Rape Culture!
The policies that have allowed one to be imported?
It is often claimed by many feminists that there exists a rape culture in western nations. This claim is often disputed by those on the authentic right. Normally because the claim of rape culture is often unfounded. In Western nations rape is illegal and normally leads to the perpetrator being imprisoned. Rape as a crime has been an extremely serious offence for one to commit in almost every civilisation that has ever existed. At least raping of ingroup women has been severely punished. The Spartans and other similar cultures have tolerated, if not encouraged rape of outgroup peoples, while also practising pederasty with young boys being trained for war. The reasoning being that it toughens them and them more able to deal with the challenges of war
For the most part civilised peoples have not tolerated rape within their civilisation. The myth of the rape of Lucretia and the political fallout which followed this sex attack shows that the Romans and other civilised people did not in fact tolerate rape within an in group. With the expansion of Christianity, rape towards out groups was also prohibited. This does not mean there was not instances of soldiers raping enemy noncombatants, but it was considerably rarer after the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Though the authentic right is correct in pointing out that within Western civilisation there is not and likely never was a rape culture, the authentic right, in making arguments of this nature fails to understand the feminine concerns that have led to the perception of rape culture. It’s quite unproductive dialogue for the feminists to say there exists a rape culture and the authentic right to say that there isn’t. Dialogue at this stage almost seems like a childish pantomime that one would take their children to watch a Christmas time. A more productive dialogue would include listening to the claims of feminists no matter how ridiculous they are. Active listening does not necessarily mean agreeing with claims that are being made. Although it allows a deeper understanding of claims and why they are made. The perception of rape culture held by feminists seems to come from two places.
Firstly, the sexual revolution. Ever since society moved away from Marital relations with high family involvement, the happiness of women has been declining, especially their sexual satisfaction. It has been suggested by religious conservatives that the sexual liberation of women is in fact bad for them. This claim is currently supported by a self-styled reactionary feminist movement. Encouraging women to engage in sexual practices that previously were only open to men at the top of society has caused women to have traumatic sex lives often devoid of a loving relationship. Traumatic sex lives can often lead women to feel violated. Naturally creating the perception of rape culture within society.
Secondly mass immigration over the past 30 years has led to an influx of people from the third World. These people often ghettoise and see the native population as a detestable outgroup. These ghettoised communities often become crime blackspots, whilst also engaging in crime outside of those communities. These ethnic minority communities throughout the Western world have increased exponentially over the past 30 years. Since 1997 immigration into the UK went from the tens of thousands into the hundreds of thousands. Now in 2023 reaching into the millions. In most Western countries ethnic minorities have been given legal privileges. The most relevant type of privileges that these minorities have received in the UK. As it relates to so called rape culture would be equitable policing. Equitable policing is normally described as policing that structured to redress prior social wrongs. Policing of this nature normally considers ethnicity and other social factors when policing and communities. This inevitably leads to what are often called BAME communities being policed less. Policing of this kind is often damaging because foreign communities commit disproportionate amount of crime.
The legal basis for this type of policing can be traced back to the Macpherson report following the murder of Stephen Lawrence. Following this report, it was decided that the police were institutionally racist1. Legislation was passed giving the police a duty to ensure equality of opportunity to all races as part of the race relations act2. In a practical sense this meant that the police could not police certain communities in line with crime committed. Over policing is often defined as policing that leads to disproportionate outcomes for groups. This type of policing ignores the fact that different groups commit different amounts and types of crime3. Over time the amendment to the race relations act was repealed by the equality act. Which simply broadened the police’s duty to include other groups such as sex and gender identity4. Policing designed to ensure equality of opportunity for groups means that those groups cannot be policed in a way that is disproportionate their population. This has led to increased crime rates and a reduction in the number of reported crimes being solved. This increase in crime and reduction of convictions proportionate to crimes reported can be seen across most crime categories from rape to petty theft. So, it is not unreasonable for feminists to feel that there is in fact a rape culture. Laws have been enacted that in some instances can allow rapists to get away with it.
In the college of policing, in its Police Race Action Plan, to this day makes clear that policing with disproportionate outcomes, often called over policing, should not be engaged in and officers should take active steps to prevent policing of this kind5. In practice this means that certain groups will be allowed to commit more crime than others to prop up the failed idea of equality. It is unclear as to the extent to which these policies affect rape and sexual offences. However, in 2021 Yorkshire police used legislation designed for dealing with antisocial behaviour to not charge over 800 sex offenders including five child rapists6. It’s unclear what relationship this decision had with equitable policing. Although the correlation would suggest that the public sector equality duty had a hand in this decision. It is possible maybe even likely that similar decisions to the above-mentioned have been made but simply have not attracted press attention. In addition, as part of the college of policing Police Race Action Plan has guidance that suggests that BAME officers should have special treatment in disciplinary action7. It is suggested in the guidance that this measure is designed to stop unconscious bias and racism from disproportionately affecting BAME police officers. However, it is clear to see that policies of this nature simply have the effect of lowering behaviour standards in the police for BAME officers.
It’s unclear to what extent equity-based policing is contributing towards a declining number of successful rape convictions relative to the number of rapes being reported. Establishing this would take an extraordinary amount of time. Likely a full investigation taking years would be necessary to understand the effects of equity-based policing on crime-fighting.
The feminist perception of rape culture does not seem unreasonable when it is understood in the context of Britain and other western countries at present. Lowering standards in the police to admit ethnic minorities has led to rapists and other sex offenders getting off. Whilst laws that require the police to turn a blind eye to crimes committed by certain people would logically explain the perception of rape culture which is often based on anecdotal evidence from individual women. The current perception of rape culture is normally focused on institutional misogyny and toxic masculinity. Understanding rape culture in this way has led to legislation being passed that makes it more difficult for respondents in rape trials to submit evidence. This understanding of rape culture ignores genuine material issues that will be significant contributing factors in it. Aside from the lowering of standards in the police and equitable policing. The judiciary has been so under resourced especially in a criminal context. Meaning that to bring about successful prosecutions has been extremely difficult. It is a completely respectable concern for feminists to have. That excessive waiting times lead to alleged victims withdrawing rape complaint. However, the solution to this is to give the judiciary more resources so trials can happen more quickly. Whilst getting rid of equity-based policing and lower standards for minorities.
The reason why the above concerns are hardly mentioned by feminists is that to do so would likely lead to feminists being cancelled. In the early 2000s the BNP did discuss the lowering of police standards and the police turning a blind eye to crime especially rape. Feminists would have to, in some instances, agree with people they perceive to be neo-Nazis. In the rare event feminists will do this they are normally cancelled from public dialogue. Whilst conversations as to adequate funding of the judiciary are rarely promoted because it is not emotive. Meaning that conversations of this nature get less public attention whilst also allowing governments to fail without consequence. Taking advantage of the feminist friend-enemy distinction towards men means that a rape culture can be imported mostly without objection. Mostly because the toxic cocktail of austerity and equity-based policing made in 2010 is not recognised as what it is.
Macpherson W. (1999). The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry [internet]. [Accessed May 2022]
Race Relations act [2000]
Tackling Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: 2020 Update Pars 161,162,163,166, 168
Equity act [2010] s (149)
Police Race Action Plan,2023, College of policing, page 28
“Police let off 870 sex offenders including five child rapists without punishment or a criminal record 'because they said sorry'” JACOB THORBURN FOR MAILONLINE, Daily Mail, (17,04,2022)