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

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