"Framing The Rape Victim"

Mardorossian's book has multiple meanings, but it made me think about victimization, which is profoundly grounded in femininity. Therefore, victimization is framed as weak and passive. I also realized a common conception is that this was brought on by the person in question, and defined by the person's character as opposed to what they experienced. Even the word "victim" is problematic due to connotations of disapproval and distrust. Feminism is even subjected to ideological criticism of victimization, but not all women buy into feministic conventions (e.g. social gendering). I also think that  the victimization/agency binary should be more than just opposition of victimization and passivity because as Mardorossian (and Jeff's visual representation on the board in class Wednesday) demonstrates, "Rape is the model after which all sexual violence is created."

I also want to express my thoughts about Ariella's cultural object because I thought using a wallet was awesome and unique to facilitate discussion in regard to Mardorossian's book. She took an everyday physical object and connected it to class along with her own life experience, which I think demonstrates the overall point of the assignment. I understand her analogy as if someone takes your wallet and the cash in it, they have in a sense taken a part of you, which is how I think a person who has been raped feels…that a part of them has been taken and like cash, you cannot get it back.