Will men ever start seeing woman as people first, sex objects last?

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121. If you live in a society

that treats victims horribly based on rules such as "what was she wearing?", you internalize that message. Then you fall into the trap of "dressing modestly and being a good girl", because that way you can avoid the "rapist lurking in the bushes" that everyone tells you about. It's a trap, unfortunately.

Because at the same time, no one warns you that most rapes happens in your home, by people you know. So it doesn't matter what you wear, or how many precautions you take. In the end, the only thing that keeps you safe from being raped is a lack of a rapist.

It's a screwed up society, and women do what they can to survive in it. Some will see what other women go through for something as simple as a miniskirt, and then they'll be scared of being the next target.

But you know what? I agree with you. Women shouldn't have to change the way they express themselves. That's why we're being so critical of rape apologists and those who victim blame. If we take enough steps, maybe some day we'll be able to make a society that is better, that doesn't blame survivors for the crimes done to them.