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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe politics of rape
http://www.brissc.org.au/resources/for/for_12.htmlThe politics of rape
Rape is one violent form of oppression and is a mechanism by which individuals or groups gain, express and maintain their dominance and power over others. This is evident when rape is used as a tool of war, when men are raped in jail, or when rape occurs on the basis of someone's race, age, ability or sexuality. Rape is about the use and abuse of power to intimidate, degrade or control others with less status. The fact that women and children are raped more often than men is a manifestation of lesser power and inferior status in society.
Structural and institutional powers and societal beliefs maintain a culture where women have less power and status. Power imbalance or discrimination is also practised on the grounds of race, class, sexuality, age and ability. Sexual violence for women then, is not only an extension of sexism, but often exists in conjunction with these other forms of oppression.
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G_j
(40,367 posts)and I still have my star!
Liber T. Anjustis
(10 posts)But you post in GD instead?
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)What an attitude.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)Your post, telling another DUer where to post and not to post, is unwelcome and prematurely posted.
lapislzi
(5,762 posts)Did you even read the post before running your mouth?
G_j
(40,367 posts)And if you read the actual post you might get that rape is not just a "women's issue".
lapislzi
(5,762 posts)We won't see our stealth poster back here again.
redqueen
(115,103 posts)Looking forward to perusing the site later.
G_j
(40,367 posts)what makes something 'obcene', in the real sense.
redqueen
(115,103 posts)If I recall correctly, the UK's obscenity laws touch on that concept, by characterizing any act which has the potential to cause physical harm as obscene.
However since objectification is a concept which is still mostly ignored as a problem outside the Scandinavian countries...
G_j
(40,367 posts)ourselves as a culture/society to be acknowledged, or owned. Tragically, the denial of this truth will continue to harm both women and men.