#Sublime date rape full#

Even with all of societyвЂ™s problems, weвЂ™ve made a lot of progress in the past few decades, starting a national conversation about rape and rape culture. There is no doubt in my mind that the rapist would find his actions much less permittable in 2016 than in 1991. This is where we circle back to вЂњDate Rape,вЂќ which was, coincidentally, written 25 years ago - meaning the fictional rapist in the song would be released some time this year. We donвЂ™t want to shame the accusers, but we also donвЂ™t want to prematurely execute the suspects, who are - even if public opinion says otherwise - innocent until proven guilty.

Still, we must handle every rape case delicately. ( The Washington Post ran a story fact-checking a viral graphic that contained some RAINN statistics.

They want to bring awareness to the subject, and certain statistics might be skewed to better represent their positions. Now, to be fair, I have to mention the bias of organizations like RAINN. The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) reports that less than half of rapes even get filed, and only 3% of accused rapists end up spending even a single day in prison. I use the word вЂњidealisticвЂќ because of how rarely rape cases actually result in convictions.

#Sublime date rape full#

The rapist accuses вЂњ that little slutвЂќ of lying, but the judge knows the defendant is вЂњ full of shitвЂќ and sentences him to 25 years in prison. The rapist drops the victim back at the bar, and she throws a rock at his head, leaving a вЂњ big scar.вЂќ Then, she hires an attorney, reports the rape, and takes her assaulter to court. While the truth in the first half of the song is obvious, the next part of the story takes a turn for the idealistic. Many women do go out to bars and drink, and some men - however few you want to argue - do take advantage of them. Sadly, this part of the song is entrenched in reality. We donвЂ™t have the details on what exactly happened, and all we know is вЂњ She didnвЂ™t want to. Perhaps he overpowered her, or she was too intoxicated to fight back, or she was just too afraid to do anything. As the song goes, вЂњ ThatвЂ™s when things got out of control.вЂќ He has sex with the woman, despite the lack of consent and her continued insistence on leaving. The man makes a move on his passenger, and she refuses.

The man takes the girl to an unnamed location, and what occurs at this location sets the stage for the rest of the song. Although itвЂ™s not explicitly stated in the song, it is safe to assume the woman becomes reasonably inebriated - judging by how вЂњ one drink into three or fourвЂ¦вЂќ and the woman willingly leaves the bar with her new вЂњfriend.вЂќ The story of the song is simple: A woman goes to a bar by herself, and then a mysterious man enters the bar and starts buying her drinks. Regardless of your feelings of the band or genre of music, I think we can all commend SublimeвЂ™s admirable effort of shunning rape culture - a culture that had little opposition in the early 90s.