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Rape is an act of male aggression. It is not a crime of sex but of violence. It is the invasion of a woman’s body, mind, and soul. In its broader,
more pervasive social sense, rape is the objectification of women, it isany act or comment made by a man that makes a woman feel a sense of
violation. Rape as a threat imposes restrictions on a woman’s life, and can elicit fear, guilt, and a sense of vulnerability. We as women cannot
carry out our ordinary activities like walking to work or coming home late at night without the fear that we will be approached, hassled, or
attacked by a man. Rape is an act of power and of control. Its purpose is humiliation and degradation. As women our privacy and sense of
dignity is taken away. We are slapped in the face everywhere we go.Women’s bodies are used to advertise and sell products; violence
against women in movies is used to sexually arouse male audiences to make box office successes; women in job positions are required to be
‘“‘on display’’ for their bosses.

As female children, we learn that our worth is determined by the bonds we have with men and our behavior is influenced by men’s
approval. We are taught to regard our bodies as objects for male attention, rather than strengthening them as tools for our own power.
We are not only out of touch with our physical strength, but we are taught to discredit and disregard our feelings. In this way we are
physically and emotionally undermined.

When women are raped, we are questioned about what we were wearing, why we were at a certain place, why we didn’t struggle more.
Throughout all of this questioning it is implied that we provoked or consented to the attack. We are made to feel guilty and responsible for
our rapes by the judicial system in which we must prove that we are victims, not willing partners. In a culture that portrays women as saying
‘‘no’’ but meaning ‘‘yes,’’ we are not allowed control over our bodies.When people speak of rape they speak of women, and of self-defense,
and the ‘‘right’’ way to ‘‘act’’ and to “‘live.’’ It is our lifestyle that is scrutinized. And so a society that is already dominated, run, and
controlled by men now has us locked up and afraid to live alone without their forms of ‘‘protection.’’ The issue of the male is carefully omitted.
It is MEN who rape women. When the issue of rape is presented by the authorities it is addressed to women—not men; 49% of the population
terrorizes us, Male domination—economic, social, and sexual—controls us in this society. These realities are never questioned when people
speak of rape. Until women are liberated from male domination we will not be free: to live our own lives, to walk the streets, or to deny that rape

is awoman’s problem. We must be released from the role of victim andchallenge a society that views rape as an accepted form of male
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