Feminists & others say that regardless of what we wear or what we do, no one should be raped or assaulted. Agreed. This is obvious. However, what we fail to recognise is the fact that there are people out there who will rape & harass, assault & steal, despite education & knowing right-from-wrong.
Education to change views & society wide interventions may eradicate some but not all instances. I agree, that more education & awareness campaigns needs to occur, especially in the realm of date rape & understanding what exactly consent entails. However, until these measures start gaining results or at least have a wider awareness through our society, it is naive to think that this will not happen.
Those who are or potentially are guilty of these crimes should know 100% what they are doing is wrong
Fact is, to a certain degree, we do need to dress a certain way to avoid leering & sexually based comments. I feel that if you show tonnes of cleavage & wear tiny skirts, you are (to a certain extent) warranting attention of the sexual kind. It is definitely not a signal to the world that you want to be raped or you're "up for it" however it is naive to think this will portray an asexual image of you & you will not be at least leered at.
I like to go out, I like to explore new places, even going out at night. However, it is naive to think that I will be safe walking through places like Hyde Park or a street in Redfern alone at night. There are countries that it is unsafe to go to due to domestic conflict, it is naive to think that you can hold your own & walk down a street in Syria or Afghanistan without the potential of being harmed.
It's not an excuse, these issues should not be issues for us & should not be happening in our society, however this is idealist & naive.
Referenced from:
http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/women-deserve-to-be-raped-20120917-260yt.html
http://www.madisonmag.com.au/assets/images/articles/blog/sexual-harassment_1.jpg
http://www.madisonmag.com.au/blogs/sexual-harassment-is-everyones-problem.htm
09/10/2012
P.S.
Its scary knowing that a few days after I wrote this that a Melbourne woman was raped & murdered on her way home from a night out. Again, I'm not blaming the victim, I do this myself, however, it is naive to think that these things will never happen. Precautions should be taken & when travelling at night, alone as a woman.
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