Rape Culture Within The Culture | S2Epi008

An episode of the Shades of Strong® Podcast | From “Strong Black Woman” to Supported Black Woman podcast, hosted by Shirl | Shaddes of Strong, titled "Rape Culture Within The Culture | S2Epi008" was published on July 15, 2019 and runs 51 minutes.

July 15, 2019 ·51m · Shades of Strong® Podcast | From “Strong Black Woman” to Supported Black Woman

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Episode Description

Rape Culture Within The Culture | The Silent Cries of Strong Black Girls

Disclaimer: This episode is about sexual violence and may be a trigger for some. Please proceed with caution.

Rape culture is not a group of people who are actively or openly promoting rape — that’s not to imply that that kind of thing doesn’t happen, but what we’re talking about in this episode is every day cultural practices in which sexual violence is treated as the norm and victims are blamed for their own assault and how “the culture” contributes to this kind of behavior.

Some of the practices/behavior we talked about in this episode are:

“What happens in this house stays in this house”
Telling women that they we’re dressed inappropriately
Victim blaming
Not having conversations with our sons (at a young age) about their responsibility for how they treat women
Giving the penis and vagina “cute” names
Publicly defending celebrities while accusing victims of wanting to destroy their careers
No means no even within the confines of a relationship
S and M/Sexual fantasies

Listed below are some resources for anyone who has been a victim of sexual violence &/or for those who need help having the tough conversations and asking the hard questions.

Organization	Phone Number	Description
Stop It Now!	1-888-PREVENT (773-8368)	Educational resource on watching for signs of child abuse, what to do if you suspect it, and ways to report it
New Hope Now	714-NEW-HOPE (639-4673)	Christian based counseling services
RAINN	1-800-656-HOPE (4673)	Immediate crisis help and information about recovery and prosecution from the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
Safe Horizon	1-866-621-HOPE (4673)	24 hour hotline for many kinds of abuse
Kristin Brooks Hope Center	1-800-SUICIDE	Non-profit with focus on suicide counseling and awareness
Covenant House	1-800-999-9999	Free and confidential counseling, available 4:00pm-8:00pm, 7 days a week
Suicide Prevention Hotline	1-800-273-TALK (8255)	National suicide prevention lifeline
Childhelp	1-800-4-A-CHILD (422-4453)	National child abuse hotline

This episode is one of many conversations we need to normalize in African American familes. Our Children’s lives depend on it.

Tune in now to see how you can your family’s dynamic by being bold enough, courageous to have the hard conversations.

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