Essays About Rape

I understand that "rape ' ' is uncomfortable word to say, however we need to continue saying it . So STOP being uncomfortable with talking about and understanding rape. When you sit there and just act like it doesn’t exist just to make yourself feel better, your just as bad as the perpetrator. Knowledge is the key to everything in my opinion and if we can learn about the problem maybe we can solve it. Sexual assault has become a major issue on college campuses and many people will never know,…

When there is a crime involving rape or sexual assault, the case needs to be handled very carefully. The police who are interviewing the victims needs to stay away from the myths about rape victims that have been pushed on society by the media. The police have to have caring attitudes. The myths about the victims could cause the victim to have a “second rape” or question if the rape was partly their fault. The myths that surround the victims of rape can influence the way that law enforcement and…

Rape Culture is a term that has become increasingly relevant in modern society. It encompasses a wide variety of cultural practices propagated through media that condone and normalize sexual abuse. The prevalent message the media has been sending is that men are sexual aggressors and that women are purely objects for men’s sexual desire. In other words, the actions represented in Rape Culture express that rape is acceptable. This may come as a surprise to most that this even exists, because who…

Sexual assault and rape are terrifying violent crimes and represent a serious problem in society. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) approximately 1 in 5 (18.3%) women and 1 in 71 men (1.4%) reported experiencing rape at some time in their lives. Of these victims 37.4% of female rape victims were first raped between ages 18-24. Among female rape victims, 51% of the perpetrators were intimate partners, 12.5% were family member’s, 40.8% were acquaintances…

Rape Culture: Mythology of Blame In the midst of a dehumanizing and sex-driven culture, rape has plagued the bodies and minds of millions. Unfortunately, for victims, a reality of physical and emotional trauma just scrapes the surface of the repercussions involving sexual assault. In addition, rape victims face the negative alterations of post-rape trauma due to the negative reactions of society (Yamawaki, Darby, and Queiroz). Though society recognizes rape as an increasing societal problem,…

This study examines discursive features in a narrative of a convicted rape offender. In particular, this study focus on the ways in which the rapist, Nathan constructs his version of an account of the rape incident. The data for the analysis was extracted from the transcripts of group therapy sessions in a prison-based Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP) in Britain between 1995 and 1996. The analysis suggested that his discourse is built on two main practical ideologies in recasting his…

According to Members of Marshall University women center, Rape culture is defined, as “an environment in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused in media and popular culture” In today’s society rape isn’t portrayed negatively. In todays media there are more cases of victim blaming and being sympathetic towards predator. Today rape is used as a casual objective, society and social media promotes the justification of rape. We live in a society in which we have learned to…

Rape can be seen in two of the episodes of 13 Reasons Why, which is a Netflix series. 13 Reasons Why follows a group of high school students as they piece together a story as it is described on a series of tapes by a girl named Hannah, who died by suicide. Rape is not the primary focus in this series, but it is brought up in passing and can be seen as one of the reasons Hannah committed suicide. In 13 Reasons Why, two girls are raped by the same guy at different parties. Hannah witnesses a…

away free from the consequences of their crime? What is worse is that 75% of the time, 'walking away ' means to the next room or work the next day for most victims due to the fact that 75% of reported rapes are acquaintance rapes or familial assaults. Aside from media interpretation, stranger rapes only make up 25% of reported sexual assaults. The other day on the news there was a report of sexual assault and the reporters were discussing how the police handled the situation and were concerned…

torture had just began. ….. Every year, an estimated 21,300 Australians are victim to sexual assault. This is one of millions of rape cases reported to police in the world but a shocking ⅚ victims keep silent for fear of harm and shame to their family. But the suffering continues. A rape victim may fall pregnant, contract STDs and PTSD. They may be blamed for their rape and harmed for ‘bringing…