Boys will be boys.
What did she expect?
She probably just regrets it.
She wanted it.
She was asking for it.
What was she wearing?
She was just drunk.
Consent,
rape, and rape culture have been getting more attention in the media and pop
culture. Books, articles, and discussions on this topic have been popping up
all over the place. And it’s awesome. But it’s not enough. It is, however, a
good start.
Rape
culture is a huge problem. Because of it, because of the lack of education
about consent, we are amidst a rape epidemic.
Here’s feminist
author Emilie Buchwald’s definition of rape culture:
a complex
set of beliefs that encourage male sexual aggression and supports violence
against women. It is a society where violence is seen as sexy and sexuality as
violent. In a rape culture, women perceive a continuum of threatened violence
that ranges from sexual remarks to sexual touching to rape itself. A rape
culture condones physical and emotional terrorism against women as the norm . .
. In a rape culture both men and women assume that sexual violence is a fact of
life, inevitable . . . However . . . much of what we accept as inevitable is in
fact the expression of values and attitudes that can change.
And we have
to be the ones who change it. We need to continue spreading education and
awareness about sexual violence and consent.
Sexual assault
is unacceptable.
Sexual assault
is preventable.
Don't just stand by. Educate.
More
resources:
This month, let's talk about sexual assault. Let's talk about consent. Let's talk about rape culture.
Labels: Discussion, Feminism, SAAM, Sexual Assault, Tough Topics
