She was asking for it...
On the subject of rape:Two students at York University were recently raped in their dorm rooms in Vanier Hall. They were sleeping in their rooms when their attackers entered and sexually molested them.
If told that story with no other information, the general reaction from others is horror.
Add in this little tidbit of information:
The women left their doors unlocked.
All of a sudden, the response is, "Well they really should have locked their doors! It's partly their own fault."
Um, no, it wasn't partly their own fault. It wasn't ANY of their own fault. Does everyone keep their doors locked at every second of the day and night? I doubt it. What if it was the middle of the day, and one of the women was studying with her door open, as many university students in residence do? And what if her attacker entered the room, shut the door, and proceeded to rape her then? Would it still be her fault, for sitting with the door open?
Getting raped NEVER a woman's fault. Wearing a short skirt is NOT an invitation for molestation. She was never "asking for it." Changing your mind right before and saying, "No," is a woman's right, too.
Rape is an act of supreme violation of the body, mind, and spirit. It is not okay to put the blame on the victim.
posted by Steph @ 3:50 PM
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