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Originally Posted by TrueBOSS

I'm not saying this guy but I'm saying thats the tendency and the #1 cause. I'm saying that treating someone like S*%& is gonna come bite you in the A%& and lately, that bite in the A&% someone deciding to come to school with a gun. I'm not saying that people should change, just that they should realize what they're doin my come out like that.

No, I'd say that she should know that her being raped could be a consequence to doing that and remember that she made that choice to dress like if it did happen. You should always prepare yourself for the grimmer consequences of your actions. And know you played a part in causing it. Don't point a finger solely on other. But don't just blame yourself.

But a woman SHOULD be able t dress "provocatively" without the consequence being rape. It is a fact in our society that men will say things like that are the reason for raping them, but in reality, it is not. I am sure that women who dress "conservatively" are just as likely to be raped as one who is "provocative". In the conservatively dressed case, a man might say she's frigid and needed a good fucking as the excuse for raping her.

Also, provocative and conservative are relative, not absolute. In some other cultures as well as in the past in our own cultures, showing an ankle might (have been/be) considered provocative.

In other words, the way a woman dresses is no catcall for rape, it is just an excuse men use.

Also, along the lines of MalReynolds: I woke up today. I might get raped. It is a fact that in the western world women are at a high risk of being raped, just by LIVING and BREATHING. I have heard figures up to 2/3rds, but if I had to take a guess I'd say 1/4. You might think "Hey, I don't know any women who have been raped", but you probably do - most women do not talk about it. I know at least 3 women who have been raped, as well as myself, but there are countless more who probably have not spoken up, or have repressed it, or don't even know they were raped. Then again, I am biased, being a victim myself. I was a child, less than 11 years old. Do you think it is likely that I dressed "provocatively"? I had a toy camera, and was taking pretend pictures, the way kids will do. The person who raped me said that he did it because I took pictures of him. Men will use any excuse.