Rape culture is very common in today’s society. Examples of rape culture are everywhere and have slowly made its way into everyday life that it is almost invisible. In definition, rape culture is a culture in where rape or sexual violence is condoned or normalized, but deeper in the definition there are other subjects such as victim blaming, objectification and much more. It is when the victims are told to avoid being raped instead of the rapists being taught to have common sense to respect individuals and not rape. Rape culture exists and is a great problem that needs to be terminated and addressed. Rape culture varies in many different forms. “In a rape culture, women perceive a continuum of threatened violence that rages from sexual
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Victim blaming is present in almost every rape case documented. Women who are sexually assaulted in anyway are often asked either if they were drinking too much, what clothes they were wearing, whether she was walking alone at night, or even if she had a weapon with her to defend herself. Rape is not and never will be the victims’ fault. Women should be able to dress however they want without being afraid that they will get judgmental looks, stares from hormonal men or even disapproval looks from fellow women. People who say that women should cover up because if they do not they might distract males, are telling ladies that they should be ashamed for their basic human anatomy. Women have breasts, legs and shoulders that could be exposed by wearing short shorts and a halter-top or they could be wearing a bed sheet that covers their whole body. It is not their fault that men cannot control themselves. It is not their fault that some people are distracted by what they wear. It is not their fault that some men choose to catcall, harass or sexually violate them. There is also a big debate on when it comes to rape when the victim is intoxicated by alcohol. Drunk or not the victim is still not responsible! The victim is clearly unable to give any kind of consent whatsoever. Lets take the Steubenville case in which two boys were found guilty of raping a girl a 16-year-old girl while she was unconscious and intoxicated. The mainstream media attacked the victim and accused her of ruining their future careers since the boys were loved athletes in their school. People were present during the rape incident and no one ever said anything. Instead, they took pictures, laughed, filmed and even tweeted it and yet people still blame the victim for something she could not do anything about. The way you dress or sobriety does not prevent rape. People are raped all around the world regardless of what they are
Victim blaming is present in almost every rape case documented. Women who are sexually assaulted in anyway are often asked either if they were drinking too much, what clothes they were wearing, whether she was walking alone at night, or even if she had a weapon with her to defend herself. Rape is not and never will be the victims’ fault. Women should be able to dress however they want without being afraid that they will get judgmental looks, stares from hormonal men or even disapproval looks from fellow women. People who say that women should cover up because if they do not they might distract males, are telling ladies that they should be ashamed for their basic human anatomy. Women have breasts, legs and shoulders that could be exposed by wearing short shorts and a halter-top or they could be wearing a bed sheet that covers their whole body. It is not their fault that men cannot control themselves. It is not their fault that some people are distracted by what they wear. It is not their fault that some men choose to catcall, harass or sexually violate them. There is also a big debate on when it comes to rape when the victim is intoxicated by alcohol. Drunk or not the victim is still not responsible! The victim is clearly unable to give any kind of consent whatsoever. Lets take the Steubenville case in which two boys were found guilty of raping a girl a 16-year-old girl while she was unconscious and intoxicated. The mainstream media attacked the victim and accused her of ruining their future careers since the boys were loved athletes in their school. People were present during the rape incident and no one ever said anything. Instead, they took pictures, laughed, filmed and even tweeted it and yet people still blame the victim for something she could not do anything about. The way you dress or sobriety does not prevent rape. People are raped all around the world regardless of what they are