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Old 04-14-2014, 12:56 AM   #73
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I'm with SebC here honestly. (On his initial point)

“if women drink too much, dress too little or walk in harms way, they put themselves at risk.”

Notice that the poll doesn't say "it's their fault" or "if a woman does these things, she is responsible for the consequences." It says that if a woman does these things, she is more likely to be victimized.

It's kind of analogous to bullying. If a kid is small, a bit timid, has few friends and doesn't stand up for himself, he is more likely to be bullied right? http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/factors/

No one would say that the bullies aren't at fault or that the kid is responsible for the actions of the bullies, (for enticing the bullies or something dumb like that,) but there are risk factors that do affect whether or not kids get bullied.

Telling an overweight kid that it's his fault he got bullied is wrong. Saying that obesity raises a childs risk of being bullied is flat out true.

Likewise, being drunk, wearing provocative clothing and going down dark alleys in the wrong part of town are things that will put a woman at a higher risk of rape. No one's happy about that but it's true.

tl;dr the poll is what's bad here. Both options are true because A)no matter the circumstance, the victim is not to blame, women should be able to get hammered, wear skimpy clothing and go down any ally she pleases at any time of night she damn well wants to, but B)getting wasted, wearing provocative clothing or "walking in harms way" are all things that would raise a womans chance of being raped.

On a topic like this I really hope I've been clear enough.
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