Resisting Rape Culture

<p><em>Resisting Rape Culture</em> tackles controversial and harrowing rape myths prevalent in rape culture: namely that sex workers do not get raped and that they are deserving victims of sexual violence. Commonly sociocultural discourses depict sex workers as morally deficient and promiscuous having sex with multiple clients in exchange for payment. Consequently they are often considered deserving of rape sexual assault and other forms of abuse or as people who should expect to receive such treatment. In a way the Hebrew Bible contributes to such stigmatization of and discrimination against sex workers given first its authority and second its negative portrayals of prostitutes as outsiders. </p><p>This cutting-edge book describes the rape culture in Hong Kong focusing on how Hong Kong Christians interpret the Bible concerning prostitutes and in turn how this affects the treatment of sex workers. Arguably when interpretations malign the prostitutes in the Bible and do not critique how the Bible portrays these women we promote the stigmatization of sex workers and in doing so normalise and trivialise sexual discrimination abuse and violence ultimately promoting rape culture.</p>