Audrie And Daisy

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As reported by RAINN, one out of every six women in America has been the victim of rape or attempted rape in their lifetime.1 On Thursday, September 29th, I attended a screening of Audrie & Daisy in the Student Center Auditorium. The documentary tells the stories of Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman, among other survivors, and their experiences with sexual assault. This film accurately illustrates how regressive society is in dealing with and responding appropriately to sexual assault. Preceding my viewing of Audrie & Daisy, I was somewhat aware of the scope of the sexual assault problem in the United States. I knew that a disturbingly large number of people, male and female, will have experienced sexual assault in their lifetime. I also knew that oftentimes the perpetrators of these assaults are let off easy or are not held accountable at all, either due to a failure to report the crime, lack of evidence or simply as a result of doubtfulness in the accounts of the victims. I learned these unfortunate truths through various forms of media and news, in school, and online. Of the many things I learned while watching this documentary, the most shocking and …show more content…

In the cases of Audrie and Daisy specifically, as well as a majority of rape or sexual assault victims, the experience and aftermath are seemingly consistently desolating. Rape victims live with indescribable mental and emotional torment, and victim blaming in cases of rape and sexual assault is exceedingly common. Audrie & Daisy is a powerful and informative film that would be beneficial for virtually anyone to watch; more attention needs to be given to these issues, conversations need to be had, understanding needs to be taught in order to eliminate complacency within societies that enable and excuse the disgraceful, grievous acts of rape and sexual

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