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  2. Rape myth - Wikipedia

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    Rape myths originate from various cultural stereotypes, such as traditional gender roles, acceptance of interpersonal violence, and misunderstanding the nature of sexual assault. [1] Matthew Hale , a British jurist in the 17th century, suggests that rape is "an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved and harder to be defended against ...

  3. List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology

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    Demeter; according to an Arcadian myth, Demeter was being pursued by her brother Poseidon, and she changed into a horse to escape him. Poseidon, however, transformed himself into a horse and, after cornering Demeter, raped his older sister, resulting in her giving birth to Despoina , a mysterious goddess, and Arion , a divine horse.

  4. 'You lured him in': Rape myths and what we still get wrong ...

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    Three quarters of sexual offence victims report being asked at least one question in court based on what campaigners say are rape myths and stereotypes, according to recent research from Victim ...

  5. Culture of violence theory - Wikipedia

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    Rape myths refer to the inaccurate views and stereotypes of forced sexual acts, and the victims and perpetuators of them. [9] These notions are prevalent among the general population and often suggest that the victims of non-consensual sexual acts have bad reputations, are promiscuous, dress provocatively, or are fabricating assault when they regret the consensual acts after the fact. [9]

  6. Rape in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Rape in Greek mythology is a common motif. The struggle to escape from sexual pursuit is one of the most popular motifs of classical mythology.This type of pursuit and struggle could be those of gods assaulting mortals, or mortals upon other mortals, and less commonly also the attacks of mortals upon gods (for example, Ixion's assault of Hera) and gods upon other gods (Poseidon and Demeter ...

  7. Rape culture - Wikipedia

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    Rape culture is a setting, as described by some sociological theories, in which rape is pervasive and normalized due to that setting's attitudes about gender and sexuality. [1] [2] Behaviors commonly associated with rape culture include victim blaming, slut-shaming, sexual objectification, trivializing rape, denial of widespread rape, refusing to acknowledge the harm caused by sexual violence ...

  8. Onscreen Portrayals of Sexual Assault Gain Nuance, Diversity

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    Where movies and TV shows more exploited abuse as a plot point or too often perpetuated myths about sexual assault, today, audiences can see broader, more nuanced views. Onscreen Portrayals of ...

  9. History of rape - Wikipedia

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    The concept of rape, both as an abduction and in the sexual sense (not always distinguishable), makes its appearance in early religious texts.. Scholars of the Ancient Near East debate whether certain pieces of legislation regarding sexual offences from various states and cultures that have survived to the present day are about "rape" or about various other offences that the individuals ...