Women in Liberia

The presentation given on Liberia was very informative since I had no real knowledge on the war in Liberia before this presentation I definitely learned a lot. I had no idea how vital women were in bringing peace to Liberia. I was excited to learn about this topic and it will something I bring up around the dinner table when I finally get home. How the women were able to become such an impact and continue to be an impact in Liberia. The fact that the women are still involved in peace efforts really speaks in  volumes to me.

I think it was hard for a lot of us to join in on the discussion part since it is outside of the states. I feel some of us have blinders on to other countries since it does not effect us tremendously. I know that I am guilty of it! It is a shame how uneducated on such matters we can be, but this topic really sparked an interest in me.

Rape Culture

The rape culture group did a great job on Thursday facilitating discussion on a very sensitive subject. The subject of rape is not talked about often. It is such a sensitive subject to many because of how commonly it occurs. Most times women do not feel like law enforcers will believe their stories, since it is such a complex type of crime. Clearly rape victims come in all shapes, sizes, genders, and races but they should all be treated equally.  I do not agree with the argument brought up at the of class that seemed to be kind of controversial. Not all women are going to go directly to the police or hospital after being raped, and to say that they are in the wrong for not doing so I find to be absurd. First of all, not all women are educated enough to do so. Secondly, as a women, that is not how our brains work. We would want to wash away every trace of violation and disgustingness. And finally you can't say how you would or would not react if it happened to you. No one ever knows what they would do in this situation so, just keep that in mind.