Calling sexual violence by its real name, not euphemisms like "taking advantage," changes how people respond. When you say "rape" instead of vague language, bystanders stop blaming the victim and feel obligated to act.
What's the difference whether I call that, that scene, taking advantage, or I call it sexual assault? The difference is how we all act when we hear the words. Watch the difference. If you're at a bar and somebody walks up to a group of people and says, hey, I'm not sure, I'm not positive, looks like Jesse might be trying to take advantage of Aaron. With those words, someone will fire back with this: then Aaron shouldn't be drinking that much. Timeout. Let me get this straight. You're blaming the person the crime is being committed against. committed on instead of the one who's intentionally setting up the crime. That's what happens when we don't call the crime what it is. Same bar or party, if I walked up to you or a group of friends and I said this instead, hey, I'm not sure, I'm not positive, but it looks like Jesse might be setting up Erin to be raped or sexually assaulted. Somebody said those words to you, almost every one of you would be like, what? Where? Because when we call it what it is, the crime it actually is, no one can deny their responsibility to do something.
