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Originally Posted by d*d
attitudes like this are stupid and harmful, it's back to the old she was asking for it because of what she was wearing argument.
Your girlfriend is young and enjoying both her youth and her body.
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Recognizing that certain situations and decisions put one in harms way is not the same as saying someone was asking for it because of what they were wearing. The former is no different than saying one should not walk in a dark alley alone in the middle of the night because it unnecessarily increases the likelihood of something bad happening, the latter is taking the blame off the assailant and placing it on the victim. If something were to happen to her, no one is saying it would be her fault, just that she is putting herself in harm's way, and that's true no matter how you want to look at it. People can be idealistic all you want and say that women should be able to do whatever they want - and it's true, they should - but the fact remains that some decisions are not smart, such as walking in a dark alley alone at night. It doesn't mean the woman is to blame in any way whatsoever, or that she was asking for it, but it does mean that a better decision could have been made which may have put her less in harms way. This is the same thing that was being said before.
(If you'd like to get into a discussion about this, however, it'd be best to start a different thread - don't want to threadjack this one)