Speaking of slut-shaming and victim blaming, I just stumbled across the Tumblr blog Free-Range Feminist. And a few pages in I stumbled across the following image, which is both graphically elegant and absolutely to the point...
But! What I really loved was FRF's comment, about an element I think is just hugely, hugely overlooked.
Or for the police and judges to dismiss the charges.
When you think about it, the main thing that distinguishes rape and sexual assault from virtually* all other forms of assault and battery is that whole "well, she must have been asking for it" mentality. Whole books, blogs, dissertations, and conferences have been held to analyze and discuss the phenomenon of victim blaming. But I don't think I've ever heard anyone mention the elephant-like presence in the room of those who dismiss the charges rather than take them seriously.
Nice to see someone naming names that way: a miniskirt really isn't an excuse -- not to commit rape, obviously, but not to effectively condone it either.
* But see also gay bashing, trans bashing, and xeno-bashing. --fl
