Is culture responsible for rape? It's hard to say. Culture isn't forcing anyone to do anything, but it has played such a part in desensitizing society to the reality of rape that it is definitely somewhat responsible. The Times article says that rape culture is not responsible at all, and I disagree. I think if culture turned around and had the same reaction to rape in any form as they do to other crimes, the rape statistics would decrease dramatically. The problem is, is rapists know they can get away with it because too often the victim is the one blamed. They also feel like they can get away with it by justification because they can twist the scenerio to sound like it wasn't rape.
In society, if both parties say yes, it's not rate. However, there are so many more things that should be involved. People will go to extreme lengths to get a yes. If you have to get a girl drunk or ask her a hundred times to get a yes, it should be considered a no. It all comes back to education in my opinion. Education on what classifies as rape, and education on how to get yourself out of a scenario.
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