International Journal of Cultural and Religious Studies

International Journal of Cultural and Religious Studies

“The Girl Who Cried Rape”: An Assessment of Rape Myths in the Moroccan Sociocultural Context

Yazarlar: Lina Aissa

Cilt 1 , Sayı 1 , 2021 , Sayfalar 08-18

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Rape,Assault,Sexual violence,Rape myths,Trauma,Psychological harm,Emotional harm,Victim-blaming

Özet: Empirical studies have unequivocally and consistently shown that rape myths are integral to the aetiology of sexual coercion and aggression. The present article reviews the literature on rape myth acceptance as an important risk factor in the sexual victimization of women and a precursor for a hostile social attitude towards victims of rape. Through the examination of the verbal reactions of the Moroccan public to the case of rape and torture of Khadija “the tattoo girl” (fata:t lwaʃm) on YouTube, it attempts to assess and debunk specific examples of rape myths present in the Moroccan sociocultural context. Discussion focuses on the social perception of female victims of sexual violence and the measurement and evaluation of its physical and psychological impact on them. Victims' emotional responses and psychic trauma constitute an important part of this discussion. Findings suggest the existence of immanently cultural rape myths, such as “the myth of the willing victim”, “it is impossible to rape a resisting woman”, and “women are prone to make false allegations”, along with deleterious victim-blaming cultural stereotypes, such as “she was asking for it”. Another noteworthy finding this paper presents is the social requirement of conspicuous "psychological/emotional harm" to legitimize the status of the victim.


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@article{2021, title={“The Girl Who Cried Rape”: An Assessment of Rape Myths in the Moroccan Sociocultural Context}, volume={1}, number={08–18}, publisher={International Journal of Cultural and Religious Studies}, author={Lina Aissa}, year={2021} }
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Lina Aissa. (2021). “The Girl Who Cried Rape”: An Assessment of Rape Myths in the Moroccan Sociocultural Context (Vol. 1). Vol. 1. International Journal of Cultural and Religious Studies.
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Lina Aissa. “The Girl Who Cried Rape”: An Assessment of Rape Myths in the Moroccan Sociocultural Context. no. 08–18, International Journal of Cultural and Religious Studies, 2021.