Recently, in a letter to the White House, representatives of RAINN, the nation's leading anti-sexual assault organization, said that "rape culture" should not be blamed for sexual violence. http://www.cotwa.info/2014/03/rainn-deserves-our-support.html This created a schism in the feminist community. In the wake of the backlash against RAINN, some wondered if RAINN would "explain" its prior comments to appease radical feminists. Jessica Valenti, perhaps the principal agitator for "rape culture" in modern rape feminism, communicated with RAINN President Scott Berkowitz, RAINN's president:

. . . he stood by the passage about rape culture, arguing that the term “muddies” the conversation about how to help survivors and risks alienating allies. “Many people interpret it — men in particular — as accusatory,” he said. “We need to encourage their good instincts rather than pointing a finger.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-we-need-to-keep-talking-about-rape-culture/2014/03/28/58acfec4-b5bf-11e3-8cb6-284052554d74_story.html

It is well to note that Ms. Valenti's views in particular seem intended to accuse "men" for the sexual violence perpetrated by a small percentage of men. She believes that rape is normal for even decent men -- here is what she wrote: "Rape is part of our culture; it's normalized to the point where men who are otherwise decent guys will rape and not even think that it's wrong. And that's what terrifies me." https://web.archive.org/web/20060421031452/http://feministing.com/archives/004880.html

The purveyors of "rape culture" aren't muddying the conversation, Mr. Berkowitz. They are peddling a kind of man-hate that most feminists insist doesn't exist. The feminist community needs to start ostracizing the nutcases and the ones who think rape is "normalized to the point where men who are otherwise decent guys will rape."