"I often get asked what the phrase “rape culture” means. And while, honestly, the answer is no further away than wikipedia, it’s sometimes easier to grasp a concept by observing it in the wild. When men make choices about what women do with their sexuality, that strengthens the idea that men can control women’s bodies. That’s rape culture. When people in power refuse to take women’s rape charges seriously, it means there are no consequences for rapists, which makes them more free to rape. When authorities use their power to deliberately silence rape victims instead of helping them find justice, it not only leaves rapists free but intimidates other victims from coming forward. When our media won’t talk about rape, people think it doesn’t happen, and the rapists face no consequences." What is rape culture.