Breaking down myths about rape, challenging harmful social beliefs.

Rape is a one of most violent crime. Yet it is covered by many myths and misconceptions. These myths created an enviroment in which sexual violence is normalize rather then convict so, it is crucial to confort and dismantle these myths. 

This article aims to breakdown some of  the most vast myths about rape. Let's explore these myths and uncover the truth of these myths. Which departure wrong massage to world and help rapist to do these kind of disgusting crime.

common myths about rape:- 

➡ Her clothes are responsible for what's happen to her:-

in our society, we found many people, who blame victim's dressing sense insteed of offenders. People judge victim's character on the basis of their clothes. They take a stand that if she don't wear this kind of clothes then she is not a victim of this. They totally balme victim's attire and clothing sense.

But is it true that the clothes are risponciable for their being a victim? The answer is 'never'

there is in most example of rape cases, in which their dress is ir-risponcible. i want to give you some example that give a clear image of this myth. 

story of a jogger- A woman was jogging in park, wearning a loose T-shirt, jogging pants and running shoes, become victim of rape. This case undercomes that the assult was not influance of by what she is wearning.

A School girl- A young girl, dressed in her school uniform( knee length skirt, a shirt and a blazer) was assaulted by a trusted person. this example show even childern who dressed are appropriate can become a victim.

A traditional woman- A woman wearing traditional sari and modest clothing that coverd most of her body was raped by a knowing person. Her clothes conformed to cultural and religious standerds but even though she become victim.

A sleeping woman- a woman was raped while she was sleeping in own bed Wearing pajamas. she was attaced by someone who broke into her home. Her clothes was completly ir-relenvet to the crime.

Bussiness woman- a woman drassed in bussines clothes rapped by his collegue in her office. This show, how a woman is unsecured in this soicety.

A old lady- A woman nearly 70 years old, rapped by someone who broke into her house. Dispite her age, and modest, non revealing attire, she was targeted by the offender.

I hope these example, can help us to understand how this myth spreading vulgarity in peoples.

➡ Most rape are commited by stangers-

Most of the people don't allow girls and women to do a job or any work in night by the fear of stangers. That can take advantage of those girls and women . but this not true at all. knowing person are do more worst then a stanger becuase, they knew many things about victims.

in most of the cases, it is a well knowing person who do all these crime. we trust on these people and they take advantage of it. Even they  don't hasitate to do anything.

there are many examples in which a well knowing person take advantage of the situation.

A school girl- As I give you a example of a school girl. this school girl is rapped by her bus conductor, who take her school for her childhood.

A college friend- A girl raped by her friend who study with her about four years. This boy is well known by her parents   and trusted him so much, but he did not hasisted to broke their trust.

A dirty uncle- A girl rapped by her own uncle, with whom she use to spend her childhood. And treat him like her father.

There are a lots of example of these cases in which a well knowing  person do sexual assualt. These kind of people are really stigma on the society. Who never hasitate fo broke someone trust. Which grow very hardly at someone. And most importanly they break those relation that create a civilized society.

➡ victims who don't fights  back were not really rapped 

one of most harmful myth about rape is the believe that if a victim does't physically resist or fight back, they were not raped. But in reality lack of resistance does't show that victim wanted to happen or was consensual. There are many reason by which victim does't react at that time.

fear of futher violence- sometimes victims does't resist enough because a fear of further violence created in their mind. They think if they further resist then offender do more violence with her like, beat her and do more tourchers which may become the cuase of death. So, they only one way to don't resist and to bear all crime.

freeze response- when faced with a traumatic event like sexual assault. Victim  experiance a sudden paralysis called freeze response. In this situation the body become immobile and unresponsive due to so much fear. even by this victims are not able to speek. So, victims cannot do anything even they want to. Often this is judge wrong and individuals think that she also be want to do so.

So, rape is define by the absence of consent, not by how much vicitm resist there are many trauma and fear took place in her mind at that time.

the impact of rape myth on society:-

these myths are always help the offenders and it is most insidious side of rape by which all responsibilities of rape comes on victim insteed of offenders. This process often known as victim blaming. In this society, media or even individuals blame victim to what's happen with her rather then offenders. they useully ask questions like- 

Q. what were you wearing?

this question directly blame victime for this crime.

Q. why were you so late?

this question implying that victim behavior are contribute in this.

Q. why didnt you fight back?

this question emplies that she also wan such activity. 

Q. were you drinking?

questioning that the victims attitude or behavior.

By these questions, society affirm that victim behavior, her attitude and her activities in such a way that she also involve in it. And from offenders prespective if she is also wanted to then it is not an crime.

The impact of victim blaming:-

Increase trauma for survivor- when society,media or even individual blame  victim to what's happen to her. It tends victim towords a great dipression, anxiety and self blaming. She start to blame herself for the crime that offender do. It distrubed the victim's mental health and she never get out from this trauma and self bleming.

setting the rape culture- By focusing the behavior of victtim rather then offenders. Society develop the idea that sexual violeance is the result of victim's desire and wrong nature. Society ignore offenders harm intensions.

this inderctly help offenders to do more such crimes becuase they know how the society indirectly help them in his disgusting crime. This normalize sexual violence and offender continued vitimzation of individuals.

challenging and changing harmful social believes

now we know how these myth indirectly help offender to hide thier crime. Create an enviroment where offender do their crime without any fear. So, it is important to erase these myth from society to creae a healthy and safe enviroment. These are some strategies which help us to conquere these harmful myths.

By educating people about these myths- 

Explain people about these myths and how  these myths hollowing out society. How these myths indirectly help offenders to hide there crime. What is the impect of these myth on victim and society. By these myths how society blame victim rather than offender. If piople have knowledge about these myths, every individual can help in create a civilize society.

consent education in school:-

consent is the basis part of vast sexual education. Teaching young child, what is consent. what's it mean, why it is important, such topic can play a crucial role in preventions sexual violence. Teach them respect own and other boudries in a specific duties. 

what is consent- consent is a clear and spontanious agreement to engaging in specific activities. It must have all information about what both parties consenting to, and it must be taken freely and  wihout manipulation.

By this peple understant prespectives of a victim when someone do that which is not a consent.

create a safe space for conversation and education-

now, it is important to create a such enviroment in which people can explain what's there opinion on such topics. it is help us to understand, fostering understanding, empathy, and progress on such sensitive topics like sexual assult, social justic, and consent. the enviroment in which endividual feel free and secure to express their thought, experiance, and questions, without any fear of judgement. often people don't sheare their opinion or  question  due to fear of judgement 

this space provide a situable and safe enviroment to those who face such crimes. facilities and leaders should be trained to discuss and handle such topic and provide resoures for futher support.

In today's article, we discuss on myths which hollowing our society. what the impacte  of these myths on society and how these can create problems for victim and save offenders.

If we want to erase these myths from our society and create a peaceful and safe society, then it is important to change our mindset and prespective first, We can be a part of safe and peaceful society by changeing ourselves and others. we have to just take our first step to changing and challenging these myths and educate others about this topic.

I hope, I am success to introduce these myths and impect of these myths on society.Thanks for read this article.