She reminds us that the only person ever to blame for sexual assault is the perpetrator. Harding dispels the myths about who is responsible for rape. It is hard to understand, Harding explains, how widespread and pervasive sexual assault is if we don’t have a clear grasp of who’s committing the crime. Too often, we imagine rapists as abstract monsters, when the reality is that they look just like the rest of us. We cannot tackle the problem of sexual assault and sexual violence if we don’t understand that rape is a crime committed by the people around us, not hypothetical criminals. In Asking for It, Harding explores who rapists are. She is the author of many nonfiction books, however, she is best known for Asking for It. Harding, studying for a PhD at Bath Spa University, actively contributes to numerous feminist and body-positive publications. Critics praise the book for being culturally relevant and for defining rape culture clearly and succinctly. Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do about It (2014), a gender studies book by Kate Harding, examines the problems of rape and sexual assault in our society, and what we can do to tackle these issues.
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