Reply #5: The real problem is that focusing on women's behavior does nothing [View All]

[WildClarySage]

to stop sexual assault. Women who place themselves in a vulnerable position are NOT responsible for someone else's taking that step over the line to assault them. Women who are not in vulnerable positions are assaulted too, but because people want so desperately to believe that it can't happen to them, or that it won't happen again if they are supervigilant and stay 'invulnerable' (whatever that means), we blame the victim.

Sexual assault never happens because someone wore a short skirt, or went walking at night alone, or because they got drunk, or high, or didn't say 'no' clearly enough. Sexual assault happens because someone chose a couse of action against a victim. And unless you address that aspect of behavior, nothing will change.