Silence - partner rape, rape myths and rape culture

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A ten minute documentary examining a personal experience of partner rape revealing the wider implications of rape myths. In this country victims of rape and particularly acquaintance rape are routinely disbelieved, blamed and treated in an insensitive and humiliating way which makes them seem more like the person on trial. Most victims never gain justice.

WHAT ARE RAPE MYTHS?

Untrue myths and misunderstandings about rape that are widely accepted and acted upon by both the general public and members of the authorities such as :

Victim blaming - The victim was drunk, was out alone, wore revealing clothing, previously consented to sex, knew the attacker or stayed with him therefore it isn't 'real' rape. Rape is rape.

Making excuses for the perpetrator - They were confused, couldn't help themselves or it was just a simple mistake.

Making out that women are mad and lie about rape. The false report rate for rape is no higher than for any other crime.

The belief that if it was 'real rape' then the victim will gain justice. Rape cases aren't even allowed a chance at trial unless it is proven beforehand that they are very likely to get a guilty verdict. That more or less means having video evidence as the amount of evidence required to reach court is extremely high. A signed confession in an acquaintance rape case is not 'enough evidence' to take it to trial.

Rape myths effect survivors in very serious ways.

CREW:

Laura Connett - Producer, Director, Cinematographer/Camera, Boom, Editor.
Thank you to my wonderful colleagues:
James Harby - Co-editor.
Dean Carter - Boom assistant.

CAST:

J. Holder - Degree in social sciences, University of Wolverhampton.
S. Xuereb - Senior lecturer in Psychology, University of Bolton.
S. Connett - Sister.
C. Connett - Mother.

Thank you:
Cameron Forrest.
Anber Raz at Truth About Rape for helping me find the contributor, Joanne.

Copyright (c) L.Connett at The University of Bolton, 2011.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• rape
• rape myths
• rape culture
• domestic violence
• acquaintance rape
• domestic abuse
• feminism
• feminist
• documentary
• crime
• police
• investigation
• education

[o0POSH0o]

Feminism is decline. Because feminists make mountains out of mole hills, they are gynocentric in their perspective. They don't have a balanced view of the world with men in it. Then there is the creation of a special class of people called women and men are relegated to a second class status. The fact is that there are a lot of false rape allegations and that is up to 50% of rape allegations. This means that the only achievement that feminists gained was to empower women to blackmail men.

[SecondAura]

The false report rate for rape is no higher than for any other crime. It is just as possible that a victim of any other crime is 'making it up' to claim insurance money, etc etc, but they aren't immediately judged with suspicion and their characters put into question. Rape is the only crime in which societal myths affect the victims and they are treated this way.

[Mort1172]

Thank you so much for making this video and sharing your story. It will help other rape survivors knowing you have gone through the same experiences as them.

[TheRushingWind]

@o0POSH0o as confirmed by SecondAura, the false reporting rate for rape is 1-2% - same as for other crimes. Don't believe everything you read in tabloids

[SecondAura]

@petpantera Yes I made this video.

[petpantera]

@SecondAura are you the one who made this? if so then good job, just a shame it doesn't have more views....

[KatieAlsop]

Thank you for posting! on facebook go to /rape.is.not.a.joke

I will be sharing this video there if it will let me.