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Showing Original Post only (View all)Why victim-blaming is ALWAYS wrong. [View all]
Whether you think women shouldn't get drunk at parties, or shouldn't take sexy pictures (unless they intend to make them public), or underage girls should share the blame for being raped by dint of their having "consented" to having sex (before they are even capable of giving informed consent, of course )..
What victim-blaming does is PROTECT the ABUSERS, RAPISTS, and any other person who is CLEARLY in the wrong.
Do you honestly believe that these victims haven't absorbed the message that THEY WILL BE BLAMED?
Do you really not see that this is a major contributing factor in their not ever reporting having been wronged?
Do we want more women and children to come forward so that we can do a better job of ensuring criminals are punished?
Then how about we stop the desperate effort to find some reason, ANY reason, to make if seem like she should be ashamed of being victimized.