An author by the name of Camille Paglia believes that it is almost always the girl's fault for being raped, due to her own lack of basic street smarts. She states, "Rape is an outrage that cannot be tolerated in civilized society. Yet feminism, which has waged a crusade for rape to be taken more seriously, has put young women in danger by hiding the truth about sex from them." By this statement she is saying that in today's society young women are not taught the truth about sex, which in turn causes them to be more vulnerable to date rape. She also states that, "In dramatizing the pervasiveness of rape, feminists have told young women that before they have sex with a man they must give consent as explicit as a legal contract's. By saying this she is saying that every woman is certain that they have been raped every time that they have sex with a male without being married to them.

On the bathroom stalls of Brown University women have written on the

With the same token, young males should be able to control their hormones until the appropriate time! Men should never take an advantage of any girl, no matter what the situation is. Even if the male has been dating the young woman for years, he should never just assume that she wants to have sex with him. If any male has any respect for himself, he should respect others in return, including females! I also believe that men who do commit rape should have stricter punishment. In my opinion that punishment should be for the male to be sexually fixed so that they can not have kids in the future, along with a longer jail sentence. I know that may seem a little harsh, but you have to put yourself in the woman's shoes... What would you want to happen to him? I am one who believes in the "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" punishment system, but in this case the system would not really be effective. The bottom line is rape of any sort of shape or form is wrong, and those who commit rape should face strict consequences!

stall doors their alleged rapist to warn other women of their potential. "It (rape) has been a severe problem for women all of recorded history," She continues. A long time ago the penalty for rape was death. Now rapists only serve jail time.

To conclude her passage she leaves you in great thought by saying, "The only solution to date rape is female self-awareness and self-control. A woman's number-one line of defense against rape is herself. When a real rape occurs, she should report it to the pol

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