There *Is* Such A Thing As "Rape Culture"
No, not on our campuses in North America, where rape may happen to about 1 in 53 women, and when they happen, we are all (rightfully) horrified.
Rape culture exists in Muslim countries, where women are told they will be sexually assaulted if they don't go around with a black tablecloth over their head (or at least a headscarf) and "modest" clothing.
Here's how rape is handled in Saudi Arabia: With initial "lenient" sentences for the seven rapists and 200 lashes and a six-month prison term...for the victim!
At Breitbart, A.B. Sanderson writes:
According to Sharia Law, a Saudi Arabian woman must be accompanied by a male guardian at all times in public, something the 19 year old victim did not obey when she went to meet a friend, according to website Live Buddhism.While in a car with a student friend, retrieving a picture, two men got into the vehicle and drove them to a secluded area. She said she was raped there by seven men, three of whom also attacked her friend.
The Shi'ite Muslim woman had initially been sentenced to 90 lashes after being convicted of violating the Kingdom's religious diktats on segregation of the sexes, where woman are treated as second class citizens.
After the sentences were handed down following the rape in 2006, which included lenient custodial sentences for the men guilty of the violent crime, the woman's lawyer appealed to the Saudi General Court. But instead of choosing to overturn the punishments for being the victim of a crime, the court more than doubled her sentence.
...Saudi Arabia defended the controversial decision to punish the victim, saying that she was at fault for being out without a male friend...
Actually, "male friend" is probably incorrect. The male guardian would need to be a male relative.
So...where are all the feminists protesting this?
Oh, right -- at an anti-Israel rally.







It's amazing that we let these savages send their diplomats to NYC, let alone tally their votes in Turtle Bay, let alone buy their products in any marketplace.
Crid [CridComment at Gmail] at March 6, 2015 12:02 AM
where woman are treated as second class citizens
Umm, no. They're not treated as second class citizens. They're classified as chattel. Property of their father, brother or uncle depending on who survived. Then married off to their husband who takes ownership, usually with a dowry - cash, land, livestock are acceptable.
If they live long enough, they may find that their guardian are their adult sons, or perhaps son-in-law.
I R A Darth Aggie at March 6, 2015 6:58 AM
And yet, we keep resettling muslim refugees into our country. This is madness.
mpetrie98 at March 6, 2015 12:35 PM
Amy,
Not to quibble, but the 1 in 53 stat is not, to my understanding, the frequency of "rape", but instead is the frequency of the nebulous concept of "sexual assault" -- like an unwanted kiss or boob brush.
Jay R at March 6, 2015 1:54 PM
but instead is the frequency of the nebulous concept of "sexual assault" -- like an unwanted kiss or boob brush
Dont forget the 'inappropriately too long glance", and "he hit on someone other than me" kinds of sexual harassment/assualt
lujlp at March 6, 2015 5:35 PM
We have a choice?
Jeff Guinn at March 6, 2015 7:32 PM
Well, I think the UN is an essentially useless venture. That wasn't the topic, but especially (yes, especially) now that we're energy self-sufficient, I don't know why we have to pretend these people are playing ball at our level of civilization.
I was saddened to see the Saudis included here.
Crid [CridComment at Gmail] at March 6, 2015 10:40 PM
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