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The dangers of victim-blaming.

It’s so easy for people to pass on the blame to victims of rape. So often we hear, “Well she was wearing/walking/drinking xyz and therefore the man is exempt of responsibility of raping her, I mean, what did she expect?”

If this is the message we hear, then there’s little incentive for us to come forward. Oftentimes we feel victimized all over again through the judicial system cuz we flat out just don’t think we’re being taken seriously, cuz heaven forbid we wore a push-up bra that night and drank one too many glasses of wine. The terms “buyer’s remorse” and “cat and mouse” are used. They grill you and sometimes your history and character; “Why did you go to a house full of strangers? Why did you drink that much? Why did you wear that? Why didn’t you cry for help? Why didn’t you fight back? Why did you let him drive you home? Why did you have sex with someone else, consensually, 2 days later? Why did you say no when you clearly have a sordid past and many previous partners? Why didn’t you come to see us sooner? Why did you even give this guy the time of day in the first place?”
It’s no wonder very few are actually reported. 
When the onus is on the victim, and not on the rapist, it just exacerbates the sense of entitlement that the rapists already had to our bodies. They got away with it before, they’ll get away with it again.

And the cycle continues. But who knows how many he’ll get this time before someone reports it again. Who knows how many he’ll let live.

People who victim-blame do so as a way to separate themselves from the victims. “She did a, b, and c, so I’m gonna do x, y, and z instead to avoid the same fate.”

That gives women a false sense of security. “Oh, if only I don’t dress a certain way, don’t go to certain places at certain times, don’t drink in public, then it’ll never happen to me.”
When the truth is, children get raped, elderly people get raped, men get raped, women wearing sweats get raped, women wearing miniskirts get raped, fat people get raped, thin people get raped, disabled people get raped, able-bodied people get raped, straight people get raped, queer people get raped, cis-gendered people get raped, trans people get raped, you can get raped in a parking garage or a back alley, or in your own bed. No one is exempt to the actions of someone else.

As long as we continue to blame the victim, and live in this barbaric rape culture, rape will never cease to exist. The cycle will continue until we fix the judicial system, society and our minds.

In the meantime though, we’re doing it wrong.

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    Really good post, completely agree.
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    or looking at my blog...link that I have reblogged. Every word.
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