Eilonnwy -
I'm sorry but you're reading into my words again. I'm not saying that every moment of someone's life has to be assessed for anything. As far as blame, I'm not blaming anyone but the rapist, however, if you're not careful, you're taking a risk, and if you do that knowingly, you're a fool even if you don't get raped. To clarify, this isn't so much about what constitutes good advice for avoiding being raped, as we all have different ideas about that, this is more about one's attitude. If you go out and you don't give any thought to the matter, you're being foolish. Women are in an unfortunate position, but, to use a common phrase, it's a cross that you simply have to bear. It's your responsibility to look after yourself. A rapist will rape, sooner or later. Being careful won't change them, but it will minimise your chances of being the one that they rape. If you abdicate your responsibility to look after yourself, and with a bit of bad luck, sooner or later you'll run into one, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in the wrong circumstances.
I'm sorry but you're reading into my words again. I'm not saying that every moment of someone's life has to be assessed for anything. As far as blame, I'm not blaming anyone but the rapist, however, if you're not careful, you're taking a risk, and if you do that knowingly, you're a fool even if you don't get raped. To clarify, this isn't so much about what constitutes good advice for avoiding being raped, as we all have different ideas about that, this is more about one's attitude. If you go out and you don't give any thought to the matter, you're being foolish. Women are in an unfortunate position, but, to use a common phrase, it's a cross that you simply have to bear. It's your responsibility to look after yourself. A rapist will rape, sooner or later. Being careful won't change them, but it will minimise your chances of being the one that they rape. If you abdicate your responsibility to look after yourself, and with a bit of bad luck, sooner or later you'll run into one, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in the wrong circumstances.