Reading Time: 11 minutes Victim blaming is the act of transferring the blame from the perpetrator (who is 100% to blame for sexual offences they commit) and moving that blame back to the victim of the sexual offences.
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rape
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many of us grew up hearing a message about how to avoid “asking for it”.
Lots of us heard the messaging about “what she was wearing”. Too many women have been asked that question. While as adult women now, we know better than that, those attitudes are deeply rooted in our psyches. We may not be as far past the shame as we think we are.For reasons that are very obvious, we need to get crystal clear, with ourselves right now.
No means no and there is no consent without choice.Here are some things to remember:
Reading Time: < 1 minute The victim of a mugging gets a grilling at the police station perfectly illustrating what it might be like to be interviewed after a rape.