“When a kiss is not just a kiss” is a play that was filmed by four actors. Those four acted out for an entire college student in an auditorium. The writers produced the play to give students perspective on what happen after someone has been sexually assaulted. The film also showed the best way to handle the outcomes of a friend who’ve been sexually abused by letting the students ask questions after the play was over. The play also showed what was going through each individual’s mind that was involved in the assault. For example, Mike and Donna thought back on the event that lead to the sexual assault, and both had a different perspective on what happen that day. Mike thought he had the green light, and kept advancing toward Donna until they finally had sex. Donna on the other hand taught, she send out plenty of signs to Mike showing she did not want to have sex. The play showed what could easily happen in a real life situation between two people. The film also gave some factual statistics on rape. For example, 1 in 6 men would be rape, and how some men would eventually have sex with their victims more than once.
Sexual assault defined by the text is sexual contact against one’s will and without
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The film also gives advice on how to better handle it if they found themselves in the same type of situation. We can learn from the actor’s mistake and prevent someone from being sexually assaulted. For example, we can all learn from Sandy’s and John’s mistake and be a better friend. Sandy could have helped her friend by telling Donna that she did nothing wrong and take her to see a doctor. John can also help Mike understand that he did in fact take advantage of Donna and should own up to his mistakes. I learned not to let my friend go alone with a boy and be more aware of my surroundings when a friend is under the
Paula Vogel’s play, How I Learned to Drive, artistically tackles the disturbing issue of incestual pedophilia. The play’s protagonist Li’l Bit narrates the action as she goes through her memory of specific events. Much like stream of consciousness, her narration does not lead chronologically to scenes in her past. Rather it jumps back and forth between the present and different points in her life. She tells of her memories of youth and her sexual and emotional relationship with her Uncle Peck. Rather than simply telling about her experiences, though, Li’l Bit shares her memories through vignettes which show the audience her role in the affair within the context of learning to drive (Greene 425).
Through Rachel Getting Married, Demme was able to truthfully display the pain and misery that family members are able to inflict upon each other, even during an event that is presumed to be celebrating family. The film miraculously captured that intangible quality many of us can recognize with: the happiness of being around loved ones we see too rarely and the high of having everyone together in the same place. The center of the celebration was two sisters, Kym and Rachel. Both of complete opposites: one with a Ph.D. in psychology and one self-destructive addict. Our first introduction to Kym didn’t present us with an exactly positive image: she’s a caustic young woman with a history of drug-addiction, run-ins with the law, selfishness and
Sexual assault is defined as a type of behaviour that occurs without explicit consent from the recipient and under sexual assault come various categories such as sexual activities as forces sexual intercourse, incest, fondling, attempted rape and more (Justice.gov. 2017). People often become victims of sexual assault by someone they know and trust (Mason & Lodrick, 2013) which is conflicting to the public’s perception and beliefs that offenders are strangers. Women are the main victims for sexual assault and are 5 times more likely to have been a victim of sexual assault from a male (Wright, 2017, p. 93). Men are victims of sexual assault however only 0.7% of men, compared to 3.2% of women, experience some form of sexual assault which highlights how vulnerable women are compared to men. Sexual assault is publicised and exposed in the media, however is often
While it is popularly associated that rape involves a kidnapping of some type by a criminal that the victim has never come in contact with before, this belief has been disproved over the years by the number of cases of acquainted rape, also known as date rape. Date rape is forced or coerced sex between partners, dates, friends, friends of friends, or general acquaintances, often with the illegal use of drugs to alter the state of mind of the victim. Recent statistics show that the most common form of rape is date rape, which comprises 78 percent of all rapes. Rape itself is a very common occurrence, with one in four girls falling victim to an attempt before they are 25 and three out of five of these rapes occurring before the victim has reached eighteen. Not to be forgotten, men as well can be and have been sexually taken advantage of without their consent, either by other men or, in limited cases, women.
Many people never realize or take much notice on what deaf people go through in life, but by watching the movie "Love is Never Silent", hearing people are able to have a clear view of what it is like to be deaf in the hearing world. Many different perspectives towards how deaf people live, socialize, party or work are built by many distinctive types of people. As the movie "Love is Never Silent" shows, Margaret and her family are isolated from their community. They aren 't allowed to sign in front of the hearing because it 's strange and abnormal. Seeing a deaf person sign during a time where being different can make a person look like an outcast makes hearing people pity the deaf and end up treating them as ignorant people. Although deaf
Rape is the act of forcing someone to submit to sexual acts. (Wulffson and Lynn par. 1) Safe is a fiction novel written by Susan Shaw which dwells on the topic of the rape of a 13-year-old girl, but mostly is about her recovery and journey into her acceptance of what happened on June fifteenth. Tracy, the victim, struggles with isolating others, even her close friends. She even has flashbacks to what happened, which is common in victims of rape (Wulffson and Lynn par. 3). Specifically, she lets go of her closest friend Caroline because she feels as if she’s only friends with Tracy because she feels bad for her. She doesn’t want to go to therapy, and doesn’t even accept that she is raped until months after the incident happened. She finally gets better after accepting the fact, and reunites with her friends for the first night in months that feels “normal”.
