re: Can we talk about "Rape Culture?"

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The situations that are being talked about here (at least I think that's what is being discussed) are ones where a girl and a guy, both somewhat intoxicated, engage in coitus. Then the next day (or a year later LINK), they regret the consensual sex they had, and file charges of sexual assault and claim they were too intoxicated to consent. Who decides the limit of consumption? Was there a third party present at the time of their sexual congress to verify the victim's cognizance before the act occurred?

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No doubt that occurs, but at the same time how many legitimate rapes occur that go unreported by the victim for fear of the backlash she will receive? Calling her a slut, saying she was drunk, saying she asked for it by going to a frat party or bar and drinking? It's a terrible crime for the victim, and it's a crime that is very difficult to prove in these particular situations, and they happen all the time on college campuses. Likewise, it's just as terrible for a male to be labeled a rapist when it was consensual, though drunken, sex.

I have no idea what "rape culture" means, but perhaps it relates to some of the callous statements made by a few in this thread. Not yours, mind you, but a few others.