The backlash has already begun:
Students Expelled For Sexual Assault Turning To Lawsuits To Regain Diplomas
Duke University,
University of Michigan,
Drew University ...
Tyler Kingkade, author of the Huff article, goes on to observe:
One 2010 study of sexual assault reports on a college campus estimated the rate of false accusations for rape to be between 2 percent and 8 percent, although some victim advocates argue that number is actually lower due to underreporting.
Underreported rape. Why?
First of all, there has been a cultural problem with the definition of rape. Finally, in 2011 an authoratative definition was made:
Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.
However, that definition did not have the effect of law until January 1, 2013:
The new definition of Rape went into effect on January 1, 2013.
Nevertheless, the old cultural bias against women keeps tweeting up:
Cee Lo Green tweets that women aren't 'really raped' unless they're conscious
In the early 70s of the last century I was attempting to put together my scattered and varied college credits together for a BA at the University of Pittsburgh. During that time I did a student internship in PR for the then founding
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR). It was a hoot. I made the rounds of TV and radio stations in Pittsburgh, flirted with DJs, talk show hosts, program directors and station managers, and made a great many short short TV and radio appearances to promote PAAR and educate the public about rape. The attitudes in broadcasting about women and rape were worse than Neanderthal. Sentiments like
Why can't a woman just lean back and enjoy it?
were prevalent. I started a little war over a talk show host using the term "broad" for women on his talk show. Most of the people in media were men, especially the ones holding power and I got a lot of flack about how ugly feminists were.
Well, I was a raging feminist then and in my salad days and I was really cute and got away with calling them out on their sexism. I did my stint. PAAR got a bunch of PR. I thought the cultural deal was largely done, nationwide, I went on to other things.
FUCK! The war ain't over yet, women. We got to reform, as in reboot the movement and put on our combat boots (remember the sexist taunt "Your mama wears combat bookts?) and we got to be mean!
Just for example, suppose we women (and men who really love and respect women) start a movement called Worldwide Action Against Rape (WWAAR), so I Googled those words and the first result was:
Seattle Defense Attorneys - Rape Allegation Defense
FUCK! FUCK! FUCKING HELL!
Novelist Karin Slaughter has just put out a book, Cop Town, which I think is a feminist bible. She presents a catalog of sexist and racist male jerks (and their female enablers) and they almost all, the male jerks, get their just desserts. One particular episode deals with the rapist of a 13-year-old black girl and what happens to him is left to the imagination of the reader, but you know it ain't lovely.
Read Cop Town. It's an inspiration for feminists and ... it's a beginning.