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Report: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\nMany girls view sexual assault <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\nas normal behavior<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n“But it\u2019s okay … I never think [harassment is] a big thing <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nbecause they do it to everyone,” said one interviewee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/a>(Credit: AP)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMany victims of sexual assault do not report these crimes to family, school officials or police, and a new report on the normalization of sexual violence among young girls and women offers several insights into why this is; it also functions as a pretty harrowing primer on rape culture and its consequences.<\/span><\/p>\nResearchers at Marquette University analyzed forensic interviews with 100 young people between the ages of 3 and 17, many of whom spoke candidly about their daily experiences of sexual violence and harassment.<\/span><\/p>\nAccording to sociologist Heather Hlavka, many of the young people she interviewed viewed these incidents as a normal part of life. One interview subject told researchers, \u201cThey grab you,\u00a0touch your butt and try to, like, touch you in the front, and run away, but\u00a0it\u2019s okay, I mean \u2026 I never think it\u2019s a big thing because they do it to\u00a0everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nAccording to a\u00a0release on the report<\/span><\/a>, there are several of the reasons why young women do not come forward about the abuse they experience, including a belief that men \u201ccan\u2019t help it\u201d and a fear of being labeled a \u201cwhore\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Girls believe the myth that men can\u2019t help it. The girls interviewed described men as unable to control their sexual desires, often framing men as the sexual aggressors and women as the gatekeepers of sexual activity. They perceived everyday harassment and abuse as normal male behavior, and as something to endure, ignore, or maneuver around.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Many of the girls said that they didn\u2019t report the incident because they didn\u2019t want to make a \u201cbig deal\u201d of their experiences.\u00a0 They doubted if anything outside of forcible heterosexual intercourse counted as an offense or rape.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Lack of reporting may be linked to trust in authority figures. According to Hlavka, the girls seem to have internalized their position in a male-dominated, sexual context and likely assumed authority figures would also view them as \u201cbad girls\u201d who prompted the assault.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Hlavka found that girls don\u2019t support other girls when they report sexual violence. The young women expressed fear that they would be labeled as a \u201cwhore\u201d or \u201cslut,\u201d or accused of exaggeration or lying by\u00a0both<\/em>\u00a0authority figures and their peers, decreasing their likelihood of reporting sexual abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++<\/span><\/div>\nh\/t\u00a0Jessica Valenti<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nKatie McDonough<\/strong> is an assistant editor for Salon, focusing on lifestyle. Follow her on Twitter\u00a0@kmcdonovgh<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or email her at\u00a0kmcdonough@salo<\/wbr>n.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
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as normal behavior<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n“But it\u2019s okay … I never think [harassment is] a big thing <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nbecause they do it to everyone,” said one interviewee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
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BY\u00a0KATIE MCDONOUGH<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/a>(Credit: AP)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMany victims of sexual assault do not report these crimes to family, school officials or police, and a new report on the normalization of sexual violence among young girls and women offers several insights into why this is; it also functions as a pretty harrowing primer on rape culture and its consequences.<\/span><\/p>\nResearchers at Marquette University analyzed forensic interviews with 100 young people between the ages of 3 and 17, many of whom spoke candidly about their daily experiences of sexual violence and harassment.<\/span><\/p>\nAccording to sociologist Heather Hlavka, many of the young people she interviewed viewed these incidents as a normal part of life. One interview subject told researchers, \u201cThey grab you,\u00a0touch your butt and try to, like, touch you in the front, and run away, but\u00a0it\u2019s okay, I mean \u2026 I never think it\u2019s a big thing because they do it to\u00a0everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nAccording to a\u00a0release on the report<\/span><\/a>, there are several of the reasons why young women do not come forward about the abuse they experience, including a belief that men \u201ccan\u2019t help it\u201d and a fear of being labeled a \u201cwhore\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Girls believe the myth that men can\u2019t help it. The girls interviewed described men as unable to control their sexual desires, often framing men as the sexual aggressors and women as the gatekeepers of sexual activity. They perceived everyday harassment and abuse as normal male behavior, and as something to endure, ignore, or maneuver around.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Many of the girls said that they didn\u2019t report the incident because they didn\u2019t want to make a \u201cbig deal\u201d of their experiences.\u00a0 They doubted if anything outside of forcible heterosexual intercourse counted as an offense or rape.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Lack of reporting may be linked to trust in authority figures. According to Hlavka, the girls seem to have internalized their position in a male-dominated, sexual context and likely assumed authority figures would also view them as \u201cbad girls\u201d who prompted the assault.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Hlavka found that girls don\u2019t support other girls when they report sexual violence. The young women expressed fear that they would be labeled as a \u201cwhore\u201d or \u201cslut,\u201d or accused of exaggeration or lying by\u00a0both<\/em>\u00a0authority figures and their peers, decreasing their likelihood of reporting sexual abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++<\/span><\/div>\nh\/t\u00a0Jessica Valenti<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nKatie McDonough<\/strong> is an assistant editor for Salon, focusing on lifestyle. Follow her on Twitter\u00a0@kmcdonovgh<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or email her at\u00a0kmcdonough@salo<\/wbr>n.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
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because they do it to everyone,” said one interviewee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
