Monotyping gender, place and time: a study on rape caricatures and real life portrayals

This study examines the ways in which gender, place, and time relations are constructed in rape cartoons. In addition, the situation in rape cartoons is intended to be compared with the stories of real victims. In this way, this study seeks to clarify the relationship between cartoons and reality. In this context, 80 cartoons and 150 news about rape were examined. As a result of this study, it was seen that the perpetrators and the victims were very monotype in the cartoons but were more diverse in the news. Furthermore, in the cartoons, public places are shown as places where rape occur. However, in news, it has been observed that rape occurred more often in private places. Therefore, it was concluded that rape cartoons did not serve gender equality and social justice in this form. On the contrary, they are reinforcing existing gender roles, strengthening gender inequality, and reproducing them.