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

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