It’s only rapeif the victimputs up afight andresists.Sexual assault isprovoked by thevictim’s actions,behaviors, or bythe way theydress.Sexual assault isoften the result ofmiscommunicationor a mistake.Sexualassault won’thappen to meor to anyone Iknow.Most sexualassaults areinterracial.Womenfalsely accusemen of sexualassault or “cryrape.”There is noreason for avictim not toreport beingraped to lawenforcementSerialrapists areuncommon.Most sexualassaultsoccurbetweenstrangers.Victims whodo not fightback have notbeen sexuallyassaulted.Sexualviolence onlyimpactsurbancommunities.Most sexualassaults arecommitted bystrangers. It’s notrape if the peopleinvolved knew eachother.People whocommit sexualassaults arementally ill,abnormalperverts.It’s not sexualassault if ithappens afterdrinking ortaking drugs.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 tothosWhenwomen sayno, theyreally meanyes.“If you wouldn’thave beendrinking, youwouldn’t havebeen sexuallyassaulted.”If a person isaroused s/he isassaulted, thenit is not reallysexual assault.Victims provokesexual assaultswhen they dressprovocatively oract in apromiscuousmanner.Victims causethe violencethat hashappened tothemA rapesurvivor willbe battered,bruised, andhysterical.Sexual assaultsonly occur indark alleys andisolated areas.Rape can be avoidedif people avoid darkalleys or other“dangerous” placeswhere strangersmight be hiding orlurking.Mencannot besexuallyassaulted.It’s only rapeif the victimputs up afight andresists.Sexual assault isprovoked by thevictim’s actions,behaviors, or bythe way theydress.Sexual assault isoften the result ofmiscommunicationor a mistake.Sexualassault won’thappen to meor to anyone Iknow.Most sexualassaults areinterracial.Womenfalsely accusemen of sexualassault or “cryrape.”There is noreason for avictim not toreport beingraped to lawenforcementSerialrapists areuncommon.Most sexualassaultsoccurbetweenstrangers.Victims whodo not fightback have notbeen sexuallyassaulted.Sexualviolence onlyimpactsurbancommunities.Most sexualassaults arecommitted bystrangers. It’s notrape if the peopleinvolved knew eachother.People whocommit sexualassaults arementally ill,abnormalperverts.It’s not sexualassault if ithappens afterdrinking ortaking drugs.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 tothosWhenwomen sayno, theyreally meanyes.“If you wouldn’thave beendrinking, youwouldn’t havebeen sexuallyassaulted.”If a person isaroused s/he isassaulted, thenit is not reallysexual assault.Victims provokesexual assaultswhen they dressprovocatively oract in apromiscuousmanner.Victims causethe violencethat hashappened tothemA rapesurvivor willbe battered,bruised, andhysterical.Sexual assaultsonly occur indark alleys andisolated areas.Rape can be avoidedif people avoid darkalleys or other“dangerous” placeswhere strangersmight be hiding orlurking.Mencannot 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. It’s only rape if the victim puts up a fight and resists.
  2. Sexual assault is provoked by the victim’s actions, behaviors, or by the way they dress.
  3. Sexual assault is often the result of miscommunication or a mistake.
  4. Sexual assault won’t happen to me or to anyone I know.
  5. Most sexual assaults are interracial.
  6. Women falsely accuse men of sexual assault or “cry rape.”
  7. There is no reason for a victim not to report being raped to law enforcement
  8. Serial rapists are uncommon.
  9. Most sexual assaults occur between strangers.
  10. Victims who do not fight back have not been sexually assaulted.
  11. Sexual violence only impacts urban communities.
  12. Most sexual assaults are committed by strangers. It’s not rape if the people involved knew each other.
  13. People who commit sexual assaults are mentally ill, abnormal perverts.
  14. It’s not sexual assault if it happens after drinking or taking drugs.
  15. 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
  16. When women say no, they really mean yes.
  17. “If you wouldn’t have been drinking, you wouldn’t have been sexually assaulted.”
  18. If a person is aroused s/he is assaulted, then it is not really sexual assault.
  19. Victims provoke sexual assaults when they dress provocatively or act in a promiscuous manner.
  20. Victims cause the violence that has happened to them
  21. A rape survivor will be battered, bruised, and hysterical.
  22. Sexual assaults only occur in dark alleys and isolated areas.
  23. Rape can be avoided if people avoid dark alleys or other “dangerous” places where strangers might be hiding or lurking.
  24. Men cannot be sexually assaulted.