Why do men rape? Comparing the epidemic from East to West
(WNN) Waterford, IRELAND, WESTERN EUROPE: Two women
leave their homes to spend time with friends. One goes with her friend
to see a new movie that has just been released called “Life of Pi.” The
other woman goes to a local and well-loved gathering place called the
Tin Roof bar. These are two very different women; two students on two
different nights in two different years; living on two distinctly
separate continents.
But what do these two women share in common? On these two nights,
nights like any others, these women were brutalized, violated and gang
raped by men.
The
male fascination around the world with stories, sculpture and images of
rape is nothing new. But are images of violence against women a modern
contributor to male aggression and domination of women today? An
increasing number of experts say yes. A more recent study suggests a
connection between violent sexual behavior and “being exposed to violent
pornographic images,” outlines Medical doctor Michael Rich,
director of the U.S. Center on Media and Child Health in Boston,
Massachusetts. Over three centuries ago, this depiction from 1650 A.D.
shows the Rape of Proserpine, known also as the ‘Rape of Persephone’, by
Baroque painter Simone Pignoni. To see more paintings link here: 18 famous paintings about the myth of Persephone (Proserpine). Image: May 1882: given to Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy by Mme veuve Poirel
male fascination around the world with stories, sculpture and images of
rape is nothing new. But are images of violence against women a modern
contributor to male aggression and domination of women today? An
increasing number of experts say yes. A more recent study suggests a
connection between violent sexual behavior and “being exposed to violent
pornographic images,” outlines Medical doctor Michael Rich,
director of the U.S. Center on Media and Child Health in Boston,
Massachusetts. Over three centuries ago, this depiction from 1650 A.D.
shows the Rape of Proserpine, known also as the ‘Rape of Persephone’, by
Baroque painter Simone Pignoni. To see more paintings link here: 18 famous paintings about the myth of Persephone (Proserpine). Image: May 1882: given to Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy by Mme veuve Poirel
