Rape Myths

20:1 - Rape Myths

  • RAPE DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN.
  • RAPE IS NOT A BIG DEAL. IT IS JUST SEX.
  • ONLY STRANGERS COMMIT REAL RAPES.
  • WOMEN WHO WERE RAPED WERE ASKING FOR IT.
  • UNLESS A WEAPON IS USED, IT WASN'T RAPE.
  • IF HE BOUGHT DINNER SHE "OWES" HIM SEX.
  • IF SHE DIDN'T FIGHT BACK, IT WASN'T REALLY RAPE.
  • HUSBANDS CAN'T RAPE THEIR WIVES. IT'S HER DUTY.
  • WOMEN CRY RAPE BECAUSE THEY HAD SEX AND CHANGED THEIR MINDS.
  • IF IT'S REALLY RAPE, THE VICTIM WILL REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY.
  • SHE REALLY WANTED TO HAVE SEX, SO IT WAS OK TO GET ROUGH.
  • RAPE ONLY HAPPENS TO WOMEN.
  • RAPE ONLY HAPPENS TO WOMEN ON THE STREETS LATE AT NIGHT.
  • I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO'S EVER BEEN RAPED.
  • A WOMAN WHO GOES TO THE HOME OR THE APARTMENT OF THEIR DATE IMPLIES THAT SHE IS WILLING TO HAVE SEX.
  • ONLY CERTAIN TYPES OF WOMEN CAN GET RAPED.
  • THE MAJORITY OF RAPE VICTIMS ARE PROMISCUOUS AND HAVE BAD REPUTATIONS.
  • MANY WOMEN "CRY RAPE" TO GET BACK TO THE MEN THEY ARE ACCUSING.
  • WOMEN OF COLOR ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET RAPED THAN WHITE WOMEN.
  • WHEN A WOMAN SAYS "NO," SHE REALLY MEANS "YES."
  • ALL WOMEN HAVE A SUBCONSCIOUS DESIRE TO BE RAPED.
  • WOMEN WHO WEAR SHORT SKIRTS OR TIGHT TOPS ARE LOOKING FOR SEX.
  • WOMEN WHO CLAIM THEY WERE RAPED ARE REALLY JUST LOOKING FOR ATTENTION.