"Furthermore, WAVAW itself did a comprehensive blog piece on Rape Culture just several months ago, titled “Rape Culture is Real—And Yes, We’ve Had Enough“, which included citing recent current events that exemplified Rape Culture:
“Rape culture is…
…the existence of “Keep Calm and Rape A Lot” t-shirts. They really, seriously exist.
…the media’s constant glossing-over of sexual assault with euphemistic language: “inappropriate behavior,” “sexual misconduct,” and even plain old “having sex.”
…Facebook’s refusal to pull sadistically graphic images of violence against women (while deeming photos of breastfeeding moms to be objectionable)!
…a beauty website that calls toddlers “effing hot” – even the preschool set can’t escape objectification!
…a magazine editor’s blasé admission that “the women we feature in the magazine are ornamental” and “objectified.”
…major news outlets waxing sympathetic about how two teen rapists’ “promising” lives will be destroyed by a youthful mistake, without once mentioning how the rape might affect the survivor.
…kids who call losing a sports game “getting totally raped.”
…a pizza marketing campaign that makes a joke out of rape.
…a subculture of self-proclaimed “ratters” who hack into women’s computers and steal their photos.
…college women being instructed to vomit or urinate on demand to protect themselves against rape.
…10,000 untested rape kits collecting dust on a shelf somewhere."