Okay, two types of cases, the 25-year-old rapist who knows exactly what he's doing. This needs a better legal system. And also more guys speaking out openly so this character can't pretend to himself that he somehow has the grudging admiration of other guys. And calling him an "asshole," a "jerk," a "liar," a "user," and more, yes, that's probably helpful.
The other case might be the 16-year-old young man who commits rape and causes real harm to the life of another human being, in large part because he buys into all these rape myths. So yes, it is worthwhile responding to these all myths with briefness, accuracy, and matter-of-fact confidence. And at times, maybe with humor, getting people to chuckle at how ridiculous and stupid such claims are. And I think this can co-exist with solidarity with real live human victims, where the situation is anything but humorous.
There's something called "social norming" or "social norms." For example, one college sent out some information that "most students have two drinks or less on their 21st birthday." That is, instead of scare statistics, the idea is that you remind people that the good side is the most common, usual side anyway, and maybe they can do this, too.
PDF --> http://www.alanberkowitz.com/Preventing Sexual Violence Chapter.pdf
The other case might be the 16-year-old young man who commits rape and causes real harm to the life of another human being, in large part because he buys into all these rape myths. So yes, it is worthwhile responding to these all myths with briefness, accuracy, and matter-of-fact confidence. And at times, maybe with humor, getting people to chuckle at how ridiculous and stupid such claims are. And I think this can co-exist with solidarity with real live human victims, where the situation is anything but humorous.
There's something called "social norming" or "social norms." For example, one college sent out some information that "most students have two drinks or less on their 21st birthday." That is, instead of scare statistics, the idea is that you remind people that the good side is the most common, usual side anyway, and maybe they can do this, too.
PDF --> http://www.alanberkowitz.com/Preventing Sexual Violence Chapter.pdf
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