A run through rape (Warning: This post will be very opinionated, I apologize now)

        First off, if you or anyone you know has experienced any form of rape or sexual harassment, I am sorry. Sorry that our world is so corrupt and twisted that they would rip a piece of someone away like that.

      My first issue with rape is that many of us know that rape is defined as unlawful sexual activity and basically forcing yourself upon someone with sexual intentions, but people don't understand that there is more to rape than just the definition. Rape is sick. To think that a person forces themself upon an innocent human being and finds pleasure in the pain of another is disgusting. Rape is a form of torture that should have never existed but in our cruel world, rape-sadly-occurs every day. Everyday. Everyday, another person is violated in the most violent of ways. Everyday, another person's soul is stolen by a stranger. The worst part is that the stranger feels no remorse.Toni Morrison did an amazing job of showcasing this sickness in "The Bluest Eye". Pecola's dad...HER DAD...left her on the floor of the kitchen after raping her. Left her there to suffer and to question what happened to herself.  That is what angers me most. The rapist doesn't care that he/she just ended another person's life and they will never be the same.

     
        Issue number two with rape. Kids overuse it. Rape is not a word to be used when you beat someone in a video game. Rape also should never be used in the same sentence as mom or mother. Ever. I can't even count the number of times I have heard a little kid, under the age of 12, say they "raped" someone in a game. I cringe every time. The kid doesn't know what he is saying so I can't blame him, but they need to be educated. Rape is such a violent term and is one kids should not use and shouldn't be allowed to use. The term rape is starting to become commonplace and if that happens, I can conclude that our world is screwed. Rape is horrible and disfiguring and scarring and should not be leaking from the mouth of our
younger generations.

        My final issue with rape. Both sexes can be raped. There are numerous accounts where the man was raped but nobody did anything about it because he was a man. Everyone is convinced that only women can be raped and men are always the rapists. Don't believe me? Go type in the words "rape quotes" into Google and tell me how many times you see the quotes of a man who was raped. I know that the majority of rapists are men but you can't classify all men as rapists based on that. If you want an example case read this one.

       So there you have it. My three biggest issues with rape. You may not agree with what I said. You have the right to argue what I my opinions. There is one thing, however, that cannot be argued. Rape is inhumane. Rape should be forbidden. Rape is terrifying and something nobody should have to experience.