When we visualize the act of rape, we all see what Suzanne Brown best describes rape as which is “an expression of a violent culture that uses gender stereotyping, among other forms of oppression, to sanction and justify the brutalization of women, children and, increasingly, men.” However, this vulgar image of victimization is not always the correct when defining newer and more accurate descriptions of rape such as date rape or gray rape. What are they anyway?
Date rape, also known as acquaintance rape is “attempted or completed sexual contact without the victim’s consent by someone she knows” as stated by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist. Again, while
The term date rape is simply defined as “rape committed by the victim’s date. However, the image the term gives is misleading to only describe a person who goes out on a date and is ultimately forced to have sex with their date, the perpetrator. Rather, …show more content…
One way the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) seeks to “promote responsible and moderate use” of alcohol is through education. In 2011, PLCB launched a series of advertisements to educate adults on the effects of “over-consumption of alcohol.” Of the ads it ran each one presented a either a compromising position from which she already feels regret of her actions.
From just looking at the ad and not any of the words which give a better description of what the image on the ad represents, one sees a girl, obviously a young girl laying on a tiled floor, possibly a bathroom floor in a night club. All you can see is her legs, which are bare and her panties are wrapped around her legs at her ankles. Her knees are pulled together almost make it seem that the rest of her body is possibly curled into more of a fetal position to show her trying to protect