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5. And the "culture" aspect affects more than just the number of rapes.

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 05:56 PM

Jan 2014

It's the blaming, shaming, and trivializing of women, the normalizing of sexual violence, etc.

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Amazon Removes Guide to Date Rape After Outcry [View all] Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 OP

What rape culture? Squinch Jan 2014 #1

The phrase "rape culture" does press buttons Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #3

And the "culture" aspect affects more than just the number of rapes. Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #5

Exactly. And the casual acceptance in places like Amazon. Squinch Jan 2014 #6

If this doesn't prove rape culture exists Lunacee_2013 Feb 2014 #7