Examples Of Date Rape
The New Kind of Rape Did you know that according to the U.S. Department of Justice, somewhere in America a woman is raped every 2 minutes. The short essay Rape: A bigger Danger than Feminist know, by Camille Paglia, is a very empowering essay. In this essay Paglia talks about the word many women fear: rape. The type of rape she focuses on in this essay is date rape. The words date rape can mean different things to different people. So the real question is what do these words exactly mean? According to the dictionary the words date rape mean sexual intercourse forces by the victim’s social escort.. My definition of date rape is when the person you thought you could trust sexually abuses you and disrespects your wishes. I believe date rape
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Many victims do not go to the authorities because they have the fear of not being believed or feel that they deserved it. Studies show that 50 percent of college women have been sexually assaulted, and 27 percent have experienced rape or attempted rape. In the magazine article by Laura Stepp she tells a girl named Alice’s story. In her story one of her friends she trusted escorted her to a party. They both consumed quite a bit of alcohol, and when she was brought back to his apartment she was raped. After this happened she was haunted by that night, and the question she would has her self was: was it rape? In Paglia’s short essay she states, “A girls who lets herself get dead drunk at a fraternity party is a fool.” I agree with this statement because I believe women need to be more aware of the dangers parties can have. At least one half of violent crimes involve alcohol consumption. Alcohol can be very dangerous when someone drinks excessive amounts, and can lead to making bad decisions. There are two common “date rape drugs,” Rohypnol and Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid. Rohypnol is a sleeping pill that produces a sedative effect and slowing of psychomotor responses. On the streets this drug is called a “roofie.” This drug can cost as little as $2.00 per tablet. This drug originally came from Europe, and didn’t show up in the states until the 1990’s. It only takes ten minutes after ingesting Rohypnol for the victim to feel dizzy, disorientated, and can make them feel to hot or cold. The drug makes the victim black out and have no recollection of the events that have
Many victims do not go to the authorities because they have the fear of not being believed or feel that they deserved it. Studies show that 50 percent of college women have been sexually assaulted, and 27 percent have experienced rape or attempted rape. In the magazine article by Laura Stepp she tells a girl named Alice’s story. In her story one of her friends she trusted escorted her to a party. They both consumed quite a bit of alcohol, and when she was brought back to his apartment she was raped. After this happened she was haunted by that night, and the question she would has her self was: was it rape? In Paglia’s short essay she states, “A girls who lets herself get dead drunk at a fraternity party is a fool.” I agree with this statement because I believe women need to be more aware of the dangers parties can have. At least one half of violent crimes involve alcohol consumption. Alcohol can be very dangerous when someone drinks excessive amounts, and can lead to making bad decisions. There are two common “date rape drugs,” Rohypnol and Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid. Rohypnol is a sleeping pill that produces a sedative effect and slowing of psychomotor responses. On the streets this drug is called a “roofie.” This drug can cost as little as $2.00 per tablet. This drug originally came from Europe, and didn’t show up in the states until the 1990’s. It only takes ten minutes after ingesting Rohypnol for the victim to feel dizzy, disorientated, and can make them feel to hot or cold. The drug makes the victim black out and have no recollection of the events that have