Every 45 seconds a woman is raped
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Our sexist culture allows no escape
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The is violent crime is far from obscurity
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When the rate of victims is one in three
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Society conditions men to be rapists
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And our indifference perpetuates it
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With derogatory language that tends to dehumanize
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Making it easier for men to victimize
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And the pornographic images that help portray
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Women as legitimate sexual prey
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When sexism is embedded in our judicial system
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It's no surprise why the courts won't listen
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And the role of attacker and survivor become distorted
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So the majority of rapes are never reported
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The threat of rape is always there
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It's like a poison that saturates the air
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A society stricken by a cancerous disease
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Where men know they can do as they please
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You tell me the punishment for rape
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You tell me how much jail time it will take
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When one out of three women will be raped
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You tell me what it's going to fucking take
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Do you see me in my low cut shirt
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Or high heel shoes or a miniskirt
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Woman is the victim you desire
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You say you can't resist your predatory fire
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You tell me why I stand guilty and accused
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You tell me when I'm beaten an abused
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When it's my body that's been raped and defiled
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You tell me why I'm the one on trial
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Defense attorney?: Do you know the man who "allegedly" attacked you?
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Victim?: Yes I know the man who raped me.
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Defense attorney?: And isn't this man a friend of yours?
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Victim?: Well I thought he was a friend of mine.
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Defense attorney?: And were you drinking that night he 'allegedly" attacked you?
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Victim?: I had a drink or two but is that a crime?
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Defense attorney?: I'll ask the questions if you don't mind!
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-What were you wearing: How did you act?
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Victim?: My wardrobe isn't an invitation for a man to attack.
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-I didn't act in any way to bring this on. Why am I on trail? What did I do wrong?
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Defense attorney?: Could you tell the jury why you let this happen?
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Victim?: I was in shock. I couldn't stop him.
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Defense attorney?: You claim that you were raped but how do we know?
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Victim?: I said no, I said no, no, no!
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Defense attorney?: Isn't it true you're just a woman scorned?
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Victim?: I'm a woman who's been raped and torn.
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Defense attorney?: Your honor, I demand that this case be dismissed,
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-it all comes down to her word against his!
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I may not have bruises all over my body
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I may have been drinking at the party
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But when I went to his room I never would have guessed
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That he would force my no to mean a yes
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You tell me why I'm guilty of this crime
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You tell me why the responsibility is mine
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When women suffer a second rape during trial
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Courts help rapists to violate and defile
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The Second Rape
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Aus-Rotten |