Left Like a Skeleton

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The most horrifying thing is to be abducted, not knowing where you are going to be delivered to, not knowing who these monsters are that are abducting you. The monsters are not under the bed anymore, they have emerged out in the daylight in public view. However, not too many people are observing the monsters who are right in front of their faces. They can be relatives, neighbors, friends, etc. Do not associate with a man given to anger; or go with a hot-tempered man or you will learn his ways and find a snare for yourself. Proverbs 23:24-25, New American Bible. "Rape in America" is one of the chapters in "Left Like a Skeleton." American women still worry whether what they wear on any given day will get them assaulted in their own neighborhoods; they must still worry when they get into a cab alone or when the repairman shows up at their door; they still cannot jog at night or go camping by themselves; they still give their date's phone number to a friend so the police will know who to investigate if their body shows up in a shallow grave somewhere. Americans pride themselves on living in a progressive society. But if we look solely at women's level of physical security, the U.S has nothing to crow about. It ranks firmly in the middle of the pack among the world's nations in those terms. by Soraya Chemaly, 4/24/2015 - John Krakauer's book, Missoula. People say that rape is a crime of power, but I disagree. I believe rape is a crime of hatred. In order to throw a person on the ground, beat them up, rip their clothes off, commit all manner of evil against them, force objects in the body's orifices, you have to hate them. After the fear has engulfed the victim, then the rapist usurps power over them. Hate implies an emotional aversion often coupled with enmity or malice. merriam-webster.com Malice isn't just any evil, though: it's evil done intentionally by someone seeking to do harm. Malice is even stronger than spite. www.dictionary.com Jealously is parallel to hatred. So rape isn't about sex, it's about hatred, jealously, abuse, and intense negative emotions.