rape culture
A culture, environment or society where rape or other forms of sexual assault are…A culture, environment or society where rape or other forms of sexual assault are common, and in which social attitudes or practices work to trivialize sexual violence, make rape seem normal, or shift responsibility from rapists to rape victims.
» Sami talked about rape culture.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A culture, environment or society where rape or other forms of sexual assault are common, and in which social attitudes or practices work to trivialize sexual violence, make rape seem normal, or shift responsibility from rapists to rape victims.
Vergewaltigungskultur, Rape Culture
(uncountable)The cultivation (growing or production) of rape.
Rapsanbau, Rapsbau, Rapskultur
Examples
2 sentencesSami talked about rape culture.
"Those girls were just asking to be robbed, raped and murdered." "This is rape culture."
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From rape (“non-consensual sex”) + culture. From rape (“Brassica rapa plant”) + culture.From rape (“non-consensual sex”) + culture.
From rape (“Brassica rapa plant”) + culture.
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Forms
plural: rape cultures| Singular | rape culture |
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Synonyms
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