Rape culture projects

Anonymous · Apr 12, 2013

Rehtaeh Parsons
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/04/10/rehtaeh-parsons-suicide-anonymous_n_3052495.html
http://pastebin.com/mwW6HLdv

Public furor over the suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons, a Canadian teen who says she was raped by four boys in 2011 and then relentlessly cyberbullied, escalated this week as news spread of the young woman's death.

Anonymous · Apr 12, 2013

Steubenville
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/steubenville-rape-case-twitter-threats_n_2904463.html

March 18 (Reuters) - Two teenage girls were arrested in Ohio on Monday and accused of using social media to threaten the young victim in a high-profile rape trial that concluded this past weekend, state Attorney General Mike DeWine said.

This needs a culture change.- any thoughts on how?

Anonymous · Apr 12, 2013

At a news conference on Sunday, DeWine said that he would seek a grand jury investigation into whether others should be charged in failing to report or stop the rape. Investigators interviewed 27 partygoers, but said that 16 others refused to cooperate. (Reporting by Drew Singer, Editing by Alex Dobuzinskis, Cynthia Johnston and Paul Simao)

Three separate issues
Party-goers that watched instead of helping her.
Bullying- threats after she came forward
Humiliating the victim- sending around pictures of her and loling about it online

Anonymous · Apr 12, 2013

Rape culture
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/cnn-steubenville-rape-petition_n_2901462.html
Media support/apology for rapists

Anonymous · Apr 12, 2013

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-leavy-phd/why-girls-and-women-parti_b_2909542.html

Here are some of the reasons why girls/women participate in rape culture and how to break the cycle.
• Socialization: Socialization is the lifelong process whereby people learn the norms and values of their society. A part of this is gender socialization which in the U.S., as in many other countries, involves a misogynist discourse about rape and rape victims in which, differing from other crimes, rape victims are often blamed for their own victimization. Media tells us this story over and over again -- she asked for it, she was dressed provocatively, she chose to get intoxicated, and so forth. As coverage of Steubenville has shown all too well, the major news outlets continue to engage in victim-blaming when it comes to rape. It's important to remember that males and females are all socialized within this context and as a result girls/women often adopt and thus replicate some of the most egregiously sexist attitudes, particularly about sexual assault. We all need to question how much of these old-school, sexist narratives have shaped our understanding of sexual violence.
• "Sluts" and "Tramps"-- Labeling Girls/Women: Rape culture thrives when we are willing to think of some girls/women as less than others, and as such, as more deserving of sexual violence. This attitude is pervasive in media culture and children begin learning it from a young age. It's not surprising that children use words like "slut" to insult girls in schools across the country (elementary school through to college). Girls/women often participate in this activity. Girls are taught from a young age from media and peers that they will get favorable attention from others if they engage in this behavior. As media culture often pits females against each other, competing for male attention, it isn't surprising that so many are willing to cut each other down and to use shame in order to do so. By doing so in this sexualized manner, they unwittingly contribute to a culture in which all girls/women are potential rape victims. When you call another female one of these demeaning terms, you are enacting patriarchal power and making yourself and all of the girls and women you care about potential victims. Language matters. Speak carefully.
• Fear of Being Disliked by Males: Many girls/women feel great pressure to be perceived as "cool" by males in their environment, particularly in artificial social environments like school settings. They want to be thought of as a "guys' girl" which pits them against their female counterparts. There is a price to pay for standing up for other females, and too many refuse to pay the price. Of course the only way to ever change that is for more and more girls and women to stand up for each other; to stand up for what's right. By doing so, they will change their environments more than they may realize.
• The Truth Is Too Painful: I believe the primary reason that girls are willing to victimize rape victims, and thus standup for (convicted) rapists and legitimate unimaginable sexual degradation, is because they are simply too afraid to accept the truth, that they could have just as easily been the victim and they would have been powerless to prevent it. It is very painful to live in a society in which you know there are some boys and men who view you as nothing but body parts to be penetrated at their will. It is truly painful to think that boys and men among you, including your friends, would do to you what they did to the Steubenville victim. No one wants to think about those in their own community treating them as if they were a toy, devoid of humanity. By blaming the rape victim, girls/women separate themselves from her. They are better able to buy the lie -- to pretend that it would never be them, when in fact it would just as likely have been them. Girls and women participate in rape culture because the truth of living within a misogynist culture is too ugly. They participate because they can't stand the thought that they, their sister, their mother or their daughter could be the Steubenville victim. But once you accept this truth and stop participating in rape culture by demonizing victims, you defuse and change that very culture and make it all the more unlikely you or someone you love will be brutalized.

