(Re)construyendo mitos: crítica feminista sobre la construcción social de la sexualidad femenina y sus repercusiones en la violencia sexual

Abstract

This paper examines the mythology around men’s aggressiveness and explores its implications for the global problem of sexual violence. My analysis draws on feminist approaches to the mythical, social and scientific definition of sexuality which legitimates the subordination of women in society. Through close examination, I show that the beliefs of rapists and killers are in fact shared by many members of our society. Thus, the question would be whether this fact might justify such violence. Therefore, I suggest that the meaning of sexual violence must be interpreted not as a pathology of the human being but of a phallocentric society.