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Major Nikon

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17. It sounds like you are more interested in lecturing people on the subject rather than discussing it
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 07:43 AM
Oct 2016

When the largest and most respected anti-sexual violence advocacy organization on the planet rejects the notion of rape culture, then it's pretty clear there's more than one way to look at it.

In 16 pages of recommendations, RAINN urged the task focus to remain focused on the true cause of the problem. “In the last few years, there has been an unfortunate trend towards blaming “rape culture” for the extensive problem of sexual violence on campuses. While it is helpful to point out the systemic barriers to addressing the problem, it is important to not 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,” said the letter to the task force from RAINN’s president, Scott Berkowitz, and vice president for public policy, Rebecca O’Connor.

https://www.rainn.org/news/rainn-urges-white-house-task-force-overhaul-colleges%E2%80%99-treatment-rape
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