Social issues...
Rape is the only crime where the victim actually feels guilty and some people around them treat them like it was their fault and they are "dirty". The aggressors don't rape their victims because they think they are beautiful or even because they desire them, but because they want power over them. If you are a victim, go for help. Don't be ashamed. Report your aggressor. IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT!! Over one of four women get raped, and over one of seven men. It's time the myths around this crime were busted.
A lot has been said about how to prevent rape.
Women should learn self-defense. Women should lock themselves in their houses after dark. Women shouldn't have long hair and women shouldn't wear short skirts. Women shouldn't leave drinks unattended. Women shouldn't dare to get drunk at all.
instead of that bullshit, how about:
if a woman is drunk, don't rape her.
if a woman is walking alone at night, don't rape her.
if a women is drugged and unconscious, don't rape her.
if a woman is wearing a short skirt, don't rape her.
if a woman is jogging in a park at 5 am, don't rape her.
if a woman looks like your ex-girlfriend you're still hung up on, don't rape her.
if a woman is asleep in her bed, don't rape her.
if a woman is asleep in your bed, don't rape her.
if a woman is doing her laundry, don't rape her.
if a woman is in a coma, don't rape her.
if a woman changes her mind in the middle of or about a particular activity, don't rape her.
if a woman has repeatedly refused a certain activity, don't rape her.
if a woman is not yet a woman, but a child, don't rape her.
if your girlfriend or wife is not in the mood, don't rape her.
if your step-daughter is watching tv, don't rape her.
if you break into a house and find a woman there, don't rape her.
if your friend thinks it's okay to rape someone, tell him it's not, and that he's not your friend.
if your friend tells you he raped someone, report him to the police.
if your frat-brother or another guy at the party tells you there's an unconscious woman upstairs and it's your turn, don't rape her.
call the police and tell the guy he's a rapist.
tell your sons, god-sons, nephews, grandsons, sons of friends it's not okay to rape someone.
if a woman doesn't give you clear and unambiguous verbal confirmation that she wants to have sex with you, and you continue anyway -- it's rape.
if a woman consents only out of fear of what you will do (physically or emotionally) if she doesn't, to her or to the people she cares about -- it's rape.
if a woman says "no" or "that hurts" or "I don't think so" or "stop" or "you need to leave now" and you continue anyway -- it's rape.
if a woman tries to push you away and you physically overpower her -- it's rape.
if you begin while she's asleep -- it's rape.
if a woman blames herself -- and she probably will -- it's still rape.
don't only tell your women friends how to be safe and avoid rape.
don't imply that she could have avoided it if she'd only done/not done X.
don't imply that it's in any way her fault.
don't let silence imply agreement when someone tells you he "got some from the drunk girl."
don't perpetuate a culture which tells young women prevention-by-the-victim is the solution -- perps pick up the attitude "See, it's her responsibility (not mine) to prevent it if she doesn't want it."
don't perpetuate a culture which tells young men that they don't need to have control over or responsibility for their actions.
Taken from barbara_the_w. Repost if you agree with it.