Anonymous · Apr 12, 2013

http://stfurapeculture.tumblr.com/

What people don’t understand is when we say “Teach men not to rape,” we’re not talking about telling them not to jump out of the bushes in a ski mask and grab the nearest female. We’re talking about the way we teach boys that masculinity is measured by power over others, and that they aren’t men unless they “get some.”

Anonymous · Apr 12, 2013

http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2013/04/an-open-letter-to-rape-culture-enablers/

You know who you are. You are that filmmaker or rapper or journalist who enables rape culture. You make films that feature rape scenes that are not framed as rape. You rap about drugging a woman and raping her and then you take to Twitter to apologize to your sponsors for those fussy protestors at their doors. You wax poetic about how the promising futures of two convicted rapists have been ruined rather than talk about the real victim.
You are part of the problem.

Anonymous · Apr 15, 2013

This thread is win.

Bump.

Anonymous · Apr 15, 2013

Anonymous · Apr 15, 2013

http://www.fsunews.com/article/2013...ulture-?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|frontpage|s

Prominent features include victim-blaming and slut-shaming, using the word “rape” out of context, trivializing the word, along with cultural conditioning to accept the looming possibility of sexual assault as simply a hazard of being a woman.

Anonymous · Apr 15, 2013

http://www.thedaonline.com/news/wvu...m-blaming-rape-culture-1.3027525#.UWw1lrYtEXw

WVU Slut Walk 2013 draws attention to victim blaming, rape culture

Slut Walk began in Toronto in 2011 as a counter to the advice from a representative of the Toronto Police Department, who said "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized." Women were outraged by the implication that their appearance was to blame for rapes and assaults, so they began rebelling.

Typically, these events are very female-dominated. However, this Slut Walk included a strong male demographic. Sam Wilmoth, a social work student, said this is a positive sign for the movement.
"It represents an acknowledgement that is a problem that affects everyone. Whether you know it or not, everybody knows somebody who has been victimized in a terrible, tragic and unnecessary way. We all have a
connection to this issue," Wilmoth said. "When men come out and they show that they are thinking about these things, it just says something good about us as a species."

"What can Anonymous do?" ^^^

Anonymous · Apr 22, 2013

Cross post
Online petitions
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-anti-rape-education-mandatory-teachers/tCB40p4q
make anti-rape education mandatory for teachers

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/end-sexual-assault-through-education/kVhNfHQ1

End Sexual Assault Through Education

Paroxetine Samurai · Apr 22, 2013

"Anonymous said: ↑

"What can Anonymous do?" ^^^

Answer in pic:

Anonymous · Apr 22, 2013

Subject: Re: Bullying and anti-Rape education

Hello xxxxxx
Thank you for your email regarding this troubling issue. Our staff work
constantly with students regarding bullying and harassment issues,
beginning in elementary school. This is in support of both district and
state policy around this issue. We address personal harassment as well as
electronic harassment, as does our policy.

The unfortunate issues recently reported in the media, in my opinion, is
both a family and a social issue. We certainly explain to students the
dangers of drug and alcohol use, and the reduced decision making skills
that inevitably occur. We also discuss the ramifications of video
recording unfortunate events for the victims and the perpetrators.
However, I also believe this is a discussion that must occur at home as
well. Students need to hear these warnings from multiple sources,
understand the potential ramifications, and be prepared with refusal
skills when opportunities arise.
xxxxxx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_culture

Hi and thanks for your reply.
My concerns are two
1) Teacher and coach training. Sometimes the problems have not been reported. They need training in "rape culture"and mandatory reporting.
2)Education of students in "Rape Culture" and not encouraging or allowing that.
I agree students need education about drug and alcohol. The education needs to be addressed at home, but I am concerned about what happens at school.
It is not "Refusal Skills", it is knowledge about rape and the culture in society that allows it, and education to stop it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_culture
Thanks again
xxxxxxxx
"Refusal skills"
OMG the ignorance.

fishypants · Apr 23, 2013

We certainly explain to students the
dangers of drug and alcohol use, and the reduced decision making skills
that inevitably occur.

That seems a rather slippery statement to me, in the context of rape.

Anonymous · May 8, 2013

May 16 (webinar, 3:00-4:30 pm ET)
From Cell Phones to Facebook: Technology Safety in a Digital World Webinar Series for Victim Service Agencies ~ Legal Remedies for Victims of Technology Abuse (4 of 5 ~ scroll down), the Safety Net Project. Register.

Seminar on victims of tech abuse- looks good
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