Sexual assault has been a part of the culture on college campuses for years. Only somewhat recently has the issue been given the attention it deserves. Many students and advocacy organizations have been working to stop sexual assault on college campuses and bring attention to the aspects of American culture that normalize it. The normalization of sexual assault was made especially prevalent in Stanford swimmer, Brock Turner’s, case. Turner was released after only 3 months in jail, to the outrage of much of the American public. The case led to the debate over whether those convicted of sexual assault should be given harsher sentences. Those who support harsher sentences believe that short sentences continue to perpetuate the idea that sexual
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The photos are of women holding signs with phrases like “I should know how to protect myself” and other things that are often said to victims of sexual assault written on them. The women are being grabbed by men, of whom you can only see their arms. There women have colored chalk on their bodies and the photos are taken against a black background. The denotation of these photos is to shock the …show more content…
This is especially true for the large amount of victims that are too afraid to report the assault. The students that helping to carry the mattress are an icon for the support that many people are willing to offer victims. This image is meant to signify the support that victims have and that they shouldn’t feel like it is their fault that they were sexually assaulted. It conveys that there are people who are willing to help the victim deal with the aftermath of sexual assault. According to studies done by Caroline Taylor and Caroline Norma most victims feel a “sense of a life diminished by the inability to report the crime to police” (2011). Many regret not reporting their sexual assault because they feel they have let other victims down and not showing their support. Movements like this one at Columbia are very important for because they show victims that they have
The photos are of women holding signs with phrases like “I should know how to protect myself” and other things that are often said to victims of sexual assault written on them. The women are being grabbed by men, of whom you can only see their arms. There women have colored chalk on their bodies and the photos are taken against a black background. The denotation of these photos is to shock the …show more content…
This is especially true for the large amount of victims that are too afraid to report the assault. The students that helping to carry the mattress are an icon for the support that many people are willing to offer victims. This image is meant to signify the support that victims have and that they shouldn’t feel like it is their fault that they were sexually assaulted. It conveys that there are people who are willing to help the victim deal with the aftermath of sexual assault. According to studies done by Caroline Taylor and Caroline Norma most victims feel a “sense of a life diminished by the inability to report the crime to police” (2011). Many regret not reporting their sexual assault because they feel they have let other victims down and not showing their support. Movements like this one at Columbia are very important for because they show victims that they have