A recent survey shows a quarter of Scots think that a raped woman is partially responsible for her assault if she is a bit tipsy or wearing sexy clothes. Additionally, nearly one in five Scots surveyed believe rape can be a woman’s fault if she is known to have had several sexual partners.

In response to this ignorant victim blaming, Rape Crisis Scotland has developed a series of ads showing a scantily clad female and bearing the slogan “This is not an invitation to rape me.”

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Don’t miss these excellent posts on some very engaging and thoughtful topics - from going green at the office to Julian Beever to dystopian film telling us to take action now. Check out our most popular articles of the week on a variety of subjects, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

Katie:

Katoucha’s Body Found: Model Helped African Women Escape Mutiliation

Julian Beever Brings Art to New Orleans Sidewalks

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Nicole:

Heath Ledger Nick Drake Video for “Black Eyed Dog” Hits Web

Top 10 Ways to Go Green in the Office

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Giulia:

Crate & Barrel Goes Green

The Black Comedy Project

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Gina:

Top 10 Dystopian Future Films Telling Us to Take Action Now

Going to “The Edge of Heaven” with Fatih Akin

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Kerry:

Sustainable Songstrees Sue West’s Rural Revival

No Impact Home A Hit At Ecobuild Exhibition

Oh when will the ignorant humor epidemic end? You know, lame comedians perpetuating racial and ethnic stereotypes through lame shticks. We’ve seen it, we’ve heard it, and we still don’t think it’s very clever.

Fear not intelligent comedy fans! There are comedians out there who are making an effort to explore and celebrate their heritage on stage without being hacky. Better yet, there are groups of comedians joining forces to explore and celebrate their heritage without being hacky. One of those groups is The Black Comedy Project.

As explained on their site “there’s a difference between what people think “Black Comedy” is and what it actually happens to be. NYC Based comedians Baron Vaughn and Elon James White have reached out to comedians across the nation to finally let the world know that there’s very different voices within the community. Let us bring them to you.”

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Remember that I Love Lucy episode where Lucy got a gig at the candy factory? Ricky and Fred thought doing housework was easier than earning money. Lucy and Ethel think the opposite so they switch roles for a day. The boys stay in and try to hold down the fort while Lucy and Ethel unsuccessfully work a chocolate assembly line.

As a kid I recall suggesting a similar experiment between my housewife mom and my electrician dad. My parents told me to “go read a book.” This was their common comeback whenever they wanted me to be quiet leave them alone.

Well a town in Canada did a little Lucy-like switch of their own. Sorta. According to Reuters, 70% of Canadian households are run by women, and most of those women are also holding down full-time jobs. The Canadian national channel, the CBC, is using these statistics as the backbone for a forthcoming special called The Week The Women Went,based on a BBC documentary of the same name. CBC producers set up shop in the tiny (population: 760) town of Hardisty, Alberta, then took all the women and sent them on holiday, leaving the children and domestic duties solely to the men for a week. Hardisty’s Kelly Weatherly predicted, “It will be a disaster, a complete disaster,” but the original BBC version of The Week The Women Went showed that the stunt actually helped create a greater sense of parity between husbands and wives in the domestic sphere.

I have a feeling both programs provided some insight , and few laughs. Probably not as many laughs as this classic clip…

Most people secretly dream of seeing their life story on the big screen. Apparently the New York City Drug Enforcement Agency doesn’t feel the same. The DEA is suing the people behind American Gangster for 50 million dollars, claiming that the film wrongly portrayed them as corrupt.The film lets on that Frank Lucas, a drug king, gave information that led to the arrest of many DEA agents, but the DEA says that isn’t true. The outcome may rest on figuring out if American Gangster was publicized as a true story or not.In the meantime, watch director Ridley Scott’s take on the film and to learn what your rights are when dealing with police, corrupt or not.