Rape Poster Analysis

Appendix 2 is an example of another poster from a campaign about rape, but it differs from appendix one as it stands with a more feminist view point. The poster is very much on the side of the victim and recognising them as such, rather than blaming them for being raped. The text is incredibly important as it is reassuring the victim that they are not to blame, that they did not deserve to be raped, and that they will be believed if they chose to confide in others.

Intersectionality can be applied by looking at the image on the poster. If you assume the poster suggests that the woman was raped, you can start to identify why she may have been targeted as a victim. Put together the fact that she is a white woman, assumed straight or attracted to men in some way, assumed to be sexually active and in her mid twenties or thirties, and you can say that she was raped because of all this things about her put together. Intersectionality …show more content…
Positivist views have led to the status of rape victims to become less important. The theory of victim precipitation and saying that both victim and offender are mutually interacting partners means that people will not give any sympathy to rape victims. Society has been led to believe these views, that women are at fault a lot of the time for being rape and so the man should not be blamed for his actions.

Whereas feminist views have instead led to the status of rape victims becoming more accepting. The feminists views that a victim of rape is in no way at fault for being raped, that it all lies with the man who committed the offence, is now a popular view. People are more accepting of rape victims and support them more than before. Due to this, victims feel more able to actually speak out about their experiences and not feel like they will be blamed for what happened to them, and instead just receive support they