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rape culture

Today it means: A culture, environment or society where rape or other forms of sexual assault are common, and in which social attitudes or practices work to trivialize sexual violence, make rape seem normal, or shift responsibility from rapists to rape victims. Full definition →

First used 20th c.

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rape culture · noun¹

From rape (“non-consensual sex”) + culture.

rape culture · noun²

From rape (“Brassica rapa plant”) + culture.

First known use, by meaning

from 20th c. A culture, environment or society where rape or other forms of sexual assault are common, and in which social attitudes or practices work to trivialize sexual violence, make rape seem normal, or shift responsibility from rapists to rape victims.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.