Society's Lack of Knowledge Regarding Rape

Society, when it comes to rape, is very naive, in my opinion. I feel like it is at the point where people don't even know what is defined as rape. When the term "rape" comes up, people mostly automatically think of a woman being raped by a stranger that is jumping out of a dark alley. In reality, usually the victim knows their perpetrator. An anonymous writer in their article, "Real Rape: What Nobody's Telling You", say 

"Most rapes involve much more deceptive tactics to achieve the ‘final goal.’ The victim is pressured, coerced, manipulated and even tricked (lied to) into doing the will of the predator, even when they don’t want to and say no. The tactics can vary, but we’ve all heard them voiced in society, “I talked her into it”; “I wore her down”; and the infamous “No means Yes.” There is no such thing as ‘convincing’ someone to have sex. While I hate to use the cliché, it’s puts it bluntly-No means No."   

This form rape is very common in our society. It is happening everywhere, even on this campus. I feel like most people don't think that this type of thing could happen to them or is happening around them. Sadly enough, it truly is. 

My main point is that society's view on rape is so very warped. It seems like some men even promote it. When attending Take Back The Night last year, a girl told a story about when she was walking down temple and heard the hockey team chanting, "No mean yes, and yes means anal!" They were chanting it walking down temple with girls chanting as well. The fact that both men and women were chanting this makes me cringe. It is absolutely pathetic and disgusting. This is the society that we are living in. That is people who are making rape seem acceptable and that is NOT okay. There needs to be some sort of reality check for people when it comes to rape. The society's view on rape is so off that it worries me so much. Men don't even know half the time that they are actually raping someone because the society views this as normal. We need to educate society. We need there to be a change.