“Hey did you hear about that slut who ruined Jameis Winston’s career?”
“Stupid whore, why would she say he raped her? Doesn’t she know what that’s gonna do to his career?” “God, even if he did do it she was probably asking for it.” A thud on the door disrupts everyone’s conversation. Who’s knocking? Rape …show more content…
It’s evident in the way we behave, speak, and even carry ourselves. “The victim is to blame”, a norm that has snuck its way into the everythingness of American society and is clear as you walk into a public area and see women drawing in and men moving out. It’s accustoming the thought that women are to be held responsible for everything; they are at fault for whatever may happen to them. Your skin is showing? You are why your classmates cannot focus. You take up too much space? You are why they are uncomfortable. You went to a party? You are at fault for the cruelness done upon you. You were raped? You were the reason it happened. “Rape no longer knows closed doors and dark alleyways, it is assimilated into our daily lives.” (Mwende …show more content…
Let it be questioning your friend “did she put up a fight” like in the well known musical, Grease, or a song that’s told the tale of ‘romance’ but is actually a woman asking “what’s in this drink” after saying she “really can’t stay”. In 2013, the popular anthem that had everyone singing along stated “I know you want it” 18 times. Robin Thicke can rhapsodize over the “blurred lines” he sees and people empathize with him. The amount of times that attackers have said things such as that to their victims is most likely too high to count, however no one took into consideration the triggering effect of the phrase. Media looks in the face of an issue and greets it with a grin, as if in some way that makes it less of an issue. Even in cases where rape is not taken lightly, it still incorporates an aspect of