Analysis Of Rosalind Morris's 'An Acknowledged Failure'

Chapter 1, Sexual Violence as a Tool of Genocide, discusses the history of and gives us an introduction to genocide. The author talks about the treatment of bodies, in particular Native bodies, and how colonial thought and theory regards Native people as inherently “rapable” and “violable,” a colonial conviction that stretches past the physical bodies of Natives, to Native independence and lands as well. She explains that patriarchy is the foundation by which power is established over Native women's bodies because hierarchal, patriarchal authority and control systems of society are seldom found within native societies. Europeans, on the other hand, have long depended on these methods to suppress and infuse fear into their people.

Women, unfortunately, have been very discriminated against, even in this century. Women are so cruelly thought of that now, women see nothing wrong with mental and physical cruelty towards them. Since the status of women in Africa, is so low, it has caused many men to overpower women…physically. More

In the essay Serving Life for Surviving Abuse by Jessica Pishko, the main topic is talking about American criminal justice system. In particular, it focuses on woman that have been abuse, but still sentenced to a life in jail for never receiving a fair trial. Pishko points out one case about a woman named, Kelly Savage, and uses her story to show the reader about the truth behind the justice system. The truth behind the American justice system being that it is focused more on males, blame it on the women, and does not always listen to the full story.

For many decades, women have experienced all forms of oppression and constant violence that threatened their existence in the male-dominated society. Various forms of discrimination and oppression have been directed to women for decades. Violence directed at women such as rape and battery were seen and treated as isolated scenarios. However, as the need to foster gender equality took pace, such oppressive actions are now perceived as elements of a wider system of dominance in the society that that needs to be addressed as a whole rather than in singularity

They have the power that tends to not favor the female political body, as issues that are overlooked, opposed bills, projects that tend to be dismissed and abuses that many ignore were only taken into account in the last 15 years when more women in parliament became involved. This shows that as democracy has a male majority, it causes an unjust environment with an imbalance of power between the male and female, which in turn is the catalyst for igniting the inequality that women experience in the workplace and giving the opportunity for men to take advantage of this imbalance. In the themes of social justice and decent work, the acts of tolerating discrimination, harassment and abuse is what motivated the fight for justice for victims of these acts. Along with this abuse, many victims do not receive decent work, in which many are not delivered fair incomes and job security and, in some cases, threatened with even lower pay or risk of being fired if one were to come forth with their issues of sexual abuse in the

“The Longest War” by Rebecca Solnit convinces readers that the violence against women are in the content of the United States and the world. Solnit presented information that is regarding violence and rape statistical and personal views of gender and the inequality of male violence toward comparing women’s violence to men or women. She uses numerical facts ad provides statements of how this affects the way women perceive their surroundings. Solnit clearly makes a strong frequency and violence of rape by listing the details of rape and violence eight times within the first paragraph of the text. She uses many examples of how rape is a gendered issue and how many victims that fall prey to violence which lends us toward an engaging need to

Inga Muscio is a very influential writer. Over the years she has earned tremendous credibility within the feminist world. In the chapter, “Rape not Cunt,” from her well known book Cunt, a Declaration of Independence, Inga passionately writes of her feelings about violence against women. She attempts to use rhetoric and captures the reader with a call of action to help prevent further violence against women. However, although Inga Muscio had many valid points about violence against women, her rhetoric does not appeal to all audiences.

The taboo towards speaking out about the issue is implemented with the line “Rape is a coward hiding its face in the makeup of silence…grows best in the shadows of taboo” exploring the idea that the silence around the issue is perpetuating the continual of rape. This personification highlights the harm implemented on victims when rape is ignored, making the act of rape culture to worsen as perpetrators believe they can get away with

The author of this journal article is Holger Hoock is a professor in the history department at the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. The journal article that he wrote in 2015 was a discussion of the sexual violence and crimes committed by British soldiers to women during the American Revolutionary War. The purpose of reading and reviewing this journal article is to discuss that during woman’s rights were being violated during a time of a fight for freedom. But even after the war British law took the time to make sure that legal actions were taken by way of military codes and laws. Hoock uses the example of cases, incidents, laws, and codes that existed at the time to make it possible for justice to be served. To review and understand

Mandell argues that regardless of class, race, age, sexual orientation, woman are subject to male violence. Nothing can protect women in a patriarchal society. Violence against women ranges from verbal and physical abuse to sexual abuse, rape, pornography, battering and rape. (Mandell, Fifth Edition) Violence against woman is common and persistent. Thirty years ago, most forms of violence against women were hidden under a cloak of silence or acceptance. SOURCE Although, years later, it became apparent that violence against woman occurs on a massive scale; that no woman is immune. She emphasises that women are targets to be victimized. Men are socialised to objectify woman, legitimate aggression, and blame woman for their own victimization. ‘Where woman dominate, men have to resort to greater use of force to remain dominant’. (Mandell, Fifth Edition) They set the glass just high enough, so women cannot reach to break it, keeping the male in the dominate position.

When the war ended, most “comfort women” were simply abandoned. The “comfort women” have been hidden victims for over half a century. Having been victims of sexual violence, where a woman’s chastity is upheld as more important than life itself, many of these women have blamed themselves and kept their sufferings from family members and the community, fearing tainting of the family name.

Jacobs’ narrative is open and honest in its depiction of sexual harassment, describing the nature of the abuse and the tortured emotional state it leaves its victims in. Though the narrative tells of a girl’s life over one hundred and fifty years ago, it remains timely in its reminder that many suffering women do not have the ability to safely end the harassment they face every day, and yet, they continue to endure the consequential

Disgrace speaks of how rape is validated through mythic images of criminality that displaces the responsibility and preventing resolution in violence and victimization.

Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Ruined takes place at Mama Nadi’s brothel in the Congo where a civil war is being waged and coltan is the new gold being mined from the earth. Mama Nadi reluctantly takes Sophie and Salima into her establishment to work alongside Josephine as entertainment for miners and soldiers. Before coming to Mama Nadi’s, Sophie, Josephine, Salima all experienced rape. The word rape is so common in our society that it has lost its intensity and heinousness to a person who has not experienced it. Rape is a general term to describe what the women experienced but it does not give any hint to the struggle that comes after the event. For example, what it does to a person’s mind, the lasting scars on someone’s body, and how it can change a person’s personality. Many critics assume that rape is the tragedy in the play, but Nottage’s use of the word “ruined” emphasizes that the real tragedy is the consequences of those soldier’s actions on these women 's lives and how it affected their interactions with society.

“If [women are victims of abuse], her going to the authorities would… [be] a hindrance” (Sibley, A Powerful Look at “Girl”). Furthermore, women who didn’t submit to their husbands were often abused and when they would report the abuse many times were discriminated at the hands of the law as it was their fault for the abuse. As a result, women are not allowed to fight back, speak of their abuse, or seek help. Sibley focuses on the “[Ostracization] by one’s culture [and the] heavy effect” (Sibley) that the women of Antigua face and how throughout generations, women teach their daughters and granddaughters to keep their mouths shut and what is labeled as a “bad woman” (Sibley) and the submission into the patriarchal society as is just how things