Spousal rape

Feminism, while an American design, is a global movement. Despite advances in women’s equality in America, there are still social issues that demand the need for Feminism. Transgender issues, third-world oppression of females, and the emergence of rape culture are all examples of such issues. People who identify as transgender do not conform…

type of sexual activity to actually forcing another person into sexual intercourse (Rape and Sexual Abuse). The National Center for Victims of…

Rape is Illegal no one should be forced into something without consent and be scarred for the rest of their life, leading into having body scars, being involved with laws, and lastly the effects of rape.Since Anderson was a child who experienced lots of things that affected her during high school, which that is why she wrote Speak. Even through her books mostly involve teen problems, it is a great first read. In Anderson’s Speak,she is giving a real life story about Melinda and she is having a…

be too far off. The U.S. legal system is one of the most oppressive powers that men still hold today. Every day, women are denied the justice they deserve. It was up until the late 1970’s that a majority of U.S. states “did not consider spousal rape a crime” (Girls…

The main goals of feminism are to redefine the patriarchal dogma on the rate, causes and effects of rape (Chasteen, 2001, pp. 102-103). This is largely done by framing rape as a social problem that has historically remained unaddressed by the dominant male discourse. From their perspective, it is the most extreme expression of male power and gender inequality (Chasteen, 2001, p. 106). As such, rape is redefined as a crime against women that is a direct and almost absolute consequence of the male…

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…

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.…

“Summer Reading Essay: Prompt 1“ In Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, a teenage girl, Melinda, is starting out her freshmen year in high school but unlike everyone else, she has no friends at the beginning of the school. Melinda does not have any friends at the beginning because Melinda called the cops at the back to school year party and everyone was busted. Melinda is deemed the outcast at school. No one asks Melinda what happened at the back to school party and Melinda is terrorized at school…

called "rape culture," and try to demonize movies like 50 Shades of Grey, when in fact, 50 Shades of Grey is a type of fetish. No one is going to watch 50 Shades of Grey and think "Hmm, I think I should go rape some people now. It sure sounds fun!" And if for some weird fucked up reason someone did have those thoughts, they were already fucked up, to begin with. Feminist are sexist assholes because the quote “Teach men not to rape” is a horrible thing to say because guess what? Not all men rape…

society, campus rape has been a big issue and it keeps happening over and over again in the U.S. colleges/universities campuses. For example, look at the Brock Turner case. His potential sentence of 14 years in prison, but he only gotten 6 months in jail, followed by 3 years of formal probation, and to be registered s sex offender for life because the judge chose to give him leniency to Turner for the harsh impact imprisonment that would have on him. I’ve been hearing about campus rape cases on…