Yesterday, I caught the tail end of a documentary about corrective rape, the rape of lesbian women by men in an effort to make them straight, on ESPN of all places. Not only was this documentary informative; but, as a former film student, I thought the piece as a whole was beautifully done. With all of the freedoms that we as American citizens have fought for since the very beginning of our country, it is interesting to watch how we choose to deal with our own human rights and civil liberties as well as the civil liberties of others. As a melting pot of cultures, America is ever-changing. But, let us not get so wrapped up in the things that we want that we forget that there are much bigger battles to be fought around the world. One would think that it is a natural right not to be raped; however Jeremy Schaap provides us with a thought provoking look at a beautiful culture that allows ugly injustices. I believe no matter how beautiful a culture can be every culture has ugly injustices that another culture would deem a basic right.
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