Victim advocates applaud Craigslist rape verdict

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65. by letting the

people around you know that jokes about rape, DV etc. are not acceptable, you are speaking out against the rape culture. It is real whether you put it in quotes or not.

The parallel seems obvious because it is. . By saying that HoF insists on seeing feminism through a vacuum is not true. If you care to read you will find many treads and posts that make just that point. That sentence right there also reeks of the "you ain't doing feminism right, so I won't support you" and if feminists don't speak out against all injustices, I can't take them seriously" memes. I have no idea if that is what you meant by that, but that is how it can be interpreted.

Everyone in America is complicit is the culture of violence in one way or another. Mostly just by being at war with Eastasia or Urasia. Odd thing is, I never heard the argument that war protesters should not be taken seriously because they don't speak out for feminist issues. Or those that fight and speak out against poverty shouldn't be taken seriously because they don't speak out against sexism. No, that "honor" is only bestowed upon feminists. Why is that?

But here is a simple definition of rape culture:

Rape Culture is an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture. Rape culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women’s bodies, and the glamorization of sexual violence, thereby creating a society that disregards women’s rights and safety.

Rape Culture affects every woman. The rape of one woman is a degradation, terror, and limitation to all women. Most women and girls limit their behavior because of the existence of rape. Most women and girls live in fear of rape. Men, in general, do not. That’s how rape functions as a powerful means by which the whole female population is held in a subordinate position to the whole male population, even though many men don’t rape, and many women are never victims of rape. This cycle of fear is the legacy of Rape Culture.

http://www.marshall.edu/wcenter/sexual-assault/rape-culture/