The fact that Sommers even brings up that most rape cases are dropped due to lack of evidence seems completely irrational. Rape is probably one of the most difficult crimes to convict, and the most humiliating. Is it any wonder that college-aged girls would not want to proceed with all of the legal proceedings involved with getting a conviction. An interesting point that Sommers brings up is the serious misallocation of funds. Millions of dollars are spent every year on programs and methods to combat rape on college campuses.
Politicians get votes when they run platforms on the issue of safety.
In poor urban communities where the cases of reported rape are high, and the cases of unreported rape are probably even higher, women's shelters get a grossly disproportionate amount of money. As we discussed in class, feminism cannot be used to describe every woman's plight in our society. Feminists from the upper classes may focus on combatting rape for their daughters and other members of their social circles, but the lower-classes are virtually ignored. She claims that instead of a patriarchal society, we live in a violent society. I found Sommers article interesting because while she considers herself a feminist, she openly discredits other accepted feminist beliefs.