Here are three articles discussing alcohol and rape. The first is responding to the second. The third is participating in the same conversation. All three are concerned with how to act based on statistics that indicate drinking is a risk factor for sexual violence.
What’s Actually Wrong with Telling Women Not to Drink
Here is the write up my Daisy Coleman that I mentioned in class today.
A Post About Rape: From “Real Men”
When I first hot play on this video I was terrified of what was going to happen. I actually physically steeled my body in preparation for what I was about to see. I wondered if what I was going to watch was even legal, or how this guy got away with it! When I finally watched the video it was a big surprise! I encourage all of you to watch this and then read the article after. My boyfriend is actually the one who sent this to me, and it was a great insight into what real men think about rape culture.
Since beauty pageants have come up in our class discussion, I thought some of you might be interested to read about this event that I hadn’t heard of: Ms. Veteran America.
Here’s an interview with the current reigning Ms. Veteran America on how she’s using her title to talk about sexual violence in the military.
http://feminspire.com/excluding-men-from-rape-culture-how-chris-brown-lost-his-virginity/
I thought this was very interesting because I always like to analyze how much the media influences the way our culture is formed.
I found the article in salon.com to be very interesting. It was shocking to hear that the judge in Montana claimed that the 14-year old young girl was in as much control of the situation as her 49-year old rapist. It doesn’t make the crime OK because the girl was 14 years old; no matter how old you are rape is not acceptable. It’s shocking to hear the judge reduced the rapist’s sentence from 15-years to 30 days. The trauma that these young girls go through at such a young age is heart breaking and for their rapists to get off because the young girl is considered almost equally guilty is ridiculous. A judge should not say that because she’s old enough to give consent, it’s no longer the rapist’s fault. In all, this article was truly eye opening and I strongly protest against any judge who uses age in a way to justify rape.
Introduction to Women's Studies 