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In reply to the discussion: "all men are potential rapists" [View all]KitSileya
(4,035 posts)Hundreds of defense lawyers haven't used that excuse when they defended accused rapists in court, and it doesn't at all shift blame from rapist to victim.
Honestly, regardless of what anyone wears, it is not an invitations to rape,a nd the fact that rapists use that excuse means that ordinary folks who should be decent, support them, because they know it works. Those of us with our eyes open, know that it doesn't matter what we wear (diaper, in the case of the 6-month old raped to death in Ohio) or slacks and cardigan (in the case of the 98-year old raped and killed in Norway) or a summer dress, (in my case) - anyone is a potential rape victim, and anyone is a potential rapist. Statistics, however, tell us that rapists are usually men, and they're usually someone we know, but we have been taught to fear men when we are out after dark, because we well know that if we are raped when we're walking home from an activity after dark, we'll most likely be blamed in some fashion. Just like you're doing right now.