Not Just at Euro Disney ...

From The New York Times's article, Not for Kids Only: Seeking Buccaneer Bliss -

Ms. Treadwell has sailed these waters here and at other Disney theme parks for more than two decades — once even dragging a boyfriend from Moscow to Euro Disney outside Paris for a weekend of riding Pirates of the Caribbean. “There are profound differences between the rides,” she noted. “Here, the pirates chase the women for food and booze, while at Euro Disney they chase women for sex.”

The Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney has always bothered me regarding the scene described above. In one scene, pirates are chasing women around. In 1997, after complaints about this rape scene, Disney added pies to the women's arms to show that the pirates were chasing the women for the pies. Still on the ride is a latter scene where there is an auction of women and a pirate says something like "take one of these wenches as yea wife."

This is an example of the rape myth is our culture and the normalization of rape. The rape myth, according to Burt, is a set of beliefs centered around the idea that rape is not a serious crime because some (most) women desire to be raped. The rape myth is a necessary foundation for the normalization of rape - a process where are culture adopts the rape myth.

Another example of the commonplace-ness of this rape myth are the Pepe LePew cartoons. In these cartoons, Pepe (an sexually acting out skunk) stalks and gropes a female cat. In many cartoons, another aspect of the rape myth is seen: after repeatedly rejecting Pepe's sexual advances, the cat turns the tables on Pepe and chases Pepe - showing that the female really wanted Pepe to rape her.