever hear of heterosexual men being assaulted by men. According to society 's rules, only queer men can be sexually assaulted but not the heterosexual men. False, sexual assault does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, or even sexual orientation. As mentioned earlier, suspects that commit these assaults are doing so to feel in control, obtain a sense of power and authority, and be the alpha male.
A vast majority of sexual assault victims and suspects are heterosexual males. Male sexual assault victims now account for 8% of the primary victims served by the Orange County Rape Crisis Center (Noelle, 2013; Hamlin, 2005). There is a great social denial of the fact men get sexually assaulted. Chances are, except for the occasional bad prison joke, society won 't ever discuss heterosexual sexual assaults. Male sexual assault is a reality. It is a reality which can no longer be overlooked by administrators and educators at colleges and universities (Noelle, 2013;
Role of Power
At the core of sexual assaults, is power. How does power help foster the idea of living in a rape supportive culture? Since the beginning …show more content…
Kristyan Kouri, California State University Northridge women’s studies professor, stated in an interview with sundial, “Sexual violence against women is not a sexual matter. It is about anger, rage, and domination, and men show their dominance over women by forcing them to have sex with them” (Moskowitz, 2013). In the article, Acquaintance Rape the Silent Epidemic, a publication designed by the department of police services at CSUN, men are taught that it is okay to be aggressive, women want to be dominated, men have uncontrollable sexual urges, and sex does not need to be discussed ahead of time- just do it (Department of Police Services, …show more content…
You usually hear of women being assaulted by men in the media or how homosexual men have been assaulted by other men but hardly ever hear of heterosexual men being assaulted by men. According to society 's rules, only queer men can be sexually assaulted but not the heterosexual men. False, sexual assault does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, or even sexual orientation. As mentioned earlier, suspects that commit these assaults are doing so to feel in control, obtain a sense of power and authority, and be the alpha male.
A vast majority of sexual assault victims and suspects are heterosexual males. Male sexual assault victims now account for 8% of the primary victims served by the Orange County Rape Crisis Center (Noelle, 2013; Hamlin, 2005). There is a great social denial of the fact men get sexually assaulted. Chances are, except for the occasional bad prison joke, society won 't ever discuss heterosexual sexual assaults. Male sexual assault is a reality. It is a reality which can no longer be overlooked by administrators and educators at colleges and universities (Noelle, 2013;