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We're in the middle of a national conversation about whether old rape allegations matter, with a non-trivial part of the country concluding they do not and arguing that the accused should face no consequences, regardless of whether the allegations are true. That's rape culture.
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That's not the definition I have heard at all. That's you backpedaling. When people use the term "rape culture," they apply it smear traditional masculine behaviors and institutions celebrating those behaviors. "Rapey fratty" is a frequent derivative. It's a piece of hyperbole which can be brandished broadly, but then when one is taken to task for using it, as I took you, redefined, as you have here, to mean something very narrow.
We both know you don't use that word with the very narrow meaning you now claim. You use it to signal that you're conversant in the terminology of people who like such McLanguage. There's a certain intellect that embraces these terms, and they use them to wink to one another. It's a similar intellect to that of the alt-right sorts and bigots who wink to one another using terms like "SJW," which is why I made that comparison.
It's "inside lingo," weaponized terminology, and your backpedaling doesn't withstand cursory scrutiny. To assert that "rape culture" defines only the people who refuse to believe old rape allegations or think there should be no consequences for them is to narrow term's use to very limited circumstances. The term "rape culture" is not so narrowly used, however, and you know it. It's used broadly, to suggest there's a male culture in which rape is okay, perhaps even viewed positively. Even among misogynists, that is but a sliver of men.
The term that is fair and correct is misogynist. "Rape Culture" is what you use when you want to ratchet up the indictment of misogynists -- when calling them sexists or woman haters isn't salacious enough. It's a dumb word. People sound silly and frivolous using it. If you wish to be taken seriously in these discussions, I suggest dropping it. If not, expect more of this.
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More specifically, we're in the middle of a conversation about how seriously to take a sworn statement literally about a group of young men who allegedly sought to use drugs and alcohol to take advantage of young men.
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I'd take it seriously as a heart attack. I'd listen to the stories on a case by case basis and decide if they sound true.
If a person thinks any woman in this Kavanaugh thing is lying or accusing for political gain, that does not make him or her part of "rape culture." It may make them wrong, deluded, brainwashed (or if that turned out to be the case, correct). These are very different indictments than accusing someone of being part of "rape culture."
