Why is “Rape Culture” normalised in Thai society | This is Thailand

Thaiger VideoFriday, April 29, 2022
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Thai society has a real problem. Sexual assault and harassment is very common in Thailand. Although there are serious campaigns, social movements or increased legal penalties regarding this crimes. The number of cases of sexual assault or harassment never tends to reduce. Thai society has a problem with Rape culture and Victim Blaming. Today we will try to find out why and look at some of the changes people are trying to make against this way of thinking.

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Recent comments:
Shade_Wilder
2022-04-29 17:35
The answer is twofold and quite simple; in Thailand there are very few consequences for bad behaviour and there are very few women in positions of power and respect to act as role-models. What would occur if a scion…
Fanta
2022-04-29 17:44
I used to watch Thai TV series a few years back. The stereotypes were telling. The white skinned well to do’s, the brown skinned hired help, the dutiful daughter and the naughty but forgivable son occasionally date raping women who…
koute
2022-04-30 06:55
14 hours ago, Ramanathan.P said: Just educate the children, especially girls to say "No" and fight back for their honor from a young age. Only creating awareness and alertness from a young age will protect them. Further it is also…
Soidog
2022-04-30 07:58
Rape is a vile and cowardly act by men. No real decent man with any morals would even get close to it. As some have already said, it starts with education and the parents have a significant role in…
HolyCowCm
2022-04-30 11:16
Well rape is going farther than just with women here and has been for ever. How about all the big shots and their pocket books and brown envelopes and exactly where they got rich from. Forced slave labor, over fishing,…
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