I begin my paper by introducing my topic (Rape Culture in the U.S.) and tell the reader why I am writing about this. To show why this matter is important I give a brief history about rape in the United States, focusing mainly on how laws and stereotypes affect the amount of sexual abuse in the country. I talk about how rape has always been a part of society and the effects that has on today's people. I do this to gain interest from my reader to try and get them to want to read more. Then I discuss and define "Rape Culture" in the best terms that I can. I talk about the issues it creates and the people working very hard to fight it. To achieve credibility I talk about facts and statistics surrounding rape in the U.S. Then I talk about a true story of a girl who was sexually assaulted and then abused on social media because of her assault. I do this to really pull my reader in and make a universal issue very personal and feel that much more real. I very clearly state my thesis at the end of my introduction leading my reading into the main points and ideas that I would most like to communicate with them throughout the rest of my paper.
My next point will be a broad overview of rape history all around the world. Here I will look at and discuss how other countries view this kind of abuse. Because of the extremely great history relating to my topic I wanted to cover more parts of the world. I also wanted to do this to gain a worldly interest in my paper. To gain more authenticity in my paper and on this topic, I will talk about the laws in other countries relating to rape, and the enforcement of those laws. Then I change direction a little bit and talk about rape and war. There are many rape victims that come out of battlefields and prison camps. I want to discuss this to bring in the point of how this type of assault is treated in different situations. Then I change direction again to discuss ad campaigns throughout the generations and how photos of women are becoming more and more explicit. I talk about how the public reacts to these ad's and how sales of the product are effected. This is a important topic to bring up because it is easy to relate to. We have all seen billboards with a half naked women or a colon commercial with a shirtless man. This will help me to show my reader what I'm talking about when I later talk about what normalizing of "Rape Culture" is.
Next I will talk about how women and men are both effected by rape and how that is different between the sexes and between sexual orientations. This is because it is important to me for my reader to understand how all people are effected by sexual abuse in their lives. I will talk about women's rape and how "slut shaming" is involved in that. Then I will switch to men's abuse and talk about the homosexual stigmas and labels that go along with that. I do this because I want to create a better view of how it is never right for the victim to be blamed for the assault that happens to them.
Then I talk about "Rape Culture" as a whole and how it is becoming more and more a part of our society. I describe what it is shortly. ("Rape Culture" is the society that we live in today. It is what tells the unthinking person that love is given not earned. This relates to treating women that the body is the only thing they have to offer the world and that is a man is taken advantage of that he is weak.) This creates a really powerful message that lots of people can understand. While relating media and music to today's society I show how a majority of this socially excepted material is extremely harmful and perfect examples of what the normalizing of "Rape Culture" is. This also relates to date rape and sex where one of the people may have not completely said yes. Then I talk about submissive-dominate relationships and how the world views them and contrast that with the very socially excepted idea that a man should be able to get sex whenever he want it. This shows something that is normally looked at okay and shown as something harmful. The normalizing of "Rape Culture" is creating a sexist and judgmental society that thrives off the phase "sex sells". People's opinion of what is okay is changing and it is changing from a young age. I bring up these points to show my reader the importance of this issue.
My next point will be a broad overview of rape history all around the world. Here I will look at and discuss how other countries view this kind of abuse. Because of the extremely great history relating to my topic I wanted to cover more parts of the world. I also wanted to do this to gain a worldly interest in my paper. To gain more authenticity in my paper and on this topic, I will talk about the laws in other countries relating to rape, and the enforcement of those laws. Then I change direction a little bit and talk about rape and war. There are many rape victims that come out of battlefields and prison camps. I want to discuss this to bring in the point of how this type of assault is treated in different situations. Then I change direction again to discuss ad campaigns throughout the generations and how photos of women are becoming more and more explicit. I talk about how the public reacts to these ad's and how sales of the product are effected. This is a important topic to bring up because it is easy to relate to. We have all seen billboards with a half naked women or a colon commercial with a shirtless man. This will help me to show my reader what I'm talking about when I later talk about what normalizing of "Rape Culture" is.
Next I will talk about how women and men are both effected by rape and how that is different between the sexes and between sexual orientations. This is because it is important to me for my reader to understand how all people are effected by sexual abuse in their lives. I will talk about women's rape and how "slut shaming" is involved in that. Then I will switch to men's abuse and talk about the homosexual stigmas and labels that go along with that. I do this because I want to create a better view of how it is never right for the victim to be blamed for the assault that happens to them.
Then I talk about "Rape Culture" as a whole and how it is becoming more and more a part of our society. I describe what it is shortly. ("Rape Culture" is the society that we live in today. It is what tells the unthinking person that love is given not earned. This relates to treating women that the body is the only thing they have to offer the world and that is a man is taken advantage of that he is weak.) This creates a really powerful message that lots of people can understand. While relating media and music to today's society I show how a majority of this socially excepted material is extremely harmful and perfect examples of what the normalizing of "Rape Culture" is. This also relates to date rape and sex where one of the people may have not completely said yes. Then I talk about submissive-dominate relationships and how the world views them and contrast that with the very socially excepted idea that a man should be able to get sex whenever he want it. This shows something that is normally looked at okay and shown as something harmful. The normalizing of "Rape Culture" is creating a sexist and judgmental society that thrives off the phase "sex sells". People's opinion of what is okay is changing and it is changing from a young age. I bring up these points to show my reader the importance of this issue.
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