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Transforming a Rape Culture

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Transforming a Rape Culture, by Milkweed Editions is a book that has input from thirty-seven active feminists; twenty-five women and twelve men, who all play different roles in life. Their occupations range from book and article writers, to psychologists, speakers, teachers, parents, and more. Having many authors, instead of just one, gives this book an advantage over one author's opinion. It was definitely written to spark an emotion in everybody to make change. The book's topic effects and influences everybody in some way in life to make a change, even if it's just within themselves. It succeeded in doing so. The book analyzes the factors in our culture, which promote and support not only rape, but also sexual assault, and harassment. It also presents ideas and methods to end it. All the sections throughout this book are linked nicely together giving it a strong analytical flow from all the authors - all seeking nothing less than a fundamental culture change with a method achieve it through the change of power, gender, race, and religion.

This anthology should be read by anyone, male or female, who is disgusted living in a world of violence. The individual essays are drawn from a wide band of opinions, experiences, and ideas making the entire book a powerful case for the end of violence (esspecially violence against women). It is esspecially eye-opening for men (like myself) who after reading this anthology will find themselves questioning thier own ideas and relationships with women.

This is a phenomenal book written by some of the most influential, feminist writers of the '90s. Because it is a complilation of the thoughts of a variety of writers both male and female, you really get a well-rounded, inspirational view of how we can change our world for the better. I guarantee that it will make you mad, it will make you think, it will sadden you at times and make you want to change the world.

I have this book highlit and dog eared from cover to cover noting ideas, dreams and writing in my thoughts in the margins. I did not necessarily agree with everything that was said in this book, but it sure provoked me, none-the-less. Both men and women can benefit from reading this... it does not offend. It mearly invokes thought and, hopefully, change. We desperately need it.

This is one of the most brilliant anthologies I have ever read. Each of the essays contributes to the overall point, which is that we live in a culture where sexual violence is a terrifying companion to too many women and children.

This book is like so many earlier feminist-oriented gender/rape books, I found it hard to dissect the information from the familiar propaganda.

I don't need to be convinced that the gender bias in our culture adds to the instances of rape. This has been established time and time again.

How about a fresh way of describing and dealing with this?

The MF's once again have used a real issue (rape) as a means to drive a wedge between the sexes and pretend as if the source of all evil resides in one gender. I can't take seriously any research, conclusions, statistics, or anything else that derives from the minds and lips of misandrists like Dworkin--a person who believes that sexual thrusting on the part of a man should be discontinued. Who are you kidding? The human beings five-starring this book are complicit in this crime of opportunity. The real agenda on all MF fronts is to permanently divide women from men by any and all means necessary, the primary means being fear and propaganda. And I can hear all the screeching now: HE IS DEFENDING MEN WHO RAPE WOMEN! Not at all. I'm condemning MFs who use rape to scare women into thinking that every man they meet is a potential rapist or would-be rapist. I also resent the MF inability to recognize that women engage in sexual gamesmanship, seduction, and sexual domination behavior.