I felt that today's discussion on rape culture was particularly important. Before I get into that, I also find it very interesting how much the ancient ideals of earlier rhetors still applies to today's society. Today we started talking about commonplaces. This is especially apparent with ideals such as rape culture. Rape culture is something that is kind of widely accepted, and not unusual at all. We have become so normalized to this state of mind that it is undeniably a large factor into why rape happens.
We also talked about Aristotle's questions, in regards to rape. How did it happen? Why did it happen? Did it really happen?
There are many commonplaces that surround sexual harassment. My group and I talked about the degrees in which something can happen. When certain degrees of rape are normalized to sound less harmful than others, it is easier for the media, and the greater public to accept why rape happens. Therefore, what will the future of our society hold in terms of rape culture? Well, honestly it seems that not much is going to change. In our day and age a lot of perpetrators are being protected due to their gender, race, class, and profession. As long as this type of scapegoat exists, so will the rape culture that surrounds it. We talked about many cases in which football players get away with rape, due to their profession. It is as though the gender roles placed in our society place women as lower, or even less valuable...
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