Are women to blame for rape?
I was very disturbed this morning when I was reading an article on the internet site timesonline.co.uk. The heading of the article: Women still held to blame for rape. There was a poll of more than 1000 individuals, both men and women, taken to see what they thought about who was to blame for rape. An astounding amout of people thought that if a woman was flirting with a man, she was responsible for the downfall. If a woman was drunk, she was responsible for her downfall. If a woman was wearing sexy and/or revealing clothing, she was responsible for her downfall. This can all be seen on the chart that I have but above.
Now tell me, we are living in a society where women and men are trying to stand side by side as equal beings. If we are doing that, how in the world can a woman who is going out to have a good time be responsible for her rape? She may be wearing sexy clothing, yes, but does that mean that anyone can crawl up on her, do their deed and leave her laying there in disgust? NO. A woman who goes out looking sexy is not wearing a sign on her head saying "PLEASE TAKE AWAY ALL THE DIGNITY THAT I HAVE. RAPE ME." Maybe looking for sex, yes, but not rape.
It's crazy to think that with all that we women have gone through, we cannot stand strong together to fight those who say rape is the woman's fault. When did women become walking sex toys for men? THEY NEVER DID, so why are people trying to say that a woman "asked for it?" That's crazy. I think it's crazy. Those who disagree, let me hear it.
xoxo
an angry woman
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3 comments :
Oj bara hvað er að fólki!!! ég hef mjög sterkar skoðanir á þessu þar sem það er viðbjóðslega mikið um nauðganir hérna í Stokkhólmi.. maður fer ekki út á kvöldin nema maður nauðsynlega þurfi þess. Getur aldrei verið á gangi ein án þess að vera með áhyggjur, þetta er farið að höggva á frelsi manns! Það er mjög alvarlegt. En er það semsagt stelpunni/konunni að kenna að einhverjir kallar hlaupa að henni, lemja hana niður og nauðga?! Bara afþví að það vildi svo til að hún var akkurat á röngum stað á röngum tíma? já veistu Hildur mín, ég verð líka mjög reið að heyra svona rugl og kjaftæði!
Þetta er alveg ömurlegt. Það kom einmitt svipuð svona grein í fréttablaðinu um daginn..
Æji ég verð svo reið við að lesa þetta að ég get eiginlega ekkert skrifað!
Og hver á að dæma það hvaða klæðnaður er sexy og hvað ekki? Verðum eiginlega bara að sleppa því að mála okkur og svona og fara bara í kraft gallanum í bæinn, svo við séum alveg örugglega ekki að bjóða upp á nauðgun. Já og ekki tala við karlmenn; þeir gætu tekið því þannig að þú sért að bjóða upp á eitthvað. Hvað þá ef þú ferð með manni heim! Guð hjálpi þér. Þá verðuru bara að gjöra svo vel og sofa hjá honum því enginn myndi trúa að þið ætluðuð bara heima að kúra eða spjalla.. Dísöss.
MaggaStína
i am disgusted!!! that is awful. how can it ever be said "she was asking for it."?????? i completey agree with you. to assume that women are at fault simply bc they are women is disgusting. i am sick at this!!!! is it not 2005?????????????? saying that she was askng to be raped is like saying someone was asking to be in a car accident or drive by shooting. no excuse for violence. ever. no matter what is between your legs.
i have to go now but im fucking pissed off. to end it like you did, xoxo an angry woman (leah)
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