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Originally posted by brianna
[B] no, it doesn't. rape does not occur because a woman is dressed in a revealing manner. virtually all criminal psychologists agree that rape is about power not sexual desire. sure, a rapist might think "look how slutty she's dressed, what a skank, she deserves to be raped for teasing me!" but he might also think of a woman in a business suit, "look at that bitch, she thinks she's so much better than men, she deserves to be put in her place!" or of a woman in coveralls or other traditionally male attire, "look at that dyke, she probably thinks she's too good for men, well i'll show her!" The mind of a would be rapist does not operate logically and needs no excuse to perpetrate a crime.
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It depends on what type of rape you're talking about. If you're talking about the type of rape where someone grabs a random woman that he hasn't even met and voilently rapes her while she's kicking and screaming, then yes the clothes she was wearing doesn't make a difference.
However, when considering "date rape" (which is probably MUCH more common) the situation is totally different. In this situation the rapist finds someone who he thinks will sleep with him. When she refuses, he takes her anyways. In this situation he has to find that person, convince her to go somewhere with him and then take advantage of her.
Is the rapist going to think he's more likely to score with the girl wearing next to nothing or the person who is more standoff-ish? Based on that, who would he go talk to?
Did the girl ask to be raped? No. Did she put herself in the position where it could happen? Yes.
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Originally posted by brianna
it is not the obligation of any woman to attempt to read the mind of a rapist and to suggestion or even imply that how someone dresses makes them any less of a victim is small minded and sexist.
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I never said it makes the victim any less of a victim. You're putting words in my mouth there. Try this analogy:
A person is hanging out in front of a crack house flashing $100 bills. A crackhead sees the opportunity to get some easy money and kills/beats the person up to take his money. The guy is definitely a victim but he also put himself in the position to get mugged. He could have prevented it by not flashing his money around in front of the crackhouse.
A LOT of rapes could be totally prevented if people didn't go home with other people they can't fully trust. A bad choice will put you in the position to get victimized. If you don't want to get victimized, don't make the bad choice.