Date Rape and the Media by Jennifer Green With the rise of feminism in the last few decades, there has been a newfound sexual freedom among both men and women. However, this freedom is costly, forcing those involved in any sexual relationship to have definite boundaries. On occasion, misread signals between two people can result in a situation known as date rape. Date rape, also referred to as acquaintance rape, can be defined as a …showed first 75 words of 985 total…

…showed last 75 words of 985 total…a defining factor. In the prevention of such a situation we need to learn to communicate better to eliminate the "mixed signals" and find options to defend ourselves. Through the education of the individual sexes, the occurrence of date rape can be minimized. It can not be left to the man or woman to avoid raping or being raped. It takes awareness, knowledge and cooperation to make an impact in erasing a date rape situation.