Rape In The United States

In a world where parents must teach their daughters to be careful when they leave the house alone, and young female college students carry pepper spray for fear of what might be lurking in the dark, rape seems to be a crime our society works awfully hard to teach our women how to prevent and escape, but when the act itself happens many do not want to acknowledge it. Despite the progression of our nation, the topic is deemed too taboo or uncomfortable, and pushed to the back of the closet as if the occurrence of rape in our society is a skeleton we are trying to hide instead of making an attempt to address the issue. Unfortunately, rape continues to remain a very real problem here in the United States. Whether it is stranger rape or acquaintance rape that involves …show more content…
The issue with rape does not just stop there; there is also the issue of reporting the rape and the issues that might come afterward, such as the victim being blamed for their own trauma. Clearly, the United States has a very long way to go in this respect, which is why it is time for society to begin to acknowledge and focus on these uncomfortable subjects. While rape is no longer recognized as inapplicable to men, please keep in mind that most studies focusing on this topic have been executed using data drawn exclusively from female victims and male perpetrators due to the prevalence of this particular violence against women, although women do also commit this crime and men can also fall victim to rape.
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