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Do Fraternities Cause Rape Culture?
Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2011-05-07 07:07
Article here. Excerpt:
'The horrifying part of it all is that, for the most part, fraternity members are allowed to get away with their absurd behavior, with people taking a “boys will be boys” approach to the whole thing while turning a blind eye to the darker assault-driven side of their behavior. People treat the rumors of frat house rape as just that; rumors that shouldn’t really be given much credence.
Rape is very much a part of college life, though, no matter how much we want to ignore it. Studies suggest as many as one in four college-age women are the victims of rape. A full 10% of these rapes are believed to have taken place in fraternity houses. As is typical with rape, however, very little of it gets reported, possibly as low as 10%, and in even fewer cases the perpetrator is ever brought to justice.
An important question following that setup is where do you draw the line? Even if you shutter every fraternity house across every college campus in the country, you still can’t stop groups of men from living together. Are fraternities themselves responsible for these higher rape numbers, or is this the ugly product of what happens when large groups of college age men are allowed to congregate with few rules or accountability for their actions?'
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'Rape is very much a part of college life.'
The absurdity of such a statement speaks for itself.
Yes, rape is right up there with last-minute study efforts and crushing college loan debt. It's everywhere, Everywhere, EVERYWHERE, I tell you! Arggggh!!!
You mean the other 90% take place outside fraternities
"A full 10% of these rapes are believed to have taken place in fraternity houses."
Besides citing the disproven 1-in-4 statistic, the author then argues 10% of rape victims are raped in fraternities--which means the other 90% are raped in some place besides a fraternity. Apparently, fraternities are safer than any other place on campus.
The real assault rate is less than 2%--fewer than 2% of college women will suffer any type of sexual assault, most of which are minor and do not constitute rape. That figure is the same as for women outside college. Obviously, rape is not a good thing, but let's be honest about the rate. And, lest we forget, false accusations of rape comprise their own evil.