Perspectives on sexual assault
Artist’s description: -Broad strokes on bottom half represent people being strong, also happens to be the Mandarin (simplified) character for humans. -Mandarin character on the side represents a call for action / fighting for justice…
I think probably talking to someone close to them, like their best friend, or someone they often talk to, would help them to think about the case more; or it may help them reach out…
In the new policy, for people who have not much information and not much knowledge about the law and something […], what types of action should they report [as] sexual violence?
What if someone says something casually about sexuality, which in general, is not a serious thing. But still, the person on the other side is feeling a bit offended and registers a complaint. The respondent…
Participant 1: [The policy] is very important. We have to know how to protect ourselves as students. Participant 2: Because the statistics frighten us- one of the six females will be a victim. So it’s…
No matter your background, 90% of the time it’s assumed that the female has more power to go and say, “I’ve been sexually assaulted,” and they will have more help. I think it’s time to…
You shouldn’t blame the victim. You shouldn’t say, for example, “Oh, you were too drunk,” or, “You were dressing inappropriately.” You should always listen and understand what is consent. Never try to manipulate the whole…
Unfortunately, our culture sometimes has the tendency to blame the victim, blaming it on how they were dressed. Probably the biggest thing they say is, “You were dressing too inappropriately, so you were asking for…
I think sexual assault is something that needs to be a conversation held with different cultures, so you cannot sit here and say that a person who feels that they are, you know, being sexually…
I think the first person I would speak to [about this policy among older family members] would be my father. But to be honest, contrary to popular beliefs, I have had sex education back in…