Rape/Sexual Assault Culture

Your previous post as well. The police/DA are incapable of dealing with woman who was trafficked but still able to figure out how to escape. It probably also doesn't help Chrystul that she is Black.

 

Not sure what you mean by that comment. This is a guy who wanted power over his victims. The numbers are high, but that likely due to the myth that "men can't be raped" and therefor a combination of shame and thinking that other would not believe them.

 

Here is a follow up to the prolific Manchester rapist.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50688975

Sorry for just the link, but there are a few tidbits in there that explain why he was able to be so prolific. An considering all, it was a 17 year old who was able to stop it.

 

Surprise.

Sarah Abitbol: Athletes back ice skater after rape allegation

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51383835

France's top athletes have signed a letter in support of a champion figure skater who has accused her former coach of sexually assaulting her as a teenager.

In an autobiography released last week, Sarah Abitbol alleges that Gilles Beyer first raped her when she was aged 15.

Prosecutors in France have now opened an investigation.

In the letter - signed by more than 50 competitors - the athletes said they were "disgusted... but not surprised".​

There are massive issue with US gymnastics all over the place, not just at the top.

IIRC, there are are also allegations regarding the US ice skating program.

So it should be of no surprise that this is happening elsewhere, in this case France ice skating.

 

What happens when women stay home for safety?

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/09/8136...home-to-protest-femicides-in-a-day-without-us

This:


Why?

About 10 women are killed in Mexico each day. There's a name for the killing of women because of their gender: femicide. Mexico has tracked femicides for the past eight years. In February, the country's attorney general said femicides have increased 137% over the last five years, four times more than the general homicide rate.​

Just for reference, this is the same street, not today:

 

The point, at least to me, was that these women are making noises but the average person is not paying attention. So they wanted to make a point of how much of a part of life they are and these who are not inherently misogynist would hopefully notice. Because those who are being killed are going missing, just like all the women in the first picture.

 

It's kind of like how the #metoo movement started here. People were wholly ignorant of how widespread it is. It really wasn't until the hashtag and posts started coming out that average people began to understand how widespread rape is here in the US. In Mexico, the visual along with the reason for it can help people understand. It is a one off moment, but continued discussion is necessary.

To give you an example of something else...I learned about FGM (female genital mutilation) back in the early 1990s. But it was a series statements by prominent females from Africa who really made it well known, but not until the 2000s when action was starting to be taken. Yet, FGM was constantly discussed previously. I even remember a Law and Order episode about the issue.