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Originally Posted by Starline
It's not dressing up "slutty" that's making someone more likely to get raped, its looking vulnerable, or placing yourself in a vulnerable situation. A rapist is going to go after something they think is an easy target (like a robber). The shy withdrawn girl who doesn't like to seem "rude", a grandma who might not be able to fight back, a teenager who doesn't know she can say no, etc.
Pretty much every woman gets harassed or cat-called on the street. Whether you are wearing jeans, sweatpants, or a skirt. It's not hard to make the jump to realize that a rapist wouldn't give a shit about the clothing, they care about if they think can get get away with it.
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One of Keith's points on this argument is that dressing provocatively and appearing vulnerable aren't mutally exclusive, his other point was that there are shitty people in shitty places and you should be aware.
If you're dressed in for example a miniskirt and high heels, I would bet this impedes ones ability to run away, thereby appearing vulnerable and if your in a shitty place with shitty people, the wrong kind of shitty people may take notice of this. The shy attribute is a good point but I think if grandma rapings were so prominent we might not be so shocked when we hear about one in the news.
The other thing both Keith and Chemda were trying to explain was that those points weren't revictimizing the victim and the rapist is still 100% at fault.