I agree with the idea that men are the problem, but I also think it's kind of a dumb sign. I picture people walking around and going up to random men on the street yelling "Don't rape!"
You'd be surprised, in my line of work, one of the biggest obstacles is the judicial system, and getting judges to understand "she was asking for it" is not a real defense.
We have a whole program called "CourtWatch" (reflections of justice) which helps the powers at be to understand that women are not asking for it, and there is no "but...".
Oh I understand, I just find the wording totally awkward and weird. It seems like such a common sense thing to me that men are to blame for what they do, and it's crazy that anyone would think otherwise.
I guess the reason it's generalized, might be to emphasize how fucking stupid it is that we even have to combat the idea that "she shouldn't have been dressed like that".
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Date: 2012-06-15 09:31 pm (UTC)We have a whole program called "CourtWatch" (reflections of justice) which helps the powers at be to understand that women are not asking for it, and there is no "but...".
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Date: 2012-06-15 09:34 pm (UTC)It seems like such a common sense thing to me that men are to blame for what they do, and it's crazy that anyone would think otherwise.
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