Rape The Victim's Fault

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Why Rape isn’t the Victim’s Fault Rape Culture is an environment in which rape is prevalent and which sexual violence is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture. Rape culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of male and female bodies, and the glamorization of sexual violence. Is rape due to the own actions and appearance of a person? If you’re like me then, no, it’s not their fault. The victim doesn’t want to be harassed by anyone whether it be man or woman. Any decent human being would agree, picture a child playing innocently with their toys only to be kidnapped and raped by a random person. How could it be THEIR fault? It can’t be, they’ve done nothing wrong. The same goes for …show more content…

In addition to, rapists often receive the upper hand and they get away with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. The world serves in their favor such as giving rapists the option to visitation rights to their child. As another rapist walks free, the blame is put onto the victim. However, rape is never the victim’s fault. To begin with, the apparel of a person who was raped doesn’t justify any actions made by the assaulter. The idea that clothing could have weight in a conversation about sexual assault may sound familiar to you. Statements like "She was asking for it" in relation to someone's clothing and their rape have been swirling around for years, along with rape survivors being asked things like "Well, what were you wearing?" The belief that men and women alike shouldn’t wear revealing clothing so they won’t entice others to sexually assault them is completely baffling. Their clothing doesn’t scream …show more content…

They are “ordinary” and “normal” individuals who sexually assault victims to assert power and control over them and inflict violence, humiliation and degradation. Anytime someone is forced to have sex against their will, they have been sexually assaulted, regardless of whether or not they fought back or said "no". There are many reasons why a victim might not physically fight their attacker including shock, fear, threats or the size and strength of the attacker. For example, a rapist who has sparked outrage throughout the nation. His name is Brock Turner he, like most rapists, raped an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. Furthermore, his sentence was reduced to a short six months while others believed it should be stretched into six years. The judge refused, due to believing that his swimming skills will be affected. Another reason is Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky explained, “Turner's age and lack of criminal history made him feel that imposing a six-month jail sentence with probation was appropriate. Turner also has to register as a sex offender.” With this in mind, rapists receive the upper hand. They do the unthinkable simply because they cannot control their urges. As I mentioned before, victims cannot defend themselves for a number of reasons. And even after the act has been done the victims still never receive the justice they

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