This text was written about a Reddit
thread explaining the rapists’ point of view. Katie J.M. Baker wrote the
article. Baker has written many articles on jezebel.com. She is also a national
reporter for BuzzFeed and is stationed in New York.
The article discusses how rapists do
occasionally feel remorse, as well as cite statistics that say most victims
know their sexual abusers. The audience is the general public, as most people
are familiar with the problem of rape in our society. The context of this piece
is the growing feminist movement. More people are beginning to speak up against
rape, using outlets such as twitter’s #YesAllWomen.
Baker uses juxtaposition to compare
how some rapists do not care about their victims, while others do feel remorse
and even understand that their victims do not want what is being forced upon
them. This shows readers that #NotAllMen are bad guys, and that some people
will show compassion. The article also reminds readers how not all rapists are
men, and women can also rape.
The author’s purpose was to suggest
that we stop assuming that “boys will be boys,” and that it is okay to
hyper-sexualize people. Bake reminds people that rape culture is a real and
prominent issue in society. Her purpose was a little bit fuzzy, as there were
times where it felt like she was sympathizing with the rapists. Because of
this, I would argue that her purpose was not crystal clear or fully achieved.
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