Rape Awareness post 13

From this week’s readings I was shocked when I read  “Meet The Predators”, and found out that six out of seven rapes are committed by people the victims know. I think I was so shocked because it’s a lot easier to imagine a scary low life person raping someone rather than a person who you are familiar with who looks like a “normal” guy. I think it is a subject that more people need to be aware of. Women are more likely to have their guard up around a stranger or a sketchy person but if you are with an acquaintance or a friend of a friend you feel more comfortable. A rapist could be your brother’s friend or a guy you meet at the grocery store. It could be anyone and rape is a lot more common than you think. I think it should be talked about more in pop culture and it doesn’t get enough attention from the media. I feel like I here celebrities talking about saving the animals or anti-bullying (which are great things to talk about too) all the time, but never about rape statistics and the dangers of it. Maybe its because people are nervous to talk about such a sensitive subject? Or people forget about it. Non the less I think it is a very important issue that needs to be talked about a lot more in order to help people be aware and more cautious of the situations they are in.