THE TRUTH ABOUT RAPE CULTURE: A detailed exposé on the toxic realities of rape culture in Nigeria and how to combat it.
What is rape culture ? First of all, what is rape and why would it even have a “ culture ” in the first place? Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent . The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion , abuse of authority , or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent , such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability or is below the legal age of consent . The term rape is sometimes used interchangeably with the term sexual assault (source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ). Culture is what people generally consider as the norm and the way certain things are done, interpreted or handled amongst them. Basically, culture is what people see as “okay”. So as an entirety, rape culture are the things ...