It’s Time to End ‘Rape Culture’ Hysteria

[Harmony Blue]

173. So you are against RAINN

And had you bothered to read the article (most in this thread did not) you would realize why and would not need to ask me that question:

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is America’s largest and most influential anti-sexual violence organization. It’s the leading voice for sexual assault victim advocacy. Indeed, rape culture activists routinely cite the authority of RAINN to make their case. But in RAINN’s recent recommendations to the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, it repudiates the rhetoric of the anti “rape culture” movement:

In the last few years, there has been an unfortunate trend towards blaming “rape culture” for the extensive problem of sexual violence on campus. While it is helpful to point out the systemic barriers to addressing the problem, it is important not to lose sight of a simple fact: Rape is caused not by cultural factors but by the conscious decisions, of a small percentage of the community, to commit a violent crime.

No one would deny that we should teach boys to respect women. But by and large, this is already happening. By the time men reach college, RAINN explains, “most students have been exposed to 18 years of prevention messages, in one form or another.” The vast majority of men absorbs these messages and views rape as the horrific crime that it is. So efforts to address rape need to focus on the very small portion of the population that “has proven itself immune to years of prevention messages.” They should not vilify the average guy.

By blaming so-called rape culture, we implicate all men in a social atrocity, trivialize the experiences of survivors, and deflect blame from the rapists truly responsible for sexual violence. RAINN explains that the trend of focusing on rape culture “has the paradoxical effect of making it harder to stop sexual violence, since it removes the focus from the individual at fault, and seemingly mitigates personal responsibility for his or her own actions.”

Everyone's fixation with attacking the author (who by the way is female) I find disturbingly sad. Worse is not focusing on why the largest anti-sexual violence organization is saying Rape theory is totally bunk.

Most Americans lack the critical thinking skills to realize big picture and think so myopically. This is no different with Snowden's situation but continue on if your existence is satisfied and fullfilled with painting with broad brushstrokes. If I waas to do that about a women I would be called a misogynist. The irony is sad but also points to a decay in our society when the true problem is the 1% of the wealthy in our country.