RAPE

Rape has become a pretty big deal in todays age. Rape is the unlawful compelling of a person through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse.  A lot of people don't know how often rape happens. A lot of them also don't know that it is actually rape.
 
   The Steubenville football players case was a prime example. They raped a girl who was highly intoxicated and was passed out. There were pictures and videos taken, and the boys didn't even act like what they were doing was wrong. 

The main question was "does the United States have a rape culture?" I think the answer is yes.  So many things are based on sex and sex appeal. The media controls a lot of the rape culture. The song Blurred Lines was an example we looked at, it showed signs in the lyrics that made it sound about rape. "I know you want it," "what rhymes with hug me," "you're a good girl," and many more.  Not only the lyrics of songs talk about sex but the videos are just as bad or worse in some cases.

The media makes it look like its okay to be sexual all the time or at anytime. And a lot of people think that is ok. Young people mostly don't understand what they are doing and the effects it can have. 
Although females are usually the victims, males do also get raped. Not nearly as much though. Usually when rape occurs for some reason the victim waits a while to report it. A lot of times rape happens but it isn't reported at all.

There has been instances when an professional or college athlete just becomes a superstar and is in the media, a rape case involving them has come out. People ask why did she wait so long to report it, and why did she report it right when he became really famous? Maybe some of these cases aren't true. Kobe Bryant paid the woman between three and four million dollars to stop talking about it and never bring it up. Jamison Winston the quarterback at Florida State who is in the running for the Heisman and has a chance to win a national championship was brought up in a rape case. But he was proved innocent.  The media obviously blew up both of the cases.
So yes I think America does have a rape culture but its our own fault. Media is the number one cause, but the real problem is if you are smart enough to know better.