rape culture

[ reyp kuhl-cher ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a subset of values, beliefs, and behaviors in a society that trivializes or normalizes sexual violence, including rape:
Slut-shaming is one manifestation of rape culture.

First recorded in 1970–75

But my silence was not only wrong; I am complicit on some level in nurturing the “rape culture” that we see today in our country.

This is what perpetuates a systemic, institutionalized rape culture.

The song has been accused of reinforcing rape culture and the undermining of women.

He did it in “Pamela 1” (i.e., the one in which he explored rape culture and the “nice guy” mentality).

In each case, the reason has been the same: the belief that the song “excuses rape culture” and “is unacceptable.”

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