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Thread #127384   Message #2840413
Posted By: Emma B
15-Feb-10 - 06:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: 'Some rape victims should take blame'- ??
Subject: RE: BS: Some rape victims should take blame
From Utah State University Sexual Assault and Anti Violence Information

Myth: Rape victims provoke the attach by wearing provocative clothing -

"A Federal Commission on Crime of Violence Study found that only 4.4% of all reported rapes involved provocative behavior on the part of the victim. -
Most convicted rapists do not remember what their victims were wearing. -
Victims range in age from days old to those in their nineties, hardly provocative dressers."

From research in Arizona -

"Like domestic violence, rape is a crime of power and control. Myths that rape only happens to young, beautiful women wearing provocative clothing perpetuate the idea that rape is a crime of passion, when in fact all women are vulnerable to rape, regardless of age, race, class, education or physical appearance."

Following an Amnesty International national survey in the UK

Spokeswoman Kate Allen said: "The poll shows a shocking proportion of the public blame women for being raped. The Government must launch a new drive to counteract this sexist culture."
The poll highlights public ignorance of the problem as well as the dreadfully low conviction rates"

From Prevention Pathways

"Most sexual assault victims are wearing regular clothes like blue jeans or pajamas when they are assaulted, not provocative clothing"

There is much more of this ......

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan