Victim's Fault In Rape Culture

In the United States alone, an attempted rape or rape occurs every five minutes (“Rape Culture, Victim Blaming, and The Facts”). In a poll of one thousand adults, a shocking 54% blame the victim (“Rape? It’s the Fault of Victim’s, say 50% of Women”). Rape is tragically a common occurrence around the world and it can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time and there is no way to ever predict who the victim will be. People have different opinions on the topic and most are squeamish to discuss it. Many people, in order to avoid the situation and thoughts, place blame on the victim to shrug off the topic. However, in no case is rape ever the victim’s fault; it is always the attacker’s choice (“Rape Culture, Victim Blaming, and The Facts”). In earlier times, rape was only defined as a man forcing a woman to have sexual intercourse with him. In today’s times, rape is considered to apply to women and men who are physically or mentally forced to “submit” themselves to the attacker in the act of using pressure, manipulation, or narcotics to get what they want (“Rape”). In 84% of cases, the victim knows their attacker and the rape is considered an “acquaintance rape” (Repp, Bonita). However, there are other forms of …show more content…
In 1994, approximately 4,980 males 12 and older were raped. While you don’t commonly hear it, it is a problem and it does happen. Men will undergo the same humiliation, the same torture, and the same long-term effects as women. The men raped have such a strong fear of being seen as homosexual that there are very rarely ever reports of male rapes, leaving the attacker with no punishment and the victim with no justice. “The lack of tracking of sexual crimes against men and the lack of research about the effects of male rape are indicative of the attitude held by society at the large- that while rape occurs, it is not an acceptable topic for discussion” (Quoted from “Factsheets: Male