War Rape as a Political Ends The previous two paragraphs have outlined how rape as a weapon can be used to reinforce the masculinity of an armed force in several ways and the dominance of that force by relegating the opposing force to the feminine (Enole, 1998). This section of the essay will outline how this ideas come together to result in a political strategy (Buss, 20009, p.149). Rape in this context serves to achieve the political goal of ethnic cleansing or genocide (Kirby, 2012,p.12). While
assault or hate propaganda are well known and often used during times of war. Sexual assault and rape, however, during times of war is an unspoken secret – it is well known that rape occurs within combat zones and occupied territories, but people tend to ignore, or even worse, not speak of the act. There have been recorded cases of rape and sexual assault in almost every war in human history. Genocidal rape was used as a gendered war tactic in the Rwandan genocide in order to accomplish the Hutu goal
Introduction Sexual abuse of women has become a trend in most civil wars. Rape is one of the most dangerous weapons today being used in civil wars against women. Some of the countries that have used genocidal rape as a weapon of war are Sierra Leone, Liberia and former Yugoslavia. The emotional hurt from sexual abuse leaves a deeper scar, strips away the dignity and identity of women. Genocidal rape was first recognized as weapon of war in 1992 in the former Yugoslavia and later in Rwanda because of
analysing rape in the Rwandan civil war. I will explore experiences of life within conflict and draw out areas of interest relating to gendered violence within an Anthropological framework. I will look at victim testimonials from SURF Survivors Fund (2008-2013) and conclusions drawn from data collected in the form of interviews in The Lived Experience of Genocide Rape Survivors (2008) in order to comment on accounts of the use of rape and other violence of a sexual nature from Rwandan civil war survivors
Camille Paglia's Rape and the Modern Sex War Camille Paglia writes the article, Rape and the Modern Sex War, which is about young women being vulnerable in today’s society against rape and how feminism has mistakenly led women to believe that they aren’t in any danger. Paglia states her opinion to women because she believes “that women are vulnerable and should be aware of the pervasiveness of rape” (83) all the time. Rape has been around for hundreds of years and the effects it has on women
In the 2013 article, “Rape Culture’ Was Manufactured to Wage an Unjust War Against Men,” posted on the infamous blog site ReturnofKings.com, the author, whose name was only displayed as “Frost,” argues that “rape culture” was created by feminists and perpetuated by the fact that women falsely accuse men of rape, even if the evidence suggests otherwise. Frost dives into several key points, the dominant one being that women, feminists specifically, “use rape for their own political ends.” He claims
Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast Europe during most of the 20th century. It came into existence after World War I in 1918 under the name of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes with independent Kingdom of Serbia and Kingdom of Montenegro. Yugoslavia gained international recognition on 13 July 1922 at the Conference of Ambassadors in Paris. This modern Yugoslavia existed from 1945 until the 90’s. Before the 20th century, the region found itself between two great empires, the Ottoman Empire
The Congo free state, where everything you do, does not come with a price. It is hard to imagine that such a rich country such as the Congo it is being destroyed by outsiders, as well as by their own people. In her play Ruined, Lynn Nottage touches on some of the issues that are contributing to the Congo’s devastation. Women are being sexually and psychologically abused every day, communities are being destroyed, and the entire Congo its being ravished. Lynn Nottage titled her play Ruined, because
distinguishes this species from all others is the remarkable capacity for inhumanity. Rape, a tool of violence committed against individuals of all ages in society and at times of war, is an act that victims suffer from for the course of life. A question arises of which age group is left most susceptible to these offenses; however, it is recognized that age is undeniably no means of protection from rape. Statistically, victims of rape are dispersed through various age groups, 15% being under the age of 12, 29%
year old cousin the year the 14 year long civil war ended. The case wasn’t reported until 3 years later. The young girl died due to injuries related to her being raped. Sexual abuse became common around the time Liberia was being torn apart by the civil war. The Liberian government has funded a special court just to hear SGBV cases hoping to eliminate such crimes. Sexual violence is effecting Liberian women in many different ways.The majority of rape victims are under the age of 18. About 15% of
