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It’s the leniency in sexual offense punishments and lack of education that perpetuates rape culture at colleges. That’s not the world I want to live in.”Ĭurrently 55 colleges are undergoing open federal “sexual violence investigations.” The investigation was prompted by how universities handled (or did not handle) sexual assault issues. I don’t want to test my drink when I’m at the bar. Solutions like these actually just recreate that. That way, rape isn’t just controlling me while I’m actually being assaulted - it controls me 24/7 because it limits my behavior.

“As a woman, I’m told not to go out alone at night, to watch my drink, to do all of these things. “One of the ways that rape is used as a tool to control people is by limiting their behavior,” Rebecca Nagle, one of the co-directors of an activist group called FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, explained. So while the nail polish could indicate if your drink’s been tainted, it won’t alert you that you have been fed one too many cups of jungle juice by an attacker. Attackers use alcohol to incapacitate a victim, and render them “more vulnerable to attack, or completely unconscious,” according to a campus study of sexual assault. Undercover Colors do not protect women against the drug that is most commonly used in drug facilitated sexual assault, which is alcohol. Didn’t wear your anti-rape underwear? Well what did you expect?” Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti said,“Prevention tips or products that focus on what women do or wear aren’t just ineffective, they leave room for victim-blaming when those steps aren’t taken. Undercover Colors and other preventative tools, relegate responsibility for preventing sexual attacks to the victims, leaving them accountable for being attacked.

The simple solution of a rape-prevention nail polish will not help in detecting the numerous benzodiazepines, sedatives/hypnotics, stimulants and opioids that could be used in drug facilitated sexual assault.

In reality there are hundreds of date rape drugs. Undercover Colors detects popular rape drugs, Rohypnol, Xanax, and GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid).