Synthesis Essay On Rape

"You can't do that, you'll get raped."

Although a phrase delivered often with sincerity, it nonetheless shadowed my youth and persists to haunt me in adulthood. Thus far, those seven words---rooted in the conviction unguarded women are soon-to-be cautionary tales, statistics---hinders my independence through a varied list of restrictions, such as the inability to board a bus, interact with the unfamiliar (re: male), habitate without roommates, connect with organizations, attend events stag, or participate in activities millions enjoy sans incident. For these reasons, the ways in which elders and moreover the media fallaciously educates on the world significantly influences my experience of it.

The prevalence of rape culture in our society is perceptible, whereas it remains unremarked upon in households recovering from the act itself. Thus toxic behavior begets toxic behavior ad infinitum. For example, the women in my family have suffered injustices (sexual assault, domestic violence,

Presently, am I my mother's daughter in ways exceeding shared DNA? Furthermore, has a maturation through the lens of her anxiety, depression, and cautious mistrust prompted secondhand PTSD? In any event, the pride I feel refusing meat and abstaining from alcohol pales in comparison to the mortification that passes through me when pondering the multitude of healthy actions I prevented myself from partaking. There is a mental block that causes a gag reflex whenever I attempt to swallow pills. Elsewhere, could there reside a similar barrier that thwarts the pursuit of romantic and sexual relationships? Farther on, is my lack of personal grooming one of the indicators of chronic fatigue or a subconscious defense mechanism constructed to lessen