Our Hidden Culture

This documentary looks at rape culture--our hidden culture that leads to violence against women and men. It was produced by the Summer 2009 Hard Cover Apprentices. For more from the longest-running youth media organization in the world, check out our channel: youtube.com/hardcoverchicago.

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Education

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• Our Hidden Culture
• Community TV Network
• hardcover
• Chicago
• rape culture
• abuse
• violence
• victim
• advocacy

[ruggerblue]

As a teacher, and as a woman, I very much admire this film. I plan to show it in my classes. I thank you for not only highlighting the issue of rape culture, but also for creating such an amazing film! I'm very impressed. Big ups to ya'all!

[jweinstein1]

Super Saiyan: Your racism and ignorance are truly despicable. Rape culture transcends all cultures and is certainly not the product of one minority group meaning that your culture, no matter what it be, is not immune from it. Of coarse, these words probably mean nothing to you because your opinion is most likely so cemented in ignorance that it can never be swayed. I pity you and can only hope that your hatred amounts to nothing more than this childish post on youtube.

[Zareste]

So what do you think? Religious nuts? Feminists? hardcoverchicago isn't saying which agendas it's part of, so any accusation goes I guess.

[Zeketheo]

I have to criticize the way the statistics about rape are given to the viewer starting at 1:00 . By having so many people talking at the same time, the statistics are unintelligible. I couldn't process anything that was being said.

This format causes some problems. By not hearing the statistics clearly, people can't remember them. Furthermore, people may suspect this was a willing distraction to keep them from hearing the facts clearly, and thus make them less willing to believe the facts.

[rich639]

I have been sexually assaulted on a bus and nobody cared...... That isn't because of a cruel society it is just that men being raped or sexually assaulted is "ok" or people assume we enjoy it. What I am basically saying is why isn't the issue of when a man is sexualized raised?

[videodads]

"men are taught not to take 'no' for an answer.."?

Really?

Where are these classes held? From as young as I can remember, I've been taught when a woman says 'no', she means it.

Boys are also taught not to hit girls - yet girls are free to hit boys with little, often no repercussions at all - apparently, men don't bleed. Sexual assault happens a lot - in my school (and others, of course), girls used to play a game known as 'whack a sack' - any line of boys were targets.

[Cenobite30]

To be fair, the claim that rape is about control, not sex, is contradictory to the belief (and data) that suggests that most people accused of the crime didn't consider themselves committing a rape. Such cases of "grey rape" can be about many things.

My point? Let's not say that rape is all about control. Let's concede that sometimes it really is just about sex. And sometimes it's about a completely different issue.

On an unrelated note, how can I reveal comments that others have voted as bad?

[SuperSaiyan1983]

Well you don't have to tell it like it is, now I feel sad....

[TheBermuda]

I'm not even talking to you now, I'm just leaving a comment to point out how obvious it is that those who are racist tend to be on a lower evolutionary level than those who are not. They oftentimes act like hateful primitives, and it's easy to see even by reading their youtube comments that they're unintelligent and emotionally immature. It makes me not angry, but sad...that some people are so blinded and miss out on the full potential that they could get from life.

[TheBermuda]

Oh, that's so great. I wish they talked about stuff like this in my school!

[ruggerblue]

I teach at an Alternative High School in Oregon. I know that it will impact them greatly.