It’s hard to judge on a case-by-case basis when women are dissuaded from pursuing abusers in court. We simply don’t know, because we live in a rape culture, and it is a struggle to convict rapists.
Rape culture refers to the tendency of a society to downplay or dismiss rape, its seriousness, or accusations thereof. Think of the vile “boys being boys” or “he has such a bright future ahead of him, he just made one little mistake!” kind of justifications that still pop up from time to time in high-profile rape cases.
No, unfortunately, it’s still widespread across the world.
It’s definitely stronger in older generations, though. Pushback in the 60s, 70s, 90s, and 2010s have weakened it, though most places it still rears its ugly head far too often for comfort. I can attest that it remains prominent in, at the very least, the US, the UK, and France.
Even some of the allegedly “more enlightened” ones, I remember in 1992 or '93 Speech from Arrested Development rapping about women needing to make more babies for the revolution. Remaining pregnant and nurturing is the happy, dutiful way to be, if you’re a woman. That’s an archaic stance, to say the least.
Snoop beat that frame job
(But maybe not a SA case)
I remember a big commotion when I was a kid about Snoop Dogg and being accused of sexual assault. Did that go anywhere?
Nope. I tend to believe them though. His generation of rappers isn’t exactly known for respecting women.
That’s a pretty narrow-minded view but okay.
It’s hard to judge on a case-by-case basis when women are dissuaded from pursuing abusers in court. We simply don’t know, because we live in a rape culture, and it is a struggle to convict rapists.
We live in a rape culture?
Would you please expand?
Rape culture refers to the tendency of a society to downplay or dismiss rape, its seriousness, or accusations thereof. Think of the vile “boys being boys” or “he has such a bright future ahead of him, he just made one little mistake!” kind of justifications that still pop up from time to time in high-profile rape cases.
That is just fucked up and I can’t say I recognize it at all from my isolated little Nordic corner. Nobody defends rape.
Is it a US thing?
No, unfortunately, it’s still widespread across the world.
It’s definitely stronger in older generations, though. Pushback in the 60s, 70s, 90s, and 2010s have weakened it, though most places it still rears its ugly head far too often for comfort. I can attest that it remains prominent in, at the very least, the US, the UK, and France.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2019/04/rape-and-sexual-violence-in-nordic-countries-consent-laws/
Even some of the allegedly “more enlightened” ones, I remember in 1992 or '93 Speech from Arrested Development rapping about women needing to make more babies for the revolution. Remaining pregnant and nurturing is the happy, dutiful way to be, if you’re a woman. That’s an archaic stance, to say the least.