Due to advances in American mass media, the way Americans react to and interact with rape culture has changed dramatically from 1960 to today. News coverage of major rape trials, films, and books about rape have caused the American people to change their perspectives and reshape how trials are conducted and how rape victims are viewed and treated during and after the trials. During the 1960s, due to social and religious conventions, a victim's history, chastity and moral character were brought to light to serve as evidence against the appellant. After the feminist movement took off in the 1970s, laws on this topic began to change dramatically and hard facts and witnesses began to be used to determine the outcomes of cases. While news programs, films, and novels can promote new ideas and offer the American people a glimpse into rape law and cultural reform, they often slow some of the progress made by promoting “traditional” views of rape, rape culture, and rape myths. rape. , in which the victim is transformed into a provocateur. To prevent this heinous crime from occurring, or at least reduce the ever-increasing number of incidents, Americans must take it upon themselves to educate themselves on the topic of rape. This means they must collectively decide to see only the facts presented in a case, distinguish between the truth and rape myths perpetuated by society, and understand the long- and short-term effects experienced by victims before, during, and after the trial, regardless of the situation . Much of the research already conducted on the topic of rape focuses only on the experience of the female rape victim and only very briefly touches on the male perspective... half of the article... ormed. The ever-changing country, and the rest of the world, in which Americans live provides an arena for change in all forums of Americans' daily lives, including rape culture and rape law reform. The ever-increasing number of rapes that occur every year are serious crimes and must be addressed as such despite public reluctance to do so. This reluctance to change the way certain things have always been looked at and done is the main problem facing the American people today. For reform of any kind to occur, whether it is the treatment of rape victims after trial, the way trials are conducted, or the way the media portrays rape victims, Americans must be willing and able able to distinguish between popular and popular rape myths. facts. This means that the public must take responsibility for educating themselves on an uncomfortable topic.