This is what I was taught just to go from the store to my car. Park under a light. Don't go to the car unless you have your keys firmly in your knuckles ready to jab someone in the eye. Get to your car quickly. Don't stop to help anyone.Oh be sure to pay attention to your surroundings while you are quickly getting to your car. Look in the back seat to make certain that there isn't someone hiding there but still get in your car quickly while you are holding your keys like a weapon, buckling in the kids, loading the groceries....
Don't smile at strange men because your friendliness might be considered flirtation and he might rape you. Don't be unfriendly because that might somehow invite the rapist to see you as a threat and he might rape you.
Take self defense classes and always be strong even though always being hyper-vigilant is exhausting and everyone lets their guard down at one point or another.
Break any of these rules and guess what, society is going to tell you how you were at fault for failing to prevent your own attack.
What many people fail to understand is that rapists are opportunistic cowards. They wait until their victim is vulnerable. The frightening thing is that we are all vulnerable at some point in our lives so how exactly should I prevent my own possible rape? What would I be taught that I don't already know?
Women are taught to view men as potential rapists. That is unfair to both men and women but that is what happens when society focuses on how victims can prevent their own attack.
Don't smile at strange men because your friendliness might be considered flirtation and he might rape you. Don't be unfriendly because that might somehow invite the rapist to see you as a threat and he might rape you.
Take self defense classes and always be strong even though always being hyper-vigilant is exhausting and everyone lets their guard down at one point or another.
Break any of these rules and guess what, society is going to tell you how you were at fault for failing to prevent your own attack.
What many people fail to understand is that rapists are opportunistic cowards. They wait until their victim is vulnerable. The frightening thing is that we are all vulnerable at some point in our lives so how exactly should I prevent my own possible rape? What would I be taught that I don't already know?
Women are taught to view men as potential rapists. That is unfair to both men and women but that is what happens when society focuses on how victims can prevent their own attack.
