Campus Rape Culture

Dear Readers,

I have been troubled by this subject for quite some time. I have heard various views, and many anecdotal accounts. After weighing the evidence presented, it seems as though I must confess that there is a "rape culture" on many university campuses throughout the U.S. Living in Arizona, I have heard a few about some universities here. These cases presented to me are anecdotal at best, because the victims were able to fend off the aggressors part to midway through the act, thus leaving no DNA evidence. Therefore any accusations would become a "he said, she said" conversation.

Though these atrocities sicken me, it wasn't until I watched this video by Steven Crowder that I began putting more of the pieces together. Though it was supposed to be a conversation about "Male Privilege" it became a testimony about this rape culture.

Now, I do not think that rape culture is systemic, for I have not had to try to prove to the system any guilt or innocence for such a crime, it does appear that there are holes in the system. Putting that aside for now, I would like to address the culture. The culture on campus is made up by the people who attend it.

With the growing trends of relativism, true morals are not being taught in homes. Broken homes and broken lives are becoming the new normal, and it is proving to be a plague on society. Without parents who teach their children morality, usually through Christian based religion, standards for right and wrong, good and evil, are either convoluted, uncertain, dismissed or actively ignored. This is literally what the Prophets and Apostles warned about in The Family: A Proclamation to the World, "WE WARN that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets."

As Steven said in the video, "Wouldn't it be great if men didn't rape." Rape, like all actions, starts with a thought. A thought that is either indulged or dismissed before it becomes the action. The great deciding factor is the morality of the individual. Especially when alcohol at parties is involved, which lowers inhibitions and therefore the morality of the individual, it fuels the setting for weak willed men to perform abominable acts. Saying the excuse, "they only did it because they were drunk" is beyond ridiculous, for they still chose to get drunk. Intoxication does not justify their actions.

Thus, with the alcoholic parties and general lack of morality among those attending most colleges, there does seem to be a rape culture. As Paul Joseph Watson often says, "Some cultures are better than others." (Some Cultures are Better than Others) and I think that everyone agrees that a rape culture is not a good culture to have. However, shouldn't the system help to stop these rampant crimes? As ironic as this may be to say, it seems as though the Social Justice Warrior movement has helped enable this culture. Most women, who are decent individuals, do not want to be labeled as victims. They do not want to have to hide in safe spaces. They want to be strong, and keep moving forward with their lives. This leads to many rapes, especially those interrupted, to go unreported. For those reported, the system requires evidence, usually in the form of DNA and an exceptionally invasive investigation to determine guilt.

This has lead to many feminists demanding that all women who claim rape should be believed automatically. However, there are many times that some women use the term "rape" merely to slander a man's name. Thus, in order to maintain justice between both sexes, there must be some protection for men from having their names slandered.

Ever more making matters worse, is the increasing fogginess of what rape actually is. For most of us, we know that it is when a man forcefully penetrates his penis into a woman's vagina or another person's orifice (to include sodomic rape against men) without consent. However, often times sexual assaults like grabbing a woman's breast or genitals have been treated synonymous with rape. Even with the "me too" movement, it has been demonstrated that minor things as unwanted flirtation and "cat calling" can be escalated to sexual assault and rape equivalency.

All of this belittles actual crimes of rape and makes it harder for rapists to be properly tried and brought to justice. Unless the very country itself, primarily within the home, doesn't improve moral standards; no laws, no rules, no regulations could ever fix this trend and rampant plague in our society. The only antidote would be a return to values, a return to morals, and a return to God.

I realize there may be those who disagree with what I have said, and others who share their support. I hope that we can at least be united on the common ground that rape is evil and horrible. Please comment, because I want to continue to hear both sides and see if we can come up with more ideas on how to potentially remedy this problem.

Love,
Jacobugoth