Standford.

You would have to be living under a rock, never turn on a television or look at a computer screen if you have not heard, read about, or had a conversation about the Stanford Rape Case, but for those who may not know what is going on, let me break it down for you.

Stanford swimmer, Brock Turner, raped an unconscious women. Turner then was found guilty. The judge then decided to give Turner only a 6 month sentence because "A prison sentence would have a severe impact on him." Then continued to say that he doesn't think he will be a danger to others.

I understand that this case has brought tons of controversy and different opinions to the table. These opinions including morality, values, greek life, and most of all rape and the severity of situations involved with the cruel action.

I am very upset about the outcome of this situation and mortified that this is something that is having to constantly be discussed in today's society, but I believe it has shocked America. I believe it has shocked America for the good.

Rape Culture can be defined as the way society blames victims for sexual assault, which in turns normalizes male sexual violence.

Since this case has hit the presses everywhere,Im sure you have noticed people left and right showing their support for the victim, which is what should be done always.

This should not be a one time ordeal. This should not be because Brock Turner did not receive the sentence he should have. This should not be because of anything else other than supporting all rape and sexual assault victims everywhere and at all times. Cases like these, where people believe that the rapist's life could be effected more than the victims, is what keeps innocent victims that people may know nothing about quiet.

America needs to realize what they are showing society and how they are treating the helpless.

For example in the trial, the victim who has decided to remain nameless throughout this case were asked questions that had no sort of relevancy but than to poke through her personal life in hopes of somehow being able to prove Turner's innocence. This is the excerpt from her letter to her assault ant.

"Instead of taking time to heal, I was taking time to recall the night in excruciating detail, in order to prepare for the attorney’s questions that would be invasive, aggressive, and designed to steer me off course, to contradict myself, my sister, phrased in ways to manipulate my answers. Instead of his attorney saying, Did you notice any abrasions? He said, You didn’t notice any abrasions, right? This was a game of strategy, as if I could be tricked out of my own worth. The sexual assault had been so clear, but instead, here I was at the trial, answering questions like:How old are you? How much do you weigh? What did you eat that day? Well what did you have for dinner? Who made dinner? Did you drink with dinner? No, not even water? When did you drink? How much did you drink? What container did you drink out of? Who gave you the drink? How much do you usually drink? Who dropped you off at this party? At what time? But where exactly? What were you wearing? Why were you going to this party? What’ d you do when you got there? Are you sure you did that? But what time did you do that? What does this text mean? Who were you texting? When did you urinate? Where did you urinate? With whom did you urinate outside? Was your phone on silent when your sister called? Do you remember silencing it? Really because on page 53 I’d like to point out that you said it was set to ring. Did you drink in college? You said you were a party animal? How many times did you black out? Did you party at frats? Are you serious with your boyfriend? Are you sexually active with him? When did you start dating? Would you ever cheat? Do you have a history of cheating? What do you mean when you said you wanted to reward him? Do you remember what time you woke up? Were you wearing your cardigan? What color was your cardigan? Do you remember any more from that night? No? Okay, well, we’ll let Brock fill it in."

You can only imagine what this strong women was going through and what she must have felt having a court room pry her life open as such and then go on to use Brock Turner's life and the fact he is a "good swimmer" and a "good kid" as his alibi.

If Brock Turner was truly a good kid like he was said to be and was truly proven guilty, then I believe that he should have been a man, accepted his mistakes and tried to make things right. He should have never let his father speak about the fact of him paying "a big price" for "20 minutes of action." When words that hurtful come out of someones mouth about something as tragic and life changing as an assault - you begin to show the world that you have no morals, you have no values and you are NOT a good person.

But what I believe we can all gather from this is that it is time for us, as citizens of the United States, to come forward and be the change we want to see in the world. We are the ones who will be able to support these victims, even if we may not know their names. I believe the strong Stanford victim said it beautifully when she discussed why she decided to remain nameless.

"I remain anonymous, yes to protect my identity.

But it is also a statement, that all of these people are fighting for someone they don’t know.

That’s the beauty of it. I don’t need labels, categories to prove I am worthy of respect, to prove that I should be listened to.

I am coming out to you as simply a woman wanting to be heard. Yes there is plenty more I’d like to tell you about me.

For now I am every woman."

America, now it is our turn to stand up against rape culture and support all the men and women going through their own journey with assault by showing them they are not alone and that they are so loved.