More rape stats

[xxxkaliaxxx]

Been doing a lot of research for my zine. I keep finding stats that I believe everyone needs to be familiar with. These below stats are taken from the book "Rape and Society: Readings on the Problem of Sexual Assualt" by Patricia Searles and Ronald Berger. The study that the stats are in reference to was conducted in the mid 90's

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sex negative culture

[joelyttle3]

Hi, I read your post in the soc group and then read this post in your journal. I know I mentioned it but I really think that it has to do with our (United States) culture being sex repressive.

You commented: Sex is everywhere in our culture and yet is is all bullshit titillation. We do not show real sex nor do we show real people having sex but we have no problem showing our youth music videos of pimped out pop stars bumping and grinding to poor quality music.I agree that sex is visual in the US but not anymore so than in comparable countries. In fact pornography and other types of sexually explicit materials is even more readily available in these countries. The difference being that our culture drives people crazy when it comes to sex

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[somefire]

I think what she meant was that sex is actually less visual and more suggestive in the US than in other countries - thus leading to the problems shown in the survey's statistics. If one is 'tempted' but not shown then one is liable to act on urges rather than see their consequences (as consequences are hardly ever shown, only the titillation factor). Having grown up in the US and lived for the past year in the UK, I can say honestly that the attitude toward sex in European countries is definitely more open than in the US. Morning-after pills are available OTC; most abortions are covered under the National Healthcare System; condoms are available in public toilets. The awareness and the openness thus leads to a more concretised view of sex in its totality: both as a socio-cultural phenomenon and yet also as a personal phenomenon with potential repercussions.

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[xxxkaliaxxx]

Yes, thank you. That was exactly what I meant to say and I appreciate hearing your views from the US vs. UK.

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[xxxkaliaxxx]

I completely agree with what you are saying about the double standards for women, especially for the teenage girls. And while I am aware that pornography is more readily available in other countries, I don't believe in a connection between rape and pornography. I believe in a connection between rape and sexual frustration.

How do you think the sexual activity of women here is viewed differently in other countries? Like more or less liberal?

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[joelyttle3]

I don't believe there is a connection between rape & pornography either, I was just using it as an example (maybe not the best) to point out the visibility and availability of sexual explicit materials.

How do you think the sexual activity of women here is viewed differently in other countries? Like more or less liberal?

I think the countries listed are more liberal than us (or should I say, less sex-repressive).