Womans Brilliant Analogy Sums Up The Insidiousness Of Victim Blaming

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55. :) Let's repeat, you AGREE with the OP but are responding

with your feelings as a father about a valid but limited message.

But, I'm curious. What DID you find out? Does clothing compare at all as a factor to LOCATION?

