Lisak’s 2002 article does not indicate whether the victims were enrolled in college, or even whether the assault took place on a college campus. But it turns out his research is deeply flawed.
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Her assailant’s only “crime” was to wake her up the next morning in order to kiss her.
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Clearly, The Hunting Ground never lived up to its expectation of becoming a “ stirring call to action.” Worse, the movie has served to discredit legitimate efforts to curb campus rape. During its four-month box office run, the total revenues were only $405,000. Moviegoers weren’t impressed - the movie received a rating of only 6.2 out of 10 stars. Relying on the testimonies of dozens of young women across the country, the movie promoted an over-wrought “rape-culture” narrative. In truth, The Hunting Ground was misleading and dishonest. The Hunting Ground, a film about campus sexual assault that was released in 2015, purported to be a factual documentary. “We don’t operate the same way as journalists - this is a film project very much in the corner of advocacy for victims, so there would be no insensitive questions or the need to get the perpetrator’s side” - THG co-producer Amy Herdy
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The Hunting Ground: ‘No Insensitive Questions’