It just needs to be reiterated that what a woman is wearing or doing is not the cause of rape.
People who victim-blame do so as a way to separate themselves from the victims. “She did a, b, and c, so I’m gonna do x, y, and z instead to avoid the same fate.”
That gives women a false sense of security. “Oh, if only I don’t dress a certain way, don’t go to certain places at certain times, don’t drink in public, then it’ll never happen to me.”
When the truth is, children get raped, elderly people get raped, men get raped, women wearing sweats get raped, women wearing miniskirts get raped, fat people get raped, thin people get raped, disabled people get raped, able-bodied people get raped, straight people get raped, queer people get raped, cis-gendered people get raped, trans people get raped, you can get raped in a parking garage or a back alley, or in your own bed. No one is exempt to the actions of someone else. - The Dangers of Victim Blaming
When I see people touting this belief that women get raped because they dress like sluts, it just makes me fear for every woman that person associates with. It makes me sad for them. It makes me afraid of what actions the person who is thinking this is justifying with their ignorant opinions.
These things are never limited to just harmless opinions. Someone is always victimized by them in one way or another.
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