Why is it easier to develop products like anti-rape nail polish than it is to take on the roots of rape culture? Why is it easier to raise awareness about sexual assault than it is to implement policies to prevent it?
Do we live in a system where rape is reinforced by the patriarch and exemplified by the perpetrator’s sentencing? A system where 1 in 5 women are raped? A system where 3% of the attackers are punished? A system where 70% of rapes go unreported? Is this a system designed to protect women, or a system that fuels the blatant objectification of women?
If we want to stop rape – not merely avoid it – we need to hold rapists accountable and stop blaming the victims. So when John Kasich’s makes misogynistic comments to women about how they should “avoid parties with alcohol” – they are seen as categorically outlandish.
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