There is noreason for avictim not toreport beingraped to lawenforcementIf a person isaroused s/he isassaulted, thenit is not reallysexual assault.Victims provokesexual assaultswhen they dressprovocatively oract in apromiscuousmanner.A rapesurvivor willbe battered,bruised, andhysterical.It’s only rapeif the victimputs up afight andresists.Most sexualassaults areinterracial.Sexual assault isoften the result ofmiscommunicationor a mistake.People whocommit sexualassaults arementally ill,abnormalperverts.Victims whodo not fightback have notbeen sexuallyassaulted.Most sexualassaultsoccurbetweenstrangers.Sexualassault won’thappen to meor to anyone Iknow.Sexualviolence onlyimpactsurbancommunities.“If you wouldn’thave beendrinking, youwouldn’t havebeen sexuallyassaulted.”Sexual assaultsonly occur indark alleys andisolated areas.Serialrapists areuncommon.Sexual assault isprovoked by thevictim’s actions,behaviors, or bythe way theydress.Rape can be avoidedif people avoid darkalleys or other“dangerous” placeswhere strangersmight be hiding orlurking.Most sexualassaults arecommitted bystrangers. It’s notrape if the peopleinvolved knew eachother.Whenwomen sayno, theyreally meanyes.Victims causethe violencethat hashappened tothemIt’s not sexualassault if ithappens afterdrinking ortaking drugs.Womenfalsely accusemen of sexualassault or “cryrape.”If a person goes tosomeone’s room, house, orgoes to a bar, he/sheassumes the risk of sexualassault. If somethinghappens later, he/she can’tclaim that he/she wasraped or sexually assaultedbecause he/she shouldhave known not to go tothosMencannot besexuallyassaulted.There is noreason for avictim not toreport beingraped to lawenforcementIf a person isaroused s/he isassaulted, thenit is not reallysexual assault.Victims provokesexual assaultswhen they dressprovocatively oract in apromiscuousmanner.A rapesurvivor willbe battered,bruised, andhysterical.It’s only rapeif the victimputs up afight andresists.Most sexualassaults areinterracial.Sexual assault isoften the result ofmiscommunicationor a mistake.People whocommit sexualassaults arementally ill,abnormalperverts.Victims whodo not fightback have notbeen sexuallyassaulted.Most sexualassaultsoccurbetweenstrangers.Sexualassault won’thappen to meor to anyone Iknow.Sexualviolence onlyimpactsurbancommunities.“If you wouldn’thave beendrinking, youwouldn’t havebeen sexuallyassaulted.”Sexual assaultsonly occur indark alleys andisolated areas.Serialrapists areuncommon.Sexual assault isprovoked by thevictim’s actions,behaviors, or bythe way theydress.Rape can be avoidedif people avoid darkalleys or other“dangerous” placeswhere strangersmight be hiding orlurking.Most sexualassaults arecommitted bystrangers. It’s notrape if the peopleinvolved knew eachother.Whenwomen sayno, theyreally meanyes.Victims causethe violencethat hashappened tothemIt’s not sexualassault if ithappens afterdrinking ortaking drugs.Womenfalsely accusemen of sexualassault or “cryrape.”If a person goes tosomeone’s room, house, orgoes to a bar, he/sheassumes the risk of sexualassault. If somethinghappens later, he/she can’tclaim that he/she wasraped or sexually assaultedbecause he/she shouldhave known not to go tothosMencannot besexuallyassaulted.

Sexual Assault Misconceptions - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. There is no reason for a victim not to report being raped to law enforcement
  2. If a person is aroused s/he is assaulted, then it is not really sexual assault.
  3. Victims provoke sexual assaults when they dress provocatively or act in a promiscuous manner.
  4. A rape survivor will be battered, bruised, and hysterical.
  5. It’s only rape if the victim puts up a fight and resists.
  6. Most sexual assaults are interracial.
  7. Sexual assault is often the result of miscommunication or a mistake.
  8. People who commit sexual assaults are mentally ill, abnormal perverts.
  9. Victims who do not fight back have not been sexually assaulted.
  10. Most sexual assaults occur between strangers.
  11. Sexual assault won’t happen to me or to anyone I know.
  12. Sexual violence only impacts urban communities.
  13. “If you wouldn’t have been drinking, you wouldn’t have been sexually assaulted.”
  14. Sexual assaults only occur in dark alleys and isolated areas.
  15. Serial rapists are uncommon.
  16. Sexual assault is provoked by the victim’s actions, behaviors, or by the way they dress.
  17. Rape can be avoided if people avoid dark alleys or other “dangerous” places where strangers might be hiding or lurking.
  18. Most sexual assaults are committed by strangers. It’s not rape if the people involved knew each other.
  19. When women say no, they really mean yes.
  20. Victims cause the violence that has happened to them
  21. It’s not sexual assault if it happens after drinking or taking drugs.
  22. Women falsely accuse men of sexual assault or “cry rape.”
  23. If a person goes to someone’s room, house, or goes to a bar, he/she assumes the risk of sexual assault. If something happens later, he/she can’t claim that he/she was raped or sexually assaulted because he/she should have known not to go to thos
  24. Men cannot be sexually assaulted.