i think i understand what he is trying to say here. he isn't blaming the victim at all or saying that if rape happens to a scantily-clad woman she is at fault. he is saying that there are certain things you can do that INCREASE your RISK of being sexually assaulted and i don't see how anyone can say this isn't true. I mean we can all agree that the high heeled girl wearing a scantily-clad outfit on a chicago street corner at 3 am in the morning, walking alone, is at a higher risk than the girl who is playing it more low-key, not attracting a lot of attention from visually stimulated thugs, and only travels with friends when its daylight. Its sad that its the way the world works but it is and not all the time, but in certain situations the way you dress, as well as other precautions, can without a doubt increase your vulnerablility to an attack. Does that make the victim or the way she chooses to dress at fault for the heinous crime? No. Does this mean that the victim is less of a victim? Hell no, and that's not what jacko was trying to say. There is a difference between slutty fashions "increasing" the risk and them or the victim being at fault for it.




or at least, that's how i was made to feel. maybe it was a coincidence though, i don't know


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