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

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