Controversial comedian Daniel Tosh once told the following joke “I play practical jokes on her[sister] constantly though I got her so good a few weeks ago I replaced her pepper spray with silly string. He goes onto say “Anyway that night she got raped…” He continues on to complete the joke but it’s really hard to follow after hearing someone making fun of rape or sexual assault. When in actuality the only thing funny is how it’s becoming a part of the “college experience”. A study published in 2007 stated approximately 19% of women will be sexually assaulted during their time in college. MIT campus climate study revealed that 5-6% of men will experience sexual assault during college. The ignorance within Tosh’s’ comments is very apparent, but
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As a child you are taught not to touch the stove because its hot. Somewhere along the line the need to be taught not to touch something that is hot fades away. Instead of hot stoves, we’re now being taught to cover our drinks instead of not to drug people. This is even true when it comes to educating children or adults on sexual assault. Students are being taught to “be safe” but aren’t being talked to about consent. On January 24, 2011 students of Osgoode Hall Law School, received safety tips from a few officers from the 31st Div. One safety tip being for women to not dress like sluts in order to avoid sexual assault. Though the comment itself is not only inappropriate and misogynistic, but it shows a severe lack of support from a public figure that is supposed to be trusted. Sexual assault is far too often being painted as the victims fault instead addressing the real perpetrators which is those that allow the issue to not only be gender specific but unimportant as …show more content…
The two pictured in the image were not a couple, he was actually a drunk and that had absolutely no ties to each other. While many things have evolved since the image was captured including the seriousness of sexual assault, especially when it’s happening so close to home, fact still remains it’s time for it to end. Truth of the matter is there are no quick fixes in a broken system. By starting with a strong sexual harassment policy which clearly outlines all forms of sexual misconduct including consent, how to report an assault, acquaintance rape, and even drug facilitated sexual assault, with the help of President Barack Obama’s SavE Act, we fix the system which is step one. Informing students of their rights and allowing them to freely act on them fills the void of silence that is sometimes caused by fear or motivation. Once schools began moving more quickly on sexual assault internally it allows the law to handle it judicially. With help from programs such as Amber Rose’s SlutWalk Campaign and Project Unbreakable, awareness is
As a child you are taught not to touch the stove because its hot. Somewhere along the line the need to be taught not to touch something that is hot fades away. Instead of hot stoves, we’re now being taught to cover our drinks instead of not to drug people. This is even true when it comes to educating children or adults on sexual assault. Students are being taught to “be safe” but aren’t being talked to about consent. On January 24, 2011 students of Osgoode Hall Law School, received safety tips from a few officers from the 31st Div. One safety tip being for women to not dress like sluts in order to avoid sexual assault. Though the comment itself is not only inappropriate and misogynistic, but it shows a severe lack of support from a public figure that is supposed to be trusted. Sexual assault is far too often being painted as the victims fault instead addressing the real perpetrators which is those that allow the issue to not only be gender specific but unimportant as …show more content…
The two pictured in the image were not a couple, he was actually a drunk and that had absolutely no ties to each other. While many things have evolved since the image was captured including the seriousness of sexual assault, especially when it’s happening so close to home, fact still remains it’s time for it to end. Truth of the matter is there are no quick fixes in a broken system. By starting with a strong sexual harassment policy which clearly outlines all forms of sexual misconduct including consent, how to report an assault, acquaintance rape, and even drug facilitated sexual assault, with the help of President Barack Obama’s SavE Act, we fix the system which is step one. Informing students of their rights and allowing them to freely act on them fills the void of silence that is sometimes caused by fear or motivation. Once schools began moving more quickly on sexual assault internally it allows the law to handle it judicially. With help from programs such as Amber Rose’s SlutWalk Campaign and Project Unbreakable, awareness is