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What are some examples?
Fact:
Over 80% of rapes are committed by someone the victim knows.
The majority of assaults occur in the home of the victim or the offender or someone the victim or offender knows.
Over 50% of assaults occur during the day.
Fact: When a person experiences trauma we begin to think and act with the amygdalae "the primitive brain". Our instincts during this time are purely focused on survival and our responses are fight, flight or freeze. Often people can't fight for fear of their life or as a result of survival instincts. (1)
Fact: A rape occurs every five minutes in the United States, according to the FBI. Individuals of all genders are impacted and the likelihood that you know someone who has been impacted is high.
Fact: Rape is motivated by the desire to control, dominate, hurt and humiliate, not by sexual desire. No "desire" gives anyone the right to violate another person.
Fact: All persons fall victim for the same reasons: they are overwhelmed by power and control or acts of physical and emotional violence.
Fact: The FBI has stated that false reports of rape are no higher than false reports for other crimes. Such accusations account for only 2% of reported rapes. Rape is the most under-reported of all crimes.
Fact: No one asks to be the victim of a violent, life-threatening act. No one is responsible for someone else's violent behavior. The fact is anyone can be a victim of sexual violence.
Fact: This myth is based on racism, colonization and systemic oppression.
Individuals who rape come from all races, ethnicities, and all social classes.
In the last two decades, researchers have studied rape in the general population, greatly expanding our knowledge beyond prison populations. Studies conclude that perpetration happens most commonly in their own race, ethnicity, and social class with the exception of Native women who are more often raped by white cis-men.
Fact: Rapes are committed by people from all economic levels, all races, all occupations. A rapist can be your doctor, your boss, your partner, parent, your date. Many young people are sexually victimized by trusted adults, such as clergy, athletic coaches, teachers, etc.
Fact: The myth reveals an ignorance of the source of trauma of rape, which is the loss of control over one's body, mind, and spirit, regardless of whether the assailant is a stranger or an acquaintance.
Fact: All states now have laws against rape in marriage. Although, this didn't fully take place until 1993.
Fact: Research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
people’s experiences of intimate partner violence and sexual abuse has grown considerably in the past decades. Past reviews of the research have suggested that the prevalence of IPV and IPSA may be as high as or even higher among LGBT individuals than the general population (Stotzer, 2009; Rothman et al, 2011; Edwards et al, 2015).
Rape Culture
Resource List
How do myths support a culture of increased sexual violence?
What are some examples of rape culture that you've seen?
What are the impacts that we can see from rape myths?
Myth #1
Rape Culture
Rape Culture 101: Shakesville
http://www.shakesville.com/2009/10/rape-culture-101.html
Rape Myths
The Hunting Ground film: http://www.thehuntinggroundfilm.com
Most rapes are committed by strangers in the dark of night in out-of-the-way places
Rape Myths
Myth # 12
Myth #11
Sexual violence doesn't happen in queer communities
Rape cannot happen in a marriage.
Myth #2
If the victim didn't put up a fight with the assailant, it's not really rape.
Myth #10
Acquaintance rapes are not as serious as stranger rapes
rAPE Culture
How do we collectively think about rape?
a society or environment whose prevailing social attitudes have the effect of normalizing or trivializing sexual assault and abuse.
Myth #3
Rape won't happen to me or anyone I know
Myth #9
People who sexually assault will look like rapists or will look and act a certain way.
Myth #4
Myth #8
The motive for rape is sexual. Rape is the result of either uncontrollable sexual urges or a lack of sexual opportunities.
There is increased sexual violence in certain communities; specifically men of color are more violent. This can be verified by the propensity of more men of color in the criminal justice system.
Myth # 5
Myth #7
Victims of rape "ask for it". They provoke an attack by their behavior, attitudes, or dress.
Males / male identifying people don't get sexually assaulted and if they do its not that serious.
Myth #6
False accusations are common in rape cases