Top Documentary Films - Children of Rape What They Go Through Will Shock You What is rape? It is a form of sexual sadism involving unlawful sexual penetration either by coercion, force, blackmail or under false promises. "I believe that whatever violates the integrity of a woman's body should be considered rape," says Brinda Karat, a women's activist. "Sexual violence apart from being dehumanizing, is an unlawful intrusion of the right to privacy and sanctity of the female," says Justice A. S. Anand. Situations under which rape occurs: - Custodial rape when a woman is in custody for some small offence. - Child rape is the pastime of paedophiles. 1 in 5 children raped are below 15 years of age. Some don't even spare infants in cradles. - Casting couches are routine in the film or modeling industry. When a person is desperate for a job she becomes vulnerable. - Date rape has been escalating. The assailant is usually known to the victim, and drugs the victim with GHB, Rophynol, Ketamine or some such drug. These drugs are in powder form or liquid and dissolve in any drink. These drugs make the victim physically helpless and incapable of resisting sex, also incapable of recalling the incident. Alcohol enhances the action of the drugs. No trace is found in the blood stream after 72 hours - Aggravated rape is when a rapist introduces an instrument or foreign body into the victim, to build up his own orgasm. - Marital rape which may not be recognized by the law. "In marriage, the weakest, stupidest, insignificant men of the world receive licence to rape or beat their wives," says Virginia Woolfe - Necrophilia: The raping of corpses is common in certain tribes. Sometimes sexual perverts can also indulge in such activity. Reasons why men rape? - It gives men a sense of power, and is linked to their identity. Forcing a woman into sexual subjugation validates their manhood. They enjoy it. - Lust in men who have not disciplined their impulses. Testosterone makes male libido flare out of control. - Economic causes: In some communities the bride price may be too high. Poverty, low socioeconomic status, unemployment, lack of skills, make men vent their frustration through rape. The victim and rapist may live in the same area. Girls in inner cities have 1 in 70 chances of being raped, whereas in rich areas it may be 1 in 2000. - In communities with strict codes of behaviour, where no mingling of sexes is allowed, repressed males give expression to their masculinity through rape. - Antisocial and borderline personalities behave irresponsibly. This is enhanced by drugs and alcohol. - Misogyny: Men who hate women commit violent crimes against them. Many have aggressive mothers and timid fathers. A mother's verbal abuse may have given the man a poor self image. As an expression of anger against mother or sisters, he finds a victim who cannot defend herself or is mentally retarded, and rapes her. - Men with poor self worth are convinced that no woman would voluntarily sleep with them. They are aroused by sexual fantasies and express themselves through rape. - Revenge: When men are rejected or ignored, they feel insulted enough to use rape as a form of revenge. - Growing Feminism: Women are breaking down every male bastion. They are becoming economically independent and upwardly mobile. Male bashing is occurring like never before. Assisted reproductive technology and genetic engineering make some men feel purposeless and disempowered. As a result they resort to rape. - Sex Industry and Pornography incites men to treat women as commodities and humiliate them for their pleasure. "Rape is nothing more or less than a conscious process of intimidation by which all men keep all women in a state of fear," says Susan Brown Miller. - Men have blamed women for flaunting their female attributes through indecent exposure, skimpy costumes and suggestive behaviour. This they say precipitates lust in men. Women refute this because rape occurs in small towns or villages where women dress modestly. - Rape in war is sanctioned by the highest authorities as a means of demoralizing the social fabric of a nation, by impregnating their women. It is also supposed to relieve aggression and promote bonding among soldiers.

• published: 17 Mar 2014
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