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BY\u00a0KATIE MCDONOUGH<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/a>(Credit: AP)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMany victims of sexual assault do not report these crimes to family, school officials or police, and a new report on the normalization of sexual violence among young girls and women offers several insights into why this is; it also functions as a pretty harrowing primer on rape culture and its consequences.<\/span><\/p>\nResearchers at Marquette University analyzed forensic interviews with 100 young people between the ages of 3 and 17, many of whom spoke candidly about their daily experiences of sexual violence and harassment.<\/span><\/p>\nAccording to sociologist Heather Hlavka, many of the young people she interviewed viewed these incidents as a normal part of life. One interview subject told researchers, \u201cThey grab you,\u00a0touch your butt and try to, like, touch you in the front, and run away, but\u00a0it\u2019s okay, I mean \u2026 I never think it\u2019s a big thing because they do it to\u00a0everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nAccording to a\u00a0release on the report<\/span><\/a>, there are several of the reasons why young women do not come forward about the abuse they experience, including a belief that men \u201ccan\u2019t help it\u201d and a fear of being labeled a \u201cwhore\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Girls believe the myth that men can\u2019t help it. The girls interviewed described men as unable to control their sexual desires, often framing men as the sexual aggressors and women as the gatekeepers of sexual activity. They perceived everyday harassment and abuse as normal male behavior, and as something to endure, ignore, or maneuver around.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Many of the girls said that they didn\u2019t report the incident because they didn\u2019t want to make a \u201cbig deal\u201d of their experiences.\u00a0 They doubted if anything outside of forcible heterosexual intercourse counted as an offense or rape.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Lack of reporting may be linked to trust in authority figures. According to Hlavka, the girls seem to have internalized their position in a male-dominated, sexual context and likely assumed authority figures would also view them as \u201cbad girls\u201d who prompted the assault.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Hlavka found that girls don\u2019t support other girls when they report sexual violence. The young women expressed fear that they would be labeled as a \u201cwhore\u201d or \u201cslut,\u201d or accused of exaggeration or lying by\u00a0both<\/em>\u00a0authority figures and their peers, decreasing their likelihood of reporting sexual abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++<\/span><\/div>\nh\/t\u00a0Jessica Valenti<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nKatie McDonough<\/strong> is an assistant editor for Salon, focusing on lifestyle. Follow her on Twitter\u00a0@kmcdonovgh<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or email her at\u00a0kmcdonough@salo<\/wbr>n.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/a>(Credit: AP)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Many victims of sexual assault do not report these crimes to family, school officials or police, and a new report on the normalization of sexual violence among young girls and women offers several insights into why this is; it also functions as a pretty harrowing primer on rape culture and its consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n Researchers at Marquette University analyzed forensic interviews with 100 young people between the ages of 3 and 17, many of whom spoke candidly about their daily experiences of sexual violence and harassment.<\/span><\/p>\n According to sociologist Heather Hlavka, many of the young people she interviewed viewed these incidents as a normal part of life. One interview subject told researchers, \u201cThey grab you,\u00a0touch your butt and try to, like, touch you in the front, and run away, but\u00a0it\u2019s okay, I mean \u2026 I never think it\u2019s a big thing because they do it to\u00a0everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n According to a\u00a0release on the report<\/span><\/a>, there are several of the reasons why young women do not come forward about the abuse they experience, including a belief that men \u201ccan\u2019t help it\u201d and a fear of being labeled a \u201cwhore\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Girls believe the myth that men can\u2019t help it. The girls interviewed described men as unable to control their sexual desires, often framing men as the sexual aggressors and women as the gatekeepers of sexual activity. They perceived everyday harassment and abuse as normal male behavior, and as something to endure, ignore, or maneuver around.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Many of the girls said that they didn\u2019t report the incident because they didn\u2019t want to make a \u201cbig deal\u201d of their experiences.\u00a0 They doubted if anything outside of forcible heterosexual intercourse counted as an offense or rape.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Lack of reporting may be linked to trust in authority figures. According to Hlavka, the girls seem to have internalized their position in a male-dominated, sexual context and likely assumed authority figures would also view them as \u201cbad girls\u201d who prompted the assault.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Hlavka found that girls don\u2019t support other girls when they report sexual violence. The young women expressed fear that they would be labeled as a \u201cwhore\u201d or \u201cslut,\u201d or accused of exaggeration or lying by\u00a0both<\/em>\u00a0authority figures and their peers, decreasing their likelihood of reporting sexual abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Katie McDonough<\/strong> is an assistant editor for Salon, focusing on lifestyle. Follow her on Twitter\u00a0@kmcdonovgh<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or email her at\u00a0kmcdonough@salo <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MONDAY, APR 14, 2014 Report: Many girls view sexual assault as normal behavior “But it\u2019s okay … I never think [harassment is] a big thing because they do it to everyone,” said one interviewee BY\u00a0KATIE MCDONOUGH\u00a0\u00a0 Many victims of sexual assault do not report these crimes to family, school officials or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[6],"tags":[4,12,11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176435653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176435653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176435653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176435689,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176435653\/revisions\/176435689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176435653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176435653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176435653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}