Objectifying women

[tavarish]

How about you look at a dictionary.

blame   [bleym] Show IPA verb,blamed, blam·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.
to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him.
2.
to place the responsibility for (a fault, error, etc.) (usually fol. by on): I blame the accident on her.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blame

I highlighted the key word for you.


Words, they mean things. Go figure.

You're an idiot, and I mean that in the nice- ....no, I don't.

Words mean things, NOW I GET IT!

How about instead of ranting about how words mean things, you read what the fucking text says and analyze its CONTEXT.

Do I know that blame is necessarily putting responsibility on a certain party? Of course.

Did I say that rape is a victim's fault? NO. In fact I argued the opposite. Rape is bad in nearly any context and is unjustifiable.

Did I say that a woman should be aware of her surroundings and watch her back when she gets extra attention? YES.

NOT the same thing. There are definitely times when women don't do all they can to avert a situation like this from happening. This does not shift blame or make the act justifiable, it just allows a frightening statistic to increase as a result of negligience, apathy, or ignorance.

I know your vagina practically origami'd itself when this thread was made, but please try and keep the emotions under control, all I said was for women, particularly attractive ones, to exercise caution when they leave the house wearing attire that attracts attention.

If you don't understand the difference between these things, I honestly don't know what else to say. Every post gets a "ZOMG YOU BLAMED THE VICTIM" when that's the complete opposite of what I was saying.

If I advised you to get an alarm for your house, would you tell me that I was telling you it's your fault if you get robbed?

You called me an idiot, great. Any other relevant discussion elements to throw into the mix?

Use your fucking head.