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Years Later: Justified by the Experts
Mar. 21st, 2014 03:29 pmRAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is America’s largest and most influential anti-sexual violence organization. It’s the leading voice for sexual assault victim advocacy. Indeed, rape culture activists routinely cite the authority of RAINN to make their case. But in RAINN’s recent recommendations to the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, it repudiates the rhetoric of the anti “rape culture” movement:
In the last few years, there has been an unfortunate trend towards blaming “rape culture” for the extensive problem of sexual violence on campus. While it is helpful to point out the systemic barriers to addressing the problem, it is important not to lose sight of a simple fact: Rape is caused not by cultural factors but by the conscious decisions, of a small percentage of the community, to commit a violent crime.
http://time.com/30545/its-time-to-end-rape-culture-hysteria/
Much as I love being the guy who says "I told you so", but being as I have lost a few dear friends over this argument over the past few years, saying it wouldn't bring me any joy either. :(
