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broken-clockface:

TRIGGER WARNING: Rape culturedank-potion:

intellectual-stupidity:

Think this shit’s funny?
Keep making rape jokes then.

It really gets me when people say things like “why didn’t you report them!?” or “it’s your fault, you let them walk free”. Statistically speaking, rapists will not be convicted, or tried or even brought in for questioning. The victim is lucky if their charges even get a second glance. Plus, the horrific things victims have to go through to prove that they’ve actually been victimized further damages their psyche and healing process, which should be their first priority above anything. It’s the sad reality we live in and rapists know this and it’s why they continue to be so prevalent. In addition, we live in a victim-blaming society where rape is considered a preventable situation in which a person can’t suppress their innate sexual urges instead of a violent, horrific crime. By saying things like “she was asking for it” or “they shouldn’t have been so drunk” suggests rape is something everyone is capable of if they’re tempted enough, which it most certainly is not.
These numbers need to change. This is embarrassing and disgusting, but we as a society, need to start rethinking how we even perceive rape before that can happen.

Well we live in a patriarchal society that sexualizes women (especially WOC) and insults men. Women are often blamed for their rapes because “men can’t control themselves,” “You should have done this,” “You shouldn’t walk around past this time,” “insert other oppressive stupid reason here,” and men will often times NEVER REPORT RAPES because they are insulted and demasculinized, and let’s not forget trans/queer people having to go into detail of their gender-stance and that being a whole entire other issue because of this stupid society. It makes me sick. But for those of you who wonder why women, men and trans (and anything else I am forgetting) think, “fuck reporting it,” use the power of empathy to place yourselves in their shoes. Think about the ridicule and the loopholes of the justice system to incriminate you rather than your oppressor, then tell me if you have the courage to tell a police officer one of the worst things you can do to a human being in detail.
What angers me most is that the new definition of rape (or rather when they wanted to change the definition) involves penetration. That means forced oral, heavy petting, and other acts are completely underminded.

TRIGGER WARNING: Rape culture
dank-potion:

intellectual-stupidity:

Think this shit’s funny?

Keep making rape jokes then.

It really gets me when people say things like “why didn’t you report them!?” or “it’s your fault, you let them walk free”. Statistically speaking, rapists will not be convicted, or tried or even brought in for questioning. The victim is lucky if their charges even get a second glance. Plus, the horrific things victims have to go through to prove that they’ve actually been victimized further damages their psyche and healing process, which should be their first priority above anything. It’s the sad reality we live in and rapists know this and it’s why they continue to be so prevalent. In addition, we live in a victim-blaming society where rape is considered a preventable situation in which a person can’t suppress their innate sexual urges instead of a violent, horrific crime. By saying things like “she was asking for it” or “they shouldn’t have been so drunk” suggests rape is something everyone is capable of if they’re tempted enough, which it most certainly is not.

These numbers need to change. This is embarrassing and disgusting, but we as a society, need to start rethinking how we even perceive rape before that can happen.

Well we live in a patriarchal society that sexualizes women (especially WOC) and insults men. Women are often blamed for their rapes because “men can’t control themselves,” “You should have done this,” “You shouldn’t walk around past this time,” “insert other oppressive stupid reason here,” and men will often times NEVER REPORT RAPES because they are insulted and demasculinized, and let’s not forget trans/queer people having to go into detail of their gender-stance and that being a whole entire other issue because of this stupid society. It makes me sick. But for those of you who wonder why women, men and trans (and anything else I am forgetting) think, “fuck reporting it,” use the power of empathy to place yourselves in their shoes. Think about the ridicule and the loopholes of the justice system to incriminate you rather than your oppressor, then tell me if you have the courage to tell a police officer one of the worst things you can do to a human being in detail.

What angers me most is that the new definition of rape (or rather when they wanted to change the definition) involves penetration. That means forced oral, heavy petting, and other acts are completely underminded.