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Originally Posted by Asher Bertrand  The game I referenced, for one, as well as other forms of entertainment that gloss over rape.
And yes, society has condoned rape in some instances. Did you see the way she was dressed? She was asking for it. Why did she go out drinking like that if she didn't want to be taken advantage of? What was she thinking going over to his apartment? And so on and so on.
I understand that police have to follow up on reports. However, what happens after that? Are all complaints vigorously pursued by prosecutors? Or are many date rape cases set aside because proving them would be too difficult, thanks to the very attitudes I described above?
Then think again.
I agree with you when you say that not every single person in society is to blame. But I differ with you very much if you mean to say that every single person in society is doing their part to change a societal attitude that has often excused rape. |
Ah yes, the famous blame-the-victim meme. That one sucks big time, too. Even worse, because it is morally egregious on its face, in addition to short-circuiting thought or action and allowing the person using it to feel superior.
And I would differ with myself if I were to "say that every single person in society is doing their part to change a societal attitude that has often excused rape." Of course, I said nothing of the sort, nor implied it. This is what is known as a "straw-man" argument, rephrasing an argument into something else that is easier to attack. Plus, it doesn't apply here: I am not aware of anyone or any social attitude that a 15-year-old girl is "asking for it" by wearing a prom gown in a public place near a dance she attended, or succumbing to coercion to imbibe a large quantity of alcohol. Do you?