A Thought On Rape Culture

😔😓 it's the society we live in and it's wrong! a good write hun 👏😘

It's a terrible thing that some men still think if a woman is dressed a certain way that she is 'asking for it,' but some Neanderthals still have that mindset. I'm sorry to hear about your friend, it's an awful thing. A guy once pinned me down and threatened to do it, but he was so drunk I managed to push him off. And this was at a friends house party - it seems nowhere is safe. Just that experience messed me up, I can't imagine the pain of actually getting raped. 😔😢

Completely agree! And tbh I'm not sure statistics would back up the assertion that victims were short skirts and other such nonsense. However I would say that while it is a pathetic thing to say in the terms you speak of, it is also sensible to take common sense precautions. Try not to be alone, don't walk home etc. not necessarily for fear of being raped, but assaulted or mugged. I would never dream of blaming someone that got burgled when they left a window ajar, but I would offer security advice. It's a decking horrible world out there sometimes.

@Burrfoot indeed, it's a shame we have to take such precautions, and in an 'ideal' world we wouldn't have to 😔

You've made some very good points. But also its not always at night or the way you dress. A few years ago a 70 year old women in the village was raped out walking her dog. Is no women safe. We shouldn't have to be constantly vigilant. 👏👏👏👏👏😔

This is another reason I

@sjw @Irrational_Kimmi @Burrfoot I agree precautions should be made in general against being mugged but she wasn't in anyway provoking or even alluring the guy that attacked her. There's no reason for what happened...I think that's what makes it. Who do you blame? Sorry to hear about what happened to you Kim. No where is safe, I agree. I walk home without ever thinking of "what if?" But my keys are in my hand and my bag is heavy! But that doesn't mean I'm necessarily prepared for someone to jump me. It's definitely not an ideal, equal world

*think our society is messed up! Hugs to your friend, this isn't easy, but I bet she's a strong woman who can overcome this💓

@eddie12309 exactly, nowhere is safe. I meant to say "I think that's what makes it worse, when you're attacked, that you can't pinpoint the reason why it happened". Ruining another persons life and for what?! 😔

@LittleMissSam thank you and she is, she's just angry that it happened, that no one heard or saw it, she's angry at herself for feeling the blame as well when she shouldn't

Yeah it's sad that we need to take precautions but a think its something that we do need to do and it's true what Eddie said its not just night or on the streets this happens 😓 really feel for your friend can't imagine what she must be going through 😓

@Irrational_Kimmi sorry to hear you were put in that situation 😡

@chickgamer I know it's a sad state of affairs. I don't run on my own at night anymore, but why shouldn't I ???

@eddie12309 exactly, why can't you run at night anymore? If anything happened, people would firstly say poor you but why risk running at night? It's frustrating, sad and despicable that we females can't leave the house at any point really for fear of psychotic men.

People should teach their sons better rather than telling their daughters not to go out at night. A powerful piece👏

@Blueblotts 👆 good thinking - I think it comes to a fundamental lack of respect for other people in general.

@Blueblotts @Irrational_Kimmi totally agree, but sons are in as much danger as daughters. Stabbed, bottled, robbed just walking down the street. At some point we have to draw a line and say to those responsible yes we will try to rehabilitate you but it's a one chance deal. After this point we will not tolerate it and will return to punishment, and make parents accountable. But this also has to happen from the top of society down. From the millionaire stealing taxes to the kid robbing. Society needs to wake up, take responsibility and move on