We all know of, or can name, someone that has been accused of rape, whether it be a celebrity or someone you may know personally. On college campuses rape has been an ongoing discussion, especially when there is drinking involved.
In September of 2014, California adopted the “yes means yes” law in an effort to diminish sexual assault allegations. This law was the first in the nation to actually have a clear definition of when people agree to have sex. This touches on how universities handle rape and sexual assault accusations. Its main focus is on how to handle consent when someone is sleeping or has drugs or alcohol in their system.
When we look at this topic, we need to look at it the center. Most people say only girls can be raped, but that is false. People of any gender can be raped. Even though the most common situation is a man raping a woman, it is possible for a woman to rape a man. Guys should be allowed to call rape if that is the scenario, but our society does not believe that.
It is simple: no means no and yes means yes and if that is broken and sex is forced by an individual, it will be considered rape or sexual assault. It is not fair that a girl claims she was raped because she was drunk. Yes we all do stupid things when we are drunk, but it is no reason to call it rape because most of the time when people (mostly college kids) are drunk they tend to want to have sex. It is life people! Why has a one-night stand now become a rape scandal?
I do not see the point in having drunk sex because most of the time you will not remember it and it is supposed to be something memorable with the one you love.
I think all in all people should just have fun with their friends and not worry about getting a boy/girl to have sex with them. Most likely, nothing good will come out of it.
