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Originally Posted by Yakbutter
See Wikipedia: Straw man argument ^^
All the guy did was point out a study where one of the risk factors was determined to be "provocative dress".
He is not blaming women for dressing "provocatively", or saying that the victims deserve to be blamed because of their choice of clothes. I don't know why it's so hard for you to understand that.
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It's not her fault that she got raped if she doesn't mitigate her risk factors, but she did contribute to the likelihood of it happening.
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If she contributed to it happening, how is it not partially her fault? The problem I have with the provocative clothing argument is that it's post hoc analysis. How can you prove that a woman who dressed provocatively and got raped wouldn't have gotten raped if she had dressed modestly? It's speculative at best and can have a pretty damaging effect on those who've been victimized.