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Rape Culture:

Rape Culture:. How slut shaming and victim blaming trivialize and normalize sexual assault. . Slut Shaming. “We teach girls shame; close your legs, cover yourself, we make them feel as though by being born female they’re already guilty of something.” – Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie

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Rape Culture:

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  1. Rape Culture: How slut shaming and victim blaming trivialize and normalize sexual assault.

  2. Slut Shaming • “We teach girls shame; close your legs, cover yourself, we make them feel as though by being born female they’re already guilty of something.” –ChimimandaNgoziAdichie • Slut Shaming: The act of making any person feel guilty or inferior for certain sexual behaviors or desires that deviate from traditional orthodox gender expectations • When we shame women for being sexual we create pressure for women and girls to distance themselves from behaviors that could harmfully label them as promiscuous.

  3. Placing Responsibility on the Victim • Victim blaming occurs when the victim of a crime or any wrongful act are held responsible for the harm that befell on them. What does this look like in a Rape Culture? “Don’t wear anything too revealing” “Don’t accept drinks from a man you don’t intend to sleep with” “Learn Self Defense” “Never walk alone at night” “Have your keys ready” “Don’t get too drunk” “Use the Buddy System” “Communicate that you don’t want to have sex at the beginning of the date” “Keep an eye on your drinks” “Yell for help” “Keep a whistle/pepper spray in your purse” “Solar-Plexus-Instep-Nose-Groin”

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  5. So What is Rape Culture? • It is a concept that links rape and sexual violence to the culture of a society and in which prevalent attitudes and practices normalize, excuse, tolerate and even condone rape. • “The Bro Code”

  6. Is Canada a Rape Culture? • Less than half of the complaints that make it to the police result in criminal charges and even then only 1 in 4 of those results in a guilty verdict. • Until 1983 when Bill C-127 women needed solid evidence to convict a man of sexual assault. Prior to this Bill rape was legal within marriages. • Our Criminal Code no longer uses the term rape. Instead we have three levels of sexual assault. This was supposed to change the way Canadians view rape, to demonstrate that rape is not about sex it is about power. What was intended to provide more support for victims actually changed the justice system and has resulted in lighter sentencing.

  7. Some Statistics • Statistics Canada has found that one in four girls and one in eight boys have been sexually abused by the time they are 18 • A woman is sexually assaulted by forced intercourse every 17 minutes in Canada • Girls and young women between the ages of 15-24 are the most likely victims • 80% of assaults happen in the victims home • Sexual assault offenders are sentenced to an average of only 2 years in prison • Young adults, aged 18 to 34 are more likely than any other age group to blame victims

  8. Statistics Continued • 70% of rapes are committed by a perpetrator who knows the victims • Approximately one half of all rapes happen on dates • 62% of victims are physically injured during the attack and 9% are beaten severely

  9. Men As Victims • It is estimated that 1 in 10 adult men have been sexually assaulted in Canada • It is common for people to dismiss men’s claims of sexual assault by saying “don’t men always want sex?” • They often don’t get the proper support as a result of stereotypes and myths surrounding sexual assault against men. • Men experience self blame because they feel as though they should have been strong enough to resist the attack.

  10. Rape Jokes • The Bro Code • http://www.policymic.com/articles/79111/rape-culture-is-everywhere-watch-your-favorite-sitcoms-prove-it

  11. What’s being done? On November 20, 2013 the Canadian Government introduced a legislation that will prohibit the distribution of intimate images without consent. • Slut Walks http://www.slutwalktoronto.com • Don’t Be That Guy http://www.savcalgary.ca/index.html

  12. Discussion • How do you feel about “ladies drink free/cheap” in bars? • Ottawa lawyer Michael Edelson says there is so much nuance to sexual liaisons that men can genuinely mistake signals they receive. “I see a lot of false complaints,” he says. “One of the big factors is that a lot of people are using drugs and drinking. They have sex and, at the end of the day, there are regrets. But it’s not sexual assault.” • Thoughts?

  13. References • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/canadian-law-only-changed-26-years-ago/article1150644/ • http://www.halton.ca/cms/One.aspx?portalId=8310&pageId=11541 • http://sacha.ca/fact-sheets/statistics • http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/nr-cp/2013/doc_32994.html

  14. References • http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/03/17/police_officers_remarks_at_york_inspire_slutwalk.html • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/how-canadas-sex-assault-laws-violate-rape-victims/article14705289/?page=all • http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/09/living/chris-brown-female-on-male-rape/ • http://globalvoicesonline.org/specialcoverage/2012-special-coverage/slutwalks-2011/ • http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sandra-hawken-diaz/rape-culture_b_3582827.html

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