Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Myths and Facts about Rape
Myths and Facts about Rape
Myths & Facts
MYTH: The primary motive for rape is sexual.
FACT: The motive for rape is aggression and power, not sex. Rapists have a desire to dominate, humiliate and degrade their victims. Rape is not the result of pent up sexual desire, as many offenders report that they do not enjoy the sex act per se during rape. In fact, most offenders have access to a sexual relationship with a spouse or lover. For self defense weapons, carry pepper spray or best pepper spray spray on your key chain where they’re readily available.
MYTH: People are sexually assaulted because they ask for it in some way.
FACT: Attempts to shift the burden of blame from the offender to the victim/survivor by implying that he/she asked for it are common. There is nothing a person does or does not do to deserve a self defense weapons the way a person dresses, the amount of alcohol consumption, or sexual history of a person are often used as excuses to justify the rapist’s behavior. By blaming the victim/survivor, the attention is directed away from the offender, diminishing the offender’s responsibility for the attack. Blaming a person for the rape because of how the person acts or what the person wears is like blaming a bank for being robbed because it tempted the thief with all that money.
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