On Date Rape Analysis

Selena Pierson January 15, 2017 Period 2 Rape in America In some cases America can be on top of it and justice can be presented, but not all cases are like that, especially when it comes to the role sexism plays in rape culture. Rape Culture is an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused. Sexism is discrimination based on the sex of a person. Although, many rape cases are not prosecuted because they are hard to prove, most rape cases are dismissed as result of sexism in America.

She discusses the consequences of dating leading to rape from a woman’s standpoint throughout the piece, but never makes any effort to consider a man’s part in the equation. She faults the woman in not “reading the signals” leading to her becoming “overpowered and raped” but does not affix any blame on the man at all for the act (145). Paglia tries to manipulate the audience into thinking that a woman getting raped is negligence on her part. She suggests all women should be aware of rape signals and that the signs should be obvious; that a woman should be able to prevent it, whereas the man who rapes the woman has no fault at all. Paglia depicts women now as powerless and risk-taking and ultimately attacks them for being “idiots” for allowing themselves to get raped (145).

This is a poor excuse for men to touch women in ways since it is in their insticts of sexual desire. These natural insticts of men are shameful and criminal yet some just continue to call it ‘natural’. However, Women and Men are biologically different from one another creating a different way we look at things. Margaret uses the phrases ‘dyke’, ‘butch’, and ‘delusional’. These words have been said if a female shows any characteristics of being strong or aggressive.

The second issue that should be addressed is the issue involving Paul Bertuzzi because he had insight to the fraud that was happening within the company, but decided not to say anything about it. This is the next issue to tackle as fraud is a criminal offence. As Paul had knowledge about the scheme that was being planned but wasn’t evolved it does not take first priority. His decision

The new source also provides reassurance to its readers because despite the Cosby case lacking evidence for Bill Cosby to be prosecuted, he still has a chance of facing serious consequences. According to the CNN article, “Bill Cosby won’t face prosecution for most of the rape allegations against him. But he could still face serious consequences” (1). This meaning, although Cosby will not be receiving prosecution for his crime, he is still prone to other types of punishments. Comparing to both

Again, Battered Women Syndrome is acting as a buffer for women. I will also argue that this becomes problematic specifically in the year 2017 when women are fighting for equal rights, equal pay, having control over their bodies etc. When women claim Battered Women Syndrome as self-defense they contradict themselves. Battered Women Syndrome indicates to the court and to the community that women are not as strong as men and need some extra cushion/protection when dealing with big issues such as murder. Women alone will not be able to make their case and win.

It affects all of us to some degree. It has become a global epidemic and in our modern society and we have learned that there are various reasons and patterns as to why individuals commit crimes. However preventing or creating awareness of the issue is usually less focused when the victims are sex trade workers. Sex trade workers are known to live what is called a “risky lifestyle”, due to their marginalization from the law they most often have to find areas below the radar to carry out their deeds.

According to Douglas, one factor that led them away from the parents was that typically when someone is trying to stage a murder, they would not have the mindset to take time to write a three-page ransom note. Next, JonBenet was sexually assaulted and the DNA found in her underwear and from the skin under her fingernails was not a match to either of the parents, her brother, or anyone else that had given samples. Another factor, was that although the media was reporting that the handwriting samples from Patsy proved that she wrote the ransom note. In actuality, similarities between the two were very few. In fact, Patsy’s handwriting was only similar on the lowest possible scale and countless numbers of people could also fall into that category (Douglas, 449).

Esolen’s idea is that both gay marriage and feminism ought to undermine the key role of marriage, which is to unite two people from the opposite sex who do not understand each other (29). Marriage is more or less of a bridge between the chasm of the two sexes and gay marriage as well as feminism or sex revolution blow up the bridge. Esolen explains that culture will not survive if the two sexes are not united. This is so because men and women complement each other emotionally, physically, and psychologically. Esolen explains that men and women are designed for each other, and he calls that the plain truth of nature.

Ambiguous Homoerotic Why does it seem peculiar to the general public for an individual to openly identify themselves as being a homosexual or homoerotic? A post on Urban Dictionary defines the term homoerotism as, “the highly charged sexual tension brought about when two members of the same sex (usually men of whom one or both are generally believed to be heterosexual) behave in a way that displays closeness, sexual chemistry, flirtation and other actions that if were occurring between a man and a woman” (Urban Dictionary). The general public has been conditioned to believe it is standard for an individual to be attracted to the opposite sex and it is sinful to be attracted to an individual who is the same sex due to personal, political or religious beliefs. This has caused an abundant of individuals who are homoerotic be ashamed of their sexuality, or deny their sexuality. Leighton Grist, author of “It’s Only a Piece of Meat” describes the film as, “[The film] comes closest to realizing its impulse to overcome difference concludes that the film "presents a genuine, if limited, challenge to homophobia.”

Feminists will have us trust that behind the assault of a woman, there is more injury and individual outcomes than behind a “false assault allegation” of a man, but is it accurate to say that this is reality? Should there be some instance of deterrent discipline for erroneously blaming some individual for assault, or should it just be addressed with a slap on the wrist? Alternately, should the police be fulfilled by presuming that they have no verification of there being an assault, end the case and not spend police assets on researching further to check whether the allegation was false? When a woman files a false rape accusation against a man, where there was no rape she should be subject to punishment. It seems fitting that the woman making

Previous research shows that consensual sex is most ambiguous when it comes to ‘Diminished Capacity rape’ (Abbey, 2002). This is when one person forces sexual penetration on another person who cannot consent to the activity. Diminished Capacity rape occurs most when individuals are intoxicated. This type of rape is the reason why most young people as a culture are at risk of misunderstanding non consensual signs. A news article was presented about an oxford student activist, resigning from posts over non-consensual sex (Khomami, 2015)

According to Michelle Oberman, who also wrote on the topic, getting rid of statutory rape laws pose to great of a risk to girls and their psychiatric health. Girls involved in either an exploitative one-night-stand or a continuous strand of unethical evenings, have a higher chance of depression, pregnancy, and illness. Overman says despite the usefulness of certain clauses of gender-neutral statutory rape laws, they “ignore the many exploitative sexual encounters between minors of similar ages.” She denotes that with out statutory rape laws being enacted, society risks the well-being of girls no matter the

The Mike Tyson Case – Blaming the Victim The Mike Tyson Case is one of the most controversial and public criminal cases. Under the influence of media, society divided into two groups: the group of those, who assigned blame to Tyson as a clear perpetrator, and the group of those, who assigned some degree of blame to Desiree Washington due to her actions during the crime. However, I agree more with the prosecuting attorney’s arguments, mostly because any woman has a legal right to enter a men’s room, and wear what she wants without risk of being raped. Any behavior or event cannot justify sexual aggression against a person.