Rape CultureSlutWalk 2011

Kelsey Zivic

Rape culture is a term or concept used to Rape culture is a term or concept used to describe a describe a cultureculture in which in which raperape and and sexual violencesexual violence are common and in which are common and in which prevalent prevalent attitudesattitudes excuse, tolerate, or even excuse, tolerate, or even condone sexual violence. Examples of condone sexual violence. Examples of behaviors commonly associated with rape behaviors commonly associated with rape culture include culture include victim blamingvictim blaming, , sexual objectificationsexual objectification, and , and trivializing rapetrivializing rape..

➡ On January 24, 2011, a On January 24, 2011, a representative of the representative of the Toronto Police Service was Toronto Police Service was quoted saying, "quoted saying, "Women Women should avoid dressing like should avoid dressing like sluts in order to not be sluts in order to not be victimizedvictimized."  ."  

Slutwalk Chicago aims to combat Slutwalk Chicago aims to combat the myth of "the slut" and the the myth of "the slut" and the culture of victim blaming that culture of victim blaming that prevails the world over.  prevails the world over.  

The mission is to enforce the truth The mission is to enforce the truth that those who experience sexual that those who experience sexual assault are never at fault-- no assault are never at fault-- no exceptions.  We seek to combat a exceptions.  We seek to combat a culture that teaches "don't get culture that teaches "don't get raped," as opposed to "don't rape."  raped," as opposed to "don't rape."  

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In February of 2011, Georgetown student Sandra Fluke was In February of 2011, Georgetown student Sandra Fluke was barred from testifying on an all-male panel on women’s barred from testifying on an all-male panel on women’s access to contraception after being deemed “unqualified.”access to contraception after being deemed “unqualified.”On Feb. 23, she described her experience of being a On Feb. 23, she described her experience of being a student at a religiously-affiliated school whose insurance student at a religiously-affiliated school whose insurance coverage did not provide contraception coverage. She said coverage did not provide contraception coverage. She said birth control would cost her up to $3,000 a year.birth control would cost her up to $3,000 a year.

This was Rush Limbaugh’s response:This was Rush Limbaugh’s response:

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Approximately 2/3 of rapes were committed by Approximately 2/3 of rapes were committed by someone known to the victim.someone known to the victim.73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-stranger.stranger.38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance.38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance.28% are an intimate.28% are an intimate.7% are a relative.7% are a relative.

U.S. Department of Justice. 2005 National Crime Victimization Study. 2005.

• 3 times more likely to suffer from depression.3 times more likely to suffer from depression.• 4 times more likely to contemplate suicide.4 times more likely to contemplate suicide.• 6 times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic 6 times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic

stress disorder.stress disorder.• 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol.13 times more likely to abuse alcohol.• 26 times more likely to abuse drugs.26 times more likely to abuse drugs.

Victims of sexual assault are:

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