People should define the term 'rape culture' before using it

People should define the term 'rape culture' before using it. For instance, is it:

A. A 'culture of rape' where rape is rampant and is systematically used by a definable group of men (or all men?) against a definable group of women (or all women?)

or

B. Is it 'rape in culture' where rape is part of a culture of misogyny?

Now if what we are talking about is a 'culture of rape', then it should be clear that rape is used as a device to maintain power of one group on the other. And if that is the argument you are making, you need to identify the roots of this power and how it is entrenched within a society.

If we are talking about 'rape in culture', then we would need to identify the people who adhere to misogynic ideals and argue why these people are misogynistic. If you wish to make the argument that misogyny is embedded in mainstream pop culture such as rap music, then you need to ask the question on why such culture are able to go mainstream. Is the music industry over represented by men? Also, why is it that women continue to participate in mainstream misogynistic culture?

In addition, for users of the term 'rape culture', there should be basic agreement on what rape means. It may seem intuitive that rape is a forcible sexual act on one individual onto another. If this is the case, then the Mario storyline isn't rape, but at most, a hint at rape. (and even then, why must it be rape? People do kidnap princesses for money, and perhaps plumbers do rescue princesses for honour, pride, and also, money.

There should also be agreement that rape is not just a heterosexual problem. Also, any discussion of rape have to fall back on other rape studies, such as the recognition that most rapes occur between people who know each other. In addition, while what Elliot Rodger did was entirely unacceptable, we need to ask the obvious question: "What did he turn out to be a serial killer, instead of a serial rapist?"

The question of how, when, where, why, and what about rape needs to be clearly identified before 'rape culture' simply takes the form of a viral and easy to attach hipster label. In addition, you cannot study culture and then make a statement about individuals. This is a fundamental misattribution of your unit of analysis.