Rape chant

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A rape chant is a type of chant made by members of a group that condones rape and sexual assault. Incidents have consisted of chanted or sung lyrics that disregard sexual consent and are condemned as normalizing rape culture.

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Australia

A rape chant incident occurred on the University of New South Wales' campus in 2016. The same chant was repeated by students of Melbourne's St. Kevin's College in 2019, resulting in widespread condemnation.

Europe

In 2017 Jesus College, Cambridge, England disciplined students for allegedly shouting "woman-hating, rape-inciting chants". In 2022, a chant occurred at Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. The chants were criticised by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

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