Sexual assault is being made to engage in any type of sexual activity against that person's will, even if sexual intercourse does not occur. Rape is being forced to have sex against that person’s will. Sexual assault is a crime that can happen to anyone. No matter who the victim is, they should never be blamed nor shamed by others. No one wants to be raped, but victims are commonly blamed for the assault. The one raped is not only a victim, but is a survivor (Kaminker, 1998). According to a study conducted by the U.S. Justice Department, more than 95 percent of sexually assaulted students remain silent; the percentage for the general public is much smaller (Carter, 2014).
When people think about rape, they usually think of a stranger with a knife hiding in the bushes. He waits for a woman to walk by and then attacks. But that is not the only kind of rape. The majority of victims are raped by individuals they know or acquaintances. This rape is known as “acquaintance rape” or “date rape.” Eighty percent of all rapes are, in fact, acquaintance rapes. This kind of rape happens when a man and a woman go out on a date together. The man forces the woman to have sex with him when she does not want to. Also called simple rape, which differs from real rape, because real rape involves weapons, violence and attackers. This kind of rape is recognized as rape in courtrooms, where simple rape is dismissed as not real rape and it is more common that the offender will be found not guilty.
According to a statement addressing the sexual victimization of college women The Crime and Victimization in America states that, “ One out of four women will be sexually assaulted on a college campus.” This disturbing fact has not minimized throughout the years, instead it is continuing to worsen throughout college campuses. Sexual assault is not an act to be taken lightly. Society must stop pinpointing the individuals who commit these crimes one by one, but rather look at the problem as a whole and begin to understand the main cause of sexual assault and possible methods to reduce these acts of sexual coercion.
The responses to the survivor’s story were all different and none of them were helpful, this makes it even more difficult for someone who has been sexually assaulted to talk to anyone about it. The people that are sexually assaulted will go to someone they trust for help, all they will want is to be believed and comforted.
In this paper I will argue that the key to the prevention of date rape is the proper education of men on the concept of consent. Educating men about consent is the solution to this problem because I want men to know how women would feel when or if they were to get raped, I want them to know that there are consequences for committing a crime like that, and I want them to understand that they need a woman to say “Yes” in order to engage in sexual activities.
Sexual assault is any kind of sexual behavior that happens without the consent of the victim. Examples of sexual assault can include but are not limited to: rape/ attempted rape, touching/ forcing to touch the body, incest, sexual contact with a child, watching/ photographing sexual situations, and exposing body parts. According to RAINN- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network- one in thirty-three men are victims of sexual assault while one in six women are victims of sexual assault. Although sometimes sexual assault is committed by someone that is a stranger to the victim, most of the time it is committed by somebody that they know (this includes intimate partners like a husband/wife, ex-husband/wife, or boyfriend/girlfriend).
People dealing with sexual violence often feel insecure about themselves, leaving them thinking “why would anyone want me”. Pandora’s Project defined sexual abuse as any sort of non-consensual sexual contact (PandorasProject2009). Sexual violence includes but is not limited to unwanted kissing or touching, rough or violent sexual activity, refusing to use condoms, and/or keeping someone from protecting themselves from sexually transmitted infections, just to name a few. Although sexual violence can happen to anyone, most victims of sexual violence are of female gender. Rainn (2009) indicated that a sexual assault occurs approximately every 2 minutes. There is an average of 293,000 instances (victims age 12 or older) of sexual assault each year and an average of 1 in every 3 American women will face sexual violence in their lifetime. Sexual abuse can have many effects on the victims. It can leave him/her feeling stigmatized or even responsible for the manipulation.
Most people think that rape is about sex but it is not. If rape was about getting sex the person would just go and have sex with someone who wants to give it to them. Paying for sex is better than going out and raping someone. Rape is also called sexual assault. Rape is about having power and control over someone. Rape is defined as one person forcing another person, without his or her consent and using violence or threatening violence, to have intercourse or other forms of sexual activity. Usually when people hear about rape they think of a man raping a woman, but rape can happen to anyone. It is one of the worst things that can happen to someone. Some people think that rape is just physical but it also has psychological effects. Sometimes it takes victims awhile to get over it but some never do. It messes them up really bad. In this paper I’m going to talk about the physical and psychological effects of rape on women.
Sexual assault is a very serious issue that many people face all around the world. Sexual assault is any type of unwanted or forced sexual behavior inflicted on someone. This includes anything from non-contact sexual abuse such as harassment or threats, to issues severe as rape. One in three women are affected by sexual violence and one in six men are involved. Sexual assault affects people physically, as well as mentally and emotionally.