(July 20, 2014 at 8:05 am)Losty Wrote: I disagree both of the extreme sides on the rape culture issue. Yes it's real, yes it's a problem, no it's not just women who are raped or men who rape. Statutory rape is over penalized. Rape victims are blamed far too often. Teaching people to protect themselves should never be considered slut shame, not that it will help in most rape cases but it will never hurt. The whole thing is a big mess. I find I tend to disagree with everyone on this issue. Lol
Well, rape is certainly a problem, but the issue I have with the idea of "rape culture" is that it ignores the many steps that have been taken over the last few decades which have done so much to undermine the old blame-the-victim mentality which, I think, gave rise to the idea of rape culture.
It's as if some folks, the extremists on the issue, want it to continue unabated so that they will have something they can rail against.
