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American Rape Essay

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In the United States of America a new rape case is reported every 6.2 minutes. The culture we live in has allowed rape to become acceptable. Women across the nation are terrified of reporting their rape because they are blamed for it. Every part of society either asks what the victim did to deserve it or they immediately assume the victim is making it up and just trying to ruin the perpetrators life. The police ask completely inappropriate questions and the media creates an atmosphere of doubt which society takes off and runs with it. When a rape is reported to the police one of the first questions the police asks is ‘what were you wearing?’ or ‘how many drinks had you had that night’. Police officers shouldn’t ever ask these questions. …show more content…

When a rape case such as the case with music star Ke$ha comes into the spotlight the media has coverage on it within minutes. This 24/7 coverage isn’t what it should be though. The media rips the victims apart and not the alleged perpetrator. While the media blames the victim, they aren’t the only ones who do that. Society as a whole guards the perpetrator from harm while leaving the victim feeling abandoned. The media and society work hand and hand when it comes to victim blaming. The media creates this mixture of doubt and speculations and society amplifies it. Another big case which had a huge impact on society and media was the Brock Turner Stanford rape case. There wasn’t a media outlet where you wouldn’t see this kids face but the media never really used his mugshot. Instead they used a school picture because his father complained about how bad his mugshot was. So the public was given a picture of a happy innocent looking young adult rather than the rapist he is. Society looked the image we were given and went how could this kid ever rape someone he looks so happy or that kid could never rape anyone. The media forms an image and hands it to society and goes this is the truth and nothing but the truth and society doesn’t even blink an eye before accepting

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