Rape

Rape is one social ill that’s always silenced. Even though most women would probably agree its always on our mind one way or another.  I get it, rape makes most of us so uncomfortable, so it’s understandable why its not talked about. Yet, with research saying 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted, it’s about time we end our silence.

Another problem is when we do decide to discuss rape, we don’t get any further than victim blaming and the stranger in the dark alley myth. The truth is, its not much women can do to get men not to rape them. And the overwhelming majority of rape victims know their attacker. Zerlina Maxwell from my favorite blog feministing.com tackles this subject: http://www.ebony.com/news-views/stop-telling-women-how-to-not-get-raped.

The video above is obviously inspired by the shit girls say phenomenon and entitled the shit girls say to rape victims. The satire addresses head on our culture of victim blaming. We’ve all heard them before and its up to us to fight against these accepted social norms.