Psikis : Jurnal Psikologi Islami Vol 8 No 2 December 2022: 239-250 DOI: https://doi.org/10.19109/psikis.v8i2.13755 P-ISSN: 2502-728X E-ISSN: 2549-6468 SEXIST HUMOR AS A FORM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION EFFORT FROM AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE Reza Aprianti, Eraskaita Ginting Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang, Indonesia Corresponding Email: eraskaitaginting_uin@radenfatah.ac.id ABSTRACT The emergence of several phenomena of sexual violence on television media between lecturers and students raises concerns for all circles in the campus environment. Unfortunately, most of the student victims are unaware that they are getting sexual harassment, especially verbally. One form of verbal abuse is sexist humor. This study aimed to find about what makes sexist humor a form of sexual violence and what we can do to prevent and control it at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. This study used a qualitative research method. In collecting the data, a quantitative method was used by distributing the questionnaires, and qualitatively, by conducting in-depth interviews. The theory used was the theory of Communication Privacy Management (CPM). The findings and results of this study concluded that this sexist humor will continue to occur if there is no prevention and proper handling on campus, mainly because there are no institutions that can act as bridges for students to report, consult and protect victims. Another thing that is also a concern is the lack of understanding and information about sexual violence, both verbally and non-verbally, among students. Keywords: Humor, Sexist, Sexual, Verbal Submission Review Process Revised Accepted Published September 11, 2022 September 15, 2022 – November 16, 2022 November 22, 2022 November 23, 2022 December 27, 2022 INTRODUCTION To pay attention to the need of security in the academic community and the threat of the practice of sexual violence that still often occurs in the campus environment, the Ministry of Religion and the National Commission for Women cooperate in the efforts to prevent and overcome sexual violence that is rife in the university environment. The General Director of Islamic Education issues Decree Number 5494 of 2019 concerning Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Sexual Violence at Islamic Religious Universities (PTKI). This policy is an effort by PTKI to protect the younger generations, the students who have a very high chance of becoming victims of sexual violence practices in campus. This study talked about sexism that occurred in the campus environment. Sexism is related to beliefs around the nature of women and men and the role they should play in society. Sexist assumptions about women and men show gender stereotypes and place one gender superior to another (European Institute for Gender Equality, 2020). Violent behavior falls into sexism that happens on campus. The practice of sexual violence is sometimes invisible because the victim is unaware of the deviant treatment he/she gets from other people, fellow students, lecturers, and faculty/staff employees. Campus regulations regarding sexual violence are not so functional/useful. They are only formality, and it is proven that sanctions for perpetrators of sexual violence in the campus environment are not firm and are considered as trivial. So it is not surprising that many victims feel ashamed to complain about their sexual violent behavior because there is no protections and resolutions from violence against victims. The