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09-12-2011, 04:03 PM | #51 (permalink) |
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Hypothetical situation:
There is a serial rapist out there that is only preying on blonde women. While many women would run to the store and dye their hair, some would not. Although definitely not deserving of rape, would the woman bear any responsiblity at all for not taking the necessary precautions and dying their hair to eliminate themselves as a potential target? I don't know the answer but would like to hear some opinions. I'm well aware that rapists accost women of all ages, looks, etc. and that it is not about sex but about violence and such. Do most rapists prey on women who are more sexually appealing? I don't know the statistics. However if I was a woman I would take as many precautions as possible, whether it be how I dress or when I'm out at night or not being alone. |
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Rapists don't like bullets hitting them at high velocity. Telling someone to dress in a certain manner to avoid rape is like telling them to carry a gun to avoid rape. It's just not our culture. Except guns have a much better chance than a loose fitting sweatshirt at turning away a would be rapist. |
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No. Here's a hypothetical for you. Every blonde woman is "responsible" and dyes her hair. Does he magically stop raping? And there was a serial killer who did this. Ted Bundy raped and killed women who looked like the woman who dumped him. She had long brown hair parted in the middle. |
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09-12-2011, 08:45 PM | #55 (permalink) |
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I'm glad anytime the No Means No message is brought to the forefront of the wider cultural discussion but did anyone ever find out the full content of the cop's rape-prevention class?
It seems very likely that the part about dressing provocatively was only one facet of a larger talk in which he - from the standpoint of a professional law officer with years of experience and education in the field - aimed to educate young women on the multiple factors which could put a woman in danger. I doubt the officer was saying style of dress was the major factor in victimisation and I also doubt that he was making his speech from the standpoint of victim-blaming. Yep. It's dopey and dangerous to think all rapists are motivated by the same type of disfunction. |
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09-13-2011, 02:37 AM | #56 (permalink) |
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I think we can agree that there are some guys out there who would think "you don't really mean NO when you are dressed like that.
Of course I am not talking about opportunistic sex attacks but rather a situation where a girl goes with a guy, but decides she does not want to have sex with him. Some guys might think that dressing provocatively is like advertising for sex, where the girl did not see it that way. And some guys refuse to believe that a girl who's dressed "slutty" really means no when she says it. |
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I understand that Keith and Chemda aren't trying to blame the victims by suggesting that what you wear can provoke a rape attack, but a lot of the opinions they were giving weren't statistically accurate at all.
This information was going around a bunch of blogs a few months ago. Google cached it here: Google Answers: Statistics: Rape cases & how the clothes of the victim is blamed? But here are a few of the highlights from it: Quote:
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. And as a side note, if anyone wants to read a quick comic on how to deal with perverts in general: Sneaky VFX » Archive » Perverts It's short, informative, and good to pass on to any kids that might have to deal with a pervert around them.
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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.
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