Ad campaign that was started by Rape Crisis Scotland.
But she was asking for it!
Rape, as defined by UrbanDictionary.com, is a nonconsensual sexual activity that apparently men everywhere hope will happen to them, considering how many seem to assume women really love it (we don't). They add to the definiton with an example. "Man, I totally raped that chick last night and she was all like 'No, seriously, you aren't hot at all, I don't like you!', but deep down she totally loved it."
Asking for it, as defined by UrbanDictionary.com, is forthright senseless begging solicitation to either get raped or pwned. The example given is "That f***ing c*** is again acting like a hoe in front of all those n*****; she's just asking for it. She's going to get brutally gangbanged."
Rape Crisis Scotland has started a campaign against the vicim blaming mentality of those in their country. On the front page a prominent quote is shown: "Short skirts don't cause rape. Rapists cause rape." - Joss from Connecticut. This is a the crux of the issue. A woman who is wearing revealing clothing is asking to be raped. Scotland did a survey in February 2010 and asked if a woman wearing revealing clothing was partly, mostly, or totally responsible for her rape. 17% of respondants said yes. In another survey in the same year, they asked if a woman who had drank too much or blacked out should take some of the responsibility for being rape. 64% of respondants said yes.
Women never ask for it! It doesn't matter what she's wearing, what she's drinking, or if she fought back. Rape isn't the victims fault. Rape can only be attributed to the person who took control and forced himself upon the victim.
In a 1980 study of nurse's perceptions by Cheryl Alexander, it was found that nurse's were more likely to blame the victim if the victim was: divorced, wearing a halter top, only had minor consequences, didn't struggle, and knew the assailant. If this is true with nurses, then it is likely to be true of anyone who considers the question of who was to blame. Consider in your own life. When you think of a woman who didn't struggle, was wearing revealing clothing, knew the guy; do you begin to think, well it looks like she was asking for it? If you do, you need to work on changing that opinion.
It's not against the law to drink, wear revealing clothing, and kiss a guy and then tell him you just want to head home for the night. It is against the law to force someone to have sex with you when they say no or are unable to say yes. It's not the victim's fault. The only person to blame for rape is a rapist.
The only way a person can ask for sex is by saying, "Hey, are you up for sex tonight?" or by saying "yes." When they say no, it means NO.
Asking for it, as defined by UrbanDictionary.com, is forthright senseless begging solicitation to either get raped or pwned. The example given is "That f***ing c*** is again acting like a hoe in front of all those n*****; she's just asking for it. She's going to get brutally gangbanged."
Rape Crisis Scotland has started a campaign against the vicim blaming mentality of those in their country. On the front page a prominent quote is shown: "Short skirts don't cause rape. Rapists cause rape." - Joss from Connecticut. This is a the crux of the issue. A woman who is wearing revealing clothing is asking to be raped. Scotland did a survey in February 2010 and asked if a woman wearing revealing clothing was partly, mostly, or totally responsible for her rape. 17% of respondants said yes. In another survey in the same year, they asked if a woman who had drank too much or blacked out should take some of the responsibility for being rape. 64% of respondants said yes.
Women never ask for it! It doesn't matter what she's wearing, what she's drinking, or if she fought back. Rape isn't the victims fault. Rape can only be attributed to the person who took control and forced himself upon the victim.
In a 1980 study of nurse's perceptions by Cheryl Alexander, it was found that nurse's were more likely to blame the victim if the victim was: divorced, wearing a halter top, only had minor consequences, didn't struggle, and knew the assailant. If this is true with nurses, then it is likely to be true of anyone who considers the question of who was to blame. Consider in your own life. When you think of a woman who didn't struggle, was wearing revealing clothing, knew the guy; do you begin to think, well it looks like she was asking for it? If you do, you need to work on changing that opinion.
It's not against the law to drink, wear revealing clothing, and kiss a guy and then tell him you just want to head home for the night. It is against the law to force someone to have sex with you when they say no or are unable to say yes. It's not the victim's fault. The only person to blame for rape is a rapist.
The only way a person can ask for sex is by saying, "Hey, are you up for sex tonight?" or by saying "yes." When they say no, it means NO.
