00:00 If you think rape culture is not a thing, you should take a look at some of today's
00:03 trending stories.
00:04 You probably remember Brock Turner, the former Stanford student who was famously only sentenced
00:09 to 6 months for raping an unconscious girl.
00:11 Well, after serving only half his sentence, 3 months, he is walking the streets again.
00:17 Thankfully, he will also have to register as a sex offender in Ohio where his parents
00:21 live and where he's probably going to be living for a while.
00:24 But naturally, many people on social media are pretty miffed about the news.
00:29 JT Donahue, Brock Turner and his case represent the way our judicial system intentionally
00:34 dismisses and disrespects sexual assault survivors.
00:36 Paula Pell, if Brock Turner wasn't a young white college athlete, the judge wouldn't
00:40 have worried about his future, raped an unconscious woman, 3 months.
00:45 Unfortunately, that is not the only sexual assault story that is in the headlines today.
00:49 Director and actor Nate Parker was accused of rape in 1999 but was subsequently acquitted.
00:54 But that story is getting more public attention as of late because his movie Birth of a Nation
00:58 is starting to generate some Oscar buzz.
01:00 Gabrielle Union, who stars in the film, published an op-ed about her own experience with rape.
01:05 She writes, "As important and groundbreaking as this film is, I cannot take these allegations
01:10 lightly."
01:11 We recommend you read the entire article because it is fantastic.
01:14 So we're going to link it below.
01:16 For more trends like this, you can go to whatstrending.com.
