A reference such as rape culture is a very different than how a "culture" is typically spoken about. Its often said that "rape culture" is just a term used by feminists to make men look bad. However when looking at many things that are commonly posted on the internet or heard in hallways or streets, it becomes clear that sexualizing women, younger children etc. has become a common theme in society today. The website, Everyday Feminists, does a wonderful job at pointing out 25 commonly seen examples of why todays culture can be defined as a rape culture. To view click here.
54% of sexual assault victims are ages 18-34. This puts college students at a much higher risk. Reported sexual assault incidents in college has been going up; for every 1 robbery 2 women are sexually assaulted. This isn't just a problem with women either. About 21% of TGQN (transgender, genderqueer, nonconforming) college students have reported a sexual assault incident. Although it is less, there is still an alarming rate of males who are victims of sexual assault. 1 in 16 men have been sexually assaulted.
~Ally
Websites used:
https://www.rainn.org/statistics/campus-sexual-violence
http://www.wavaw.ca/what-is-rape-culture/
http://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/publications_nsvrc_factsheet_media-packet_statistics-about-sexual-violence_0.pdf
1. I wrote this post because rape culture in increasingly common in our society and awareness should be spread to stop the problem.
ReplyDelete2. A difficulty I had during this writing process was finding correct statistics that were as recent as possible.
3. The purpose of this post was to make the reader understand exactly what is going on and feel either sad or frustrated so that they would want to make change.