Is Rape In Maya Angelou's I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings?
A child would have never read Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings" because their school banned it for being too "sexually explicit", yet students learn the gruesome ways king Henry the VII killed his wives- divorced, beheaded, died, divorce, beheaded, survived. Society's lack of understanding rape culture properly demonstrates knowledge versus ignorance.
Schools tread lightly on the topic of rape. Every 107 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted- 44% of victims under 18. Victims of assault could be cut down by nearly half if students learn that rape is utterly unacceptable, yet schools choose not to because it insinuates that their students could all be potential rapists. Anyone has the ability to commit a sexual assault,
Schools tread lightly on the topic of rape. Every 107 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted- 44% of victims under 18. Victims of assault could be cut down by nearly half if students learn that rape is utterly unacceptable, yet schools choose not to because it insinuates that their students could all be potential rapists. Anyone has the ability to commit a sexual assault,