"When one woman suffers the degradation and terror of rape, it hurts us all. Rape serves as a means of placing limits on women. Rather than teaching males to respect females as equals and not to rape, society teaches females how to avoid rape by limiting their behavior.
If one day she is sexually abused, the rape myth tells us she wasn’t careful enough."
Wow. I'm nearly 40 years old, female, and still this fact hit me along with the realizations of the information I was always fed. I was told, by trusted women and men even, rape is wrong. And also, 'she shouldn't have gone over there alone. She knew what would happen.' Or, 'why would you--- you could have been raped'. Rape culture is alive and well here, and "date rape" still plagues college campuses. What are some talk tracks, if any, we can use with our daughters and sons to help keep them safer or be more aware? We don't want to blame women, but we do want them safe. Help us learn the right way.
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"When one woman suffers the degradation and terror of rape, it hurts us all. Rape serves as a means of placing limits on women. Rather than teaching males to respect females as equals and not to rape, society teaches females how to avoid rape by limiting their behavior.
If one day she is sexually abused, the rape myth tells us she wasn’t careful enough."
Wow. I'm nearly 40 years old, female, and still this fact hit me along with the realizations of the information I was always fed. I was told, by trusted women and men even, rape is wrong. And also, 'she shouldn't have gone over there alone. She knew what would happen.' Or, 'why would you--- you could have been raped'. Rape culture is alive and well here, and "date rape" still plagues college campuses. What are some talk tracks, if any, we can use with our daughters and sons to help keep them safer or be more aware? We don't want to blame women, but we do want them safe. Help us learn the right way.
October 2, 2018 - 5:50amThis Comment
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