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Essay on Date Rape
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04-24-99 3:20am |
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Social Issues |
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Date Rape
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Date Rape
Rape is a very strong word. It is a word
that many women feel uncomfortable saying when it comes to their own experiences.
Many women have been raped and may not even know it. This is called date
or acquaintance rape. Someone the victim knows or is aquatinted with commits
this rape. The man who is committing this rape often doesn't believe that
he is committing a crime, but he is. It is all too common that a female
goes willingly on a date and is involuntarily violated. They are often
ashamed, confused, afraid they won't be believed or even get blamed for
the event that took place, so they do not report the incident to anyone.
Teenage girls are especially at risk for date rape. 38% of all rape cases
reported the victim's range in ages fourteen to seventeen. This to me is
a high percentage for such a small age range.
There are many sad stories of girls who
have been violated by someone that they know. They almost all begin with
a wonderful night and eventually get taken advantage of. The woman in the
situation may feel as though she asked for it. The male may feel as though
she didn't say no, so if I do this I am doing nothing wrong. It is horrifying
how many times this has happened to a woman. Men take their strong, masculine
image and use it to their advantage. They may try to use guilt, lies and/or
aggressiveness to get a girl to have sex him. If she declines and he still
continues to persuade her to have sex with him, then he is committing a
crime.
Tara was once in a situation that she felt
to be fine. Tom, a guy she knew from school, had asked her out on a date.
Unsuspecting she agreed to go. They went to a movie and on the way home
they stopped on an abandoned road to talk. They talked for a little while
and then Tom began to come on to her. Tara politely declined his gestures.
Tom began to get angry and began touching Tara forcefully. Tara continued
to tell him no, but Tom continued to force her to have intercourse. After
he dropped her off at home and acted as though nothing had happened. Tara
felt confused and ashamed. She had many unanswered questions and felt as
though she had no one to turn to. She kept this incident to herself.
Tara should have reported this incident.
What Tom did was called rape. She didn't even think that what had happened
was rape. If Tara had been more informed about the subject, Tom could have
got in trouble by the police or even sent to jail. This happens to many
women and many men walk away with no punishment for violating women's rights.
Women need to watch out for themselves
in sketchy situations. If she feels uncomfortable then she should try to
avoid the situation before it is too late. Pushy men should not violate
women. Rape doesn't always have to a violent crime; it can also be almost
subtle. If you or someone you know feel as though you have been date raped
then you should tell someone about it. Date rape is all too common to avoid
or feel ashamed about.
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