In 1987, a radical feminist called all sexual contact "degrading to women" and "rape."

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35. Sure it exists in the US

Saying "Andrea Dworkin was bad therefore there's no such thing as rape culture" doesn't make it go away.

When one woman in six has been the victim of rape in her lifetime; when pretty much 100% of women have been the recipient of gratuitous and uninvited sexual harassment for just being out in public; when most women are significantly and constantly aware of the potential threat of sexual violence, and that curtails their freedom of movement in ways that men don't even have to think about...going into a convenience store after midnight, walking along an unlit street after dark, being very obviously alone in many public places? Being home alone and having someone knock at the door to sell you something, or read the meter, even? All things which are potentially risky and viewed as such by many women; how many women do you know of who carry pepper spray or a personal alarm on their keychain? Versus how many men?

You can't say "rape culture doesn't exist in the US" when the threat of sexual violence against women is constant and everywhere; you can't say "rape culture doesn't exist in the US" when "well you shouldn't go out dressed like that" is still seen as a perfectly reasonable response to women's fears of sexual violence.