rape
When people hear the word "rape" they may picture a stranger bounding out from the shadows of a dark alley and attacking someone. ... When intercourse is unwanted and forced upon by someone you know, it is known as date or acquaintance rape. ... 1 in 4 women surveyed were victims of rape or attempted rape, 84 percent knew their attacker (11). The book I Never Called It Rape by Robin Warshaw will lighten your knowledge about date and acquaintance rape. ... An example of date rape that occurs commonly, especially within a college campus, is when both parties are intoxicated. ... The consequence can be rape. ... That’s not rape. Rape is when a guy you don’t know grabs you and holds a gun to your head. ... The idea that victims provoke rape tends to look absurd, considering that rapists prey on people of all ages and colors. ... Many did not even consider it rape just “unwilling sex”. ... The reason teenagers do not tell their parents about the rape are because of fear of disapproval of other behaviors related to the rape. ... 16 percent of male students who committed rape and 10 percent of those DiDomenico 4 who attempted involved more than one attacker (101). Warshaw calls this gang or “party” rape. In Helen Benedict’s book Recovery: How to Survive Assault for Women, Men, Teenagers, and Their Friends and Families she states “ Group rape has rationally been considered less perverted than solitary rape because of the assumption that gang-raping someone is some kind of proof of masculinity, a sort of rite of passage.” If a woman reports this gang rape than most likely the group will stick together saying she wanted it and it would be her word against theirs. ... Athletic teams are also known to gang rape. ... Preventing acquaintance rape can be tricky; they sometimes can be unpredictable and unavoidable. ... Many would be surprised to find out that three fourths of reported rape cases, the act was premeditated.