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1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle.
They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.
2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women whose clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.
3) They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off and can be easily overpowered.
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I'm really not trying to be a troll; I think there are many things women can do to protect themselves. However, I have seen things like this posted on the internet before, and I don't feel that they are very effective. For example, the above quote: Apparently women can't do anything now, because rapists look for women who wear their hair up, wear dresses, and talk on cell phones. I really am not certain, but I believe I might have seen a post similar to the OP before (elsewhere online), and it was not to be taken seriously, but as a statement that there's nothing women *can* do to protect themselves from rapists because it's the *rapists themselves* who need to control their actions.
While I have some problems with things like that list of things women can do to protect themselves, I definitely agree that women can make themselves safer by doing things like being aware of their sorroundings and learning how to defend themselves. I meant no offense to the original poster, or to anyone in this thread; rape is possibly the worst, most violent crime I can imagine, and it should not be taken lightly. But advice like that in the OP seems to be shifting the responsibility to women rather than rapists.