Often, things that individuals take for granted as pre-existing facts are simply the product of a social construction, which has enormous impacts on beliefs and actions. Men and women are socially constructed categories, inscribed by norms of masculinity and femininity that permit rape. Catharine MacKinnon argues that rape is defined from a male perspective, which does not take into account the female experience. On the other hand, Sharon Marcus argues that rape is a constructed language that scripts the female body. As bell hooks points out, black men celebrate “rape culture” as a means of expressing patriarchal dominance and endorsing the subordination of women. In order to redefine rape and develop effective rape prevention, it is crucial to deconstruct predetermined assumptions about men and women. Rape is socially constructed, through the ways in which individuals possess misogynistic ideologies and support patriarchal power, transforming the erotic fantasy of male domination into “reality.” In “Sex and Violence: A Perspective,” MacKinnon focuses on the common definition of rape. as a form of violence. The categorizations of rape, sexual harassment and pornography as forms of violence are problematic in themselves because they do not reflect the reality of sex. In fact, much of sex is about violence (MacKinnon p. 268), as power and domination are extremely eroticized, so saying "rape is violence" is a misnomer. MacKinnon draws attention to the construction of rape, which separates rape from sexual intercourse based on the amount of force applied (p. 268). This definition is particularly legitimate in the judicial system, which comes only from a male point of view: we speak of rape when there is penetration...... middle of paper ...... sabotages the subject relationship -object. Displaying an autonomous, free-willed being will dismantle the victim’s taken-for-granted passivity and vulnerability. At the same time, it is crucial that women recognize the vulnerability of male genitalia. Still, it's not the final solution to rape, Marcus says. Rather, individuals must “scare rape culture to death” (p. 379). As a social construct, rape is created in the context of the eroticization of male domination and female subordination. It is also based on the assumption that gender is a predetermined element that distinguishes people into two distinct categories. Although rape is real, it is rather fueled by misconceptions. In order to envision a society without rape or with less rape, it is radical for people to recognize that social construction has had a huge impact on the way it is practiced and perceived..