Take action against sexual violence
Equality Now has just issued Women’s Action 33.1 Japan: Rape simulator games and the normalization of sexual violence. The Action focuses on the rape simulator game RapeLay, which is produced and sold in Japan, including through Amazon Japan. The aim of RapeLay is for the player to manipulate the game in order to simulate raping a woman and her two school-aged daughters, one of whom appears to be a young child. Equality Now is calling for the withdrawal from sale in Japan of all games that involve rape, stalking or other forms of sexual violence against women and girls. The Action also urges the Japanese government to take effective measures to overcome negative stereotypical sex-discriminatory attitudes and practices that hinder women’s equality.
For Women’s Action 33.1 please click on the following link:
http://equalitynow.org/english/actions/action_3301_en.html
We hope that you will support this and our other Women’s Action campaigns.
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I just can’t believe it and I’m disgusted about this. May I propose Women’s Action 33.1 should also configure an online petition, which is much more rapid to sign to (www.petitiononline.com).
Disgusting, really.
Comment by ben4630 — May 9, 2009 @ 6:55 am
I don’t know how this can be legal, but I’m glad you are helping to raise awareness about this. I second the idea for a petition. I think that violence towards women exists partially because cultures reinforce sexual stereotypes in media which is then internalized by young men. I’m just baffled by how blatant and inappropriate this is.
Comment by Dylan — June 7, 2009 @ 2:48 am