Understanding The Rape Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Rapist profile
A
Male abusers Raised in dire poverty Witnessed violence or had been abused Face a bleak future in apartheid reinforced wasteland Employment not an option *cycle of abuse
2
Q
Cycle of abuse
A
Experienced abuse as a child
Grow up feeling empty and worthless
Accepts this as being the norm
3
Q
Context of play
A
Alfred projects his own lack of value onto siesie
Young boys pay to have sex with Sarah or loaf of bread
Seek to empty awful perceptions of themselves thinking this will lead to it
Results on more self loathing
4
Q
Simon
A
Empathy
Unconditional support for Ruth
Love for his daughter, Mary
Another side to stereotypical vision of men
