If she is fighting you at the time and crying? Definitely.I think you folks are stretching the definition of "Rape" with your examples. Does kissing a woman equate to sexual assault?
Sadly, they are so common that many people just don't see them any more. You can't see any crime drama without seeing a rape reported (or indeed depicted.)Also, if you are actually watching that much media that involves sexual assault, you just might have a problem. As casual viewer with over a half century of experience watching popular entertainment, I've seen maybe four or five depictions of sexual assault in the movies or on television.
Right. Most people don't.In music, as a teenager, there was one Ted Nugent recording that I recall that seemed to glorify sexual assault: "Strangle Hold" Nonetheless, we didn't form rape gangs and take to the streets after listening to the music.
They sorta do. The Simpsons, as dumb as it often is, is part of our culture. So is fast food, because it's commonplace. So are cars. So are traffic jams. So, sadly, is rape.I would also like to remind you that popular media also presents other depictions of other less savory topics. That still does not define us as a culture.
"Built" around it? Agreed; it's not built around rape (just as it isn't built around any one concept.)Well certainly rape exists, but I don't believe there is a culture built around it.
Is it a part of our culture? The awareness that women being raped is a common - and indeed even likely under some conditions - outcome for women who are alone? Almost certainly. Teen girls get lectures about getting into a car alone with a boy, or going somewhere with a stranger, lectures that teen boys almost never get. This isn't because of some conspiracy to make girls afraid. It's because parents are part of this culture as well, and in this culture, the threat of rape is very real.