One in six women has been sexually assaulted according to RAIIN.org (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network). We can see throughout today’s society many different examples of how violence is sexualized. This is what is known and today’s rape and drug culture and we see it all over. We see this is the media, in music, books, movies and in the news. Take the Brock Turner case for example. A man who raped an unconscious woman somehow gets off with 6 months and three years probation in jail instead of many years in prison. We see this happen frequently. It makes it “okay” to do this to someone because the punishment is nowhere near as severe as it should be. Even in popular films such as Fifty Shades of Grey we see this. Male dominance and control are made to seem okay because it’s in a romance movie. Hurting women for sexual pleasure is idealized in this case. In today’s culture, it is seen through many different forms that the ideal man is supposed to be forceful, dominant and in control. And then the women are seen as submissive, vulnerable, and under the control of the man. For example, girls are drugged and raped but it’s frequently said that she was “asking for it” because she was really drunk or she was wearing minimal clothing. How can we blame a woman for this? …show more content…
In Timothy 2:11-12 it says “Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet”. It’s been instilled into our brains that this is acceptable. While it is trying to be made to seem wrong, it's a slow process. While many people believe that a woman should be strong, independent and capable, there are still so many portrayals of the exact opposite in popular culture. Why are we so contradicting as a society when it comes to women’s rights? We want women to be able to be themselves and have control over their lives, but continue to judge and slut