Sexual assault isoften the result ofmiscommunicationor a mistake.Victims whodo not fightback have notbeen sexuallyassaulted.“If you wouldn’thave beendrinking, youwouldn’t havebeen sexuallyassaulted.”Womenfalsely accusemen of sexualassault or “cryrape.”Serialrapists areuncommon.Sexualviolence onlyimpactsurbancommunities.It’s not sexualassault if ithappens afterdrinking ortaking drugs.People whocommit sexualassaults arementally ill,abnormalperverts.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.Mencannot besexuallyassaulted.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 tothosWhenwomen sayno, theyreally meanyes.If a person isaroused s/he isassaulted, thenit is not reallysexual assault.Most sexualassaultsoccurbetweenstrangers.Victims provokesexual assaultswhen they dressprovocatively oract in apromiscuousmanner.Sexualassault won’thappen to meor to anyone Iknow.Most sexualassaults areinterracial.Most sexualassaults arecommitted bystrangers. It’s notrape if the peopleinvolved knew eachother.It’s only rapeif the victimputs up afight andresists.Victims causethe violencethat hashappened tothemSexual assaultsonly occur indark alleys andisolated areas.Sexual assault isoften the result ofmiscommunicationor a mistake.Victims whodo not fightback have notbeen sexuallyassaulted.“If you wouldn’thave beendrinking, youwouldn’t havebeen sexuallyassaulted.”Womenfalsely accusemen of sexualassault or “cryrape.”Serialrapists areuncommon.Sexualviolence onlyimpactsurbancommunities.It’s not sexualassault if ithappens afterdrinking ortaking drugs.People whocommit sexualassaults arementally ill,abnormalperverts.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.Mencannot besexuallyassaulted.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 tothosWhenwomen sayno, theyreally meanyes.If a person isaroused s/he isassaulted, thenit is not reallysexual assault.Most sexualassaultsoccurbetweenstrangers.Victims provokesexual assaultswhen they dressprovocatively oract in apromiscuousmanner.Sexualassault won’thappen to meor to anyone Iknow.Most sexualassaults areinterracial.Most sexualassaults arecommitted bystrangers. It’s notrape if the peopleinvolved knew eachother.It’s only rapeif the victimputs up afight andresists.Victims causethe violencethat hashappened tothemSexual assaultsonly occur indark alleys andisolated areas.

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