(July 16, 2010 at 3:18 pm)tavarish Wrote: The women in this thread, with exception of Saerules fail to understand that "safeguarding against" does not mean "wear a burlap sack" or "stay home", nor does it mean "get a man" or "it's your own fault if you don't".
If you really have to go there, then I have to point out that Saerule's gender is female, but not her sex. There's a difference.
Furthermore, if you really really want to go there, notice how women tend to be the victims and men tend to be the perpetrators.
(July 16, 2010 at 3:18 pm)tavarish Wrote: Would I be blaming the victim of a car accident if I told them to put on a seatbelt?
Seatbelts don't cause or prevent car accidents. Your analogy is irrelevant.
(July 16, 2010 at 3:18 pm)tavarish Wrote: I never said rape happens predominantly with scantily clad women, nor did I say wearing revealing clothes is an open invitation for harm. I said that wearing clothing may increase attention, both good and bad, and women who wear revealing clothing should be aware of this at the very least. That's it. Be fucking aware of your surroundings when you're the center of attention. My comment is geared towards the same thing we've been talking about for nearly 40 pages now - common sense.
Why the conversation turned to victim blaming, us v them mentality, and emotionally charged straw men is something I'll never quite understand.
Yeah, no. So woman who are not wearing scantily clad clothing should not be aware? Where are the statistics that show a woman's clothing has a strong correlation to rape victims?
Your common sense is flawed, I'm sorry you can't see it.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin
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