Oscar Chen Ms. Norton 2. May.2013 Rape Culture Rape culture has greatly influenced society and has caused women to sink in danger situations. Rape is ultimately caused by men’s urge to enjoy the power they can exert over women’s bodies. Rape not only includes sexual assaults but also serve violent and punishment for women. Rape has affected many cultures and women’s life that we cannot imagine.
Others will say that they can’t explain it, but they know it when they see it. Emilie Buchwald, the author of Transforming a Rape Culture describes rape culture as “a complex set of beliefs that encourage male sexual aggression and supports violence against women.” The people of a rape culture assume that violence is a fact of life when in reality it is not, and is actually the values and attitudes of a society, which are quite possible to change. Rather than teaching that people shouldn’t rape, they try to teach what to do to make it less likely that a rapist will choose you. The Marshall University Women’s Center explains that “Rape culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women’s bodies, and the glamorization of sexual violence, thereby creating a society that disregards women’s rights and safety.” America has objectified sex to the point where it’s more about reaching a goal of obtaining sex than it is about intimacy and emotions. According to Becky Lockwood, the associate director at a center for women, this causes people to see sex as a commodity, making them think it is okay to do whatever they deem necessary to acquire it, even if that means violence.
It is believed that the violent pornography affects those who produce it, like the women taking part in the violence in pornography. Altman would argue that, that as long as it is done legally, a woman chooses that as her job and she has the right to say “No” to something that she does not want to participate in. Altman states that individuals have the right to decide for themselves how to live their lives and other individuals and the government need to respect that right. As for those who watch the violent pornography, they are looked at as dangers to society. People believe that those who create this form of sexual entertainment are only feeding the violent urges of those individuals and making it more acceptable.
Of course not. We shouldn’t be surprised when we here of stories when adolescent males rape young women when it’s what the media and celebrities seem to be promoting. Therefore to stop the rape the media and well known celebrities should change the way they promote mainly women and take a stand against music which has anything to do with sex or gender inequality, and those songs and videos should be
The paper focuses on the male mind and excludes any studies or discussions involving females as sexual aggressors. The article says that pornography encourages the rape of women in several ways. According to Pornography as a Cause of Rape, pornography undermines men’s inhibitions towards rape and aggressive behavior by means of classical conditioning. Men watch porn and learn how to “…rape, beat, sexually abuse, and degrade women” (p. 339) It predisposes men to rape fantasies, providing sexual appetites for forceful intercourse that were not there previous
It is a known cultural difference that men usually dominate the world. There are many times when women are abused that they do not file charges against their assailants. Some of the governing assumptions that strengthen the mainstream explanation of the intimate abuse that many women face are as follows: First, men batter women because they are privileged, physically, financially, and socially; it is under the assumption in this belief that we need not understand the violence behind men’s violence beyond that point of the patriarchal explanation. Second, women stay in abusive relationships because of patriarchy. Third, the criminal justice system is sexist.
Therefore, marital rape exemption under Section 375 of Indian Penal Code is a clear infringement of Article 14 and 21 of Indian Constitution. Article 14 safegurads a person’s right to equality. The exception under Section 375 is clearly discriminates a wife when it comes to safeguarding them from rape. It is also mentioned under Article 51A (e) that it is fundamental duty of every citizen of India decry practices that are derogatory to the dignity women. The part of the state in a democratic libertarian culture is to secure and advance the privileges of its residents paying no respect to their sex or societal position.
MacKinnon views pornography as not only meaning what it is, the product and what has been done to make it, but also what it does, the ideas that it conveys and implants into society . These ideas are those of male dominance and hierarchy, and dehumanization, objectification, and sexual subservience of women; basically ideas of gender inequality (216). Bennett continues to describe how this depiction of sexuality in pornography is only possible because these ideas are normalized and ingrained into our society.
The purpose of today's talk is to start a debate about how we in society view the offence of rape and whether we bring our conscious or subconscious views and stereotypes to our consideration of it. Rape is a serious crime and one in which there have been a number of reports and recommendations over the years looking at how we improve the way in which these cases go through the Criminal Justice System. It is surprising when looking back that it was only in 1991 that the law was clarified to recognize rape could be committed within a marriage. Before then a husband could rape his wife with impunity. It is also not that long ago that we did not have rape specialists either investigating or prosecuting these cases and victim care was awful.
Date rape is a notorious and uncertain crime. Sexual assault includes any sexual activity carried out against the will of the victim through the use of violence, cruelty, threats even if it did not end in penetration. ( National Crime Victimization Survey 2012) There are many different types of rape. But the kind that is most common among teens is Date Rape. There are many situations and causes that lead to date rape.