Who is held responsible for Rape? Some men claim that rape is just sex, however, if a women does not consent to it therefore it is considered rape. Women feel as though all men are rapists or at least contribute in some way to rape. Through this essay Men in Groups: Collective Responsibility for Rape, by Larry May and Robert Strikwerda, argues 4 different reasons of being or contributing to rape: as a loner, or demon, as a victim of biology, a victim of society, and as a group member. Throughout
ways. Specifically, rape and sexual harassment are some causes as to why there are women afraid to walk alone in the dark or go for a run in the park by themselves. Men take advantage of their power over women by placing them in a state of fear, which makes it difficult for a woman to fight back. As a result, there are many rape and sexual harassment cases that are not reported because women are perceived as problems that need to be solved and not as victims. After all, rape and sexual harassment
discussion and did not re-emerge until the mid – 1900’s : in the 40’s Behn’s work was “little known , since she had lived under a cloud of Victorian disapproval for her erotic writing and her allegedly licentious way of life . However , by the end of world war II , “the kind of feminine interest that now gives importance to Aphra Behn as a pioneer in women’s professionalism was beginning to emerge “. Behn used her work as societal commentary , addressing politics , sex , money , relationships , power , virtue
discuss the issue of rape and sexual assault in the military. The number of attacks for rape and sexual assault in the military are at an all-time high. Women have recently been allowed to fight on the front line. While this may be a huge achievement for women-kind, for this woman, it is a very scary thought. I am a junior at Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences; a school geared towards students wishing to enter the medical field. I may be forced to join the military one day if a war breaks out and women
the altercation she got into with the submarine at the club and wanted to blame it on someone else. And this trials shows how others didn’t agree with the trial decision and choose to take matters into their own hands, but also shows that when the rape test came back negative for during the first the courts should have checked for insanity in Thelma Massie. Trial transcripts showed Thelma mentioned certain incidents happened in her court statement vs. The statement she mentioned. Thelma first
Puechuirbagl believes that, " Women may not be aware of the changes that happen in their lives during a conflict and may not understand those changes as a source of opportunity or power." (Page 8) Congolese women had unequal but peaceful lives before the war, perhaps they could use this opportunity not to bring peace back to their lives only, but have an equal right too by being educated. The power of education is underestimated, it could be used to set humanity free and stop them from being brainwashed
sounds like he is doing a service to society but come to find out he is raping these women. Although to us it may seem immoral and wrong, the story tells us that the women he rapes stay with him in a cult like fashion and help him to rape his next victim. This brings along a moral argument that we may see or may not, is it ok to rape a woman to bring her to realize she likes sex? Most would say no but when the victim stays with the rapist on her own free will, does that make the whole situation any better
Meir Zarchi, the film’s director, explains what inspired him to create I Spit on Your Grave. He recalls his experience when he and a friend helped a rape victim in New-York in 1974. As they brought the woman to the police department, Zarchi explains he was outraged by how law enforcement dealt with the rape, as they insisted to question the victim (who had a broken jaw) before getting her any medical attention. Zarchi, who was left “shocked and appalled not only by the brutal
I definitely agree with gender equality. I don’t understand why we as a nation can let something as important as equality slip through the fingers of our government? It’s time for change; it’s time for equality…. Sexual Harassment and Rape Sexual Harassment and Rape are an extreme side effect of a male dominant world. ‘School is the most common setting for sexual harassment and coercion’ (UK Feminista). That statistic is amazingly distressing, school is a place where we learn about fractions in maths
and rapes her before the dead body of the girl melts away and consequently, the Countess is re-clothed. This narrative clearly exposes how the heroines of fairy tales are the const... ... middle of paper ... ...s she who demands the girl to ‘Pick me one’ when passing a ‘bush of roses’ - the rose that she picks eventually kills her as she ‘pricks her finger on the thorn’. As a result she ‘bleeds; screams; falls.’ Bizarrely, the ‘weeping’ Count gets off his horse and proceeds to rape the