Rape, An Act of Terror
Rape is a problem that several women face within the African American community. From slavery to the present black women have been victims of rape and other sexual abuse. The article “Rape, An Act of Terror” describe rape as “a political act of oppression exercise by members of a powerful class on members of a powerless class”. This article was interesting because it explained how the laws against rape in New York City seemed to protect the men more than the women who were the actual victims. The law stated that women must prove that the rape was forces and that penetration occurred as well as the rapist being seen in the area of attack. These stipulations made finding justice for women hard and even easier for men to get escape the consequences of their actions.
The body of women may not be the only thing that is harmed during the act. Rape can also cause mental problems as well, which shows how most men can then control a powerful aspect of a woman, not only her body, but her mind. This is what the oppressor was trying to do and had conquered for many years within women especially women of color.
"Rape, an Act of Terror" was a very interesting article. The standards were so steep in which indeed, there was no justice in the end for rape victims. Also, many victims did not come forth to try to get justice because it was a very low perccent in which victims ever achieved justice. Then the act of rape was just a more brutal form of oppression for women. Rape silenced them and kept them quiet when they wanted to speak out because they were scared of the consequences as well as what others would say about them.
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