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3/5 stars i hate when i give nf books anything less than 5 stars but this one just wasn't it. Don't get me wrong in no way is this a "bad book". it's just that i am so late to this party that the thoughts/ideas mentioned in this book have been discussed very much already and this just doesn't seem to add much value to what i already knew/think. nevertheless a good hours of nodding along to the authors random thoughts (which jbtw aren't even so well put together? like they are just random bursts of ideas, none of which have been expanded upon/fully dived into?) “Rape culture is an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture. Rape culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women’s bodies, and the glamorization of sexual violence, thereby creating a society that disregards women’s rights and safety. Rape culture affects every woman. Most women and girls limit their behavior because of the existence of rape. Most women and girls live in fear of rape. Men, in general, do not. That’s how rape functions as a powerful means by which the whole female population is held in a subordinate position to the whole male population, even though many men don’t rape, and many women are never victims of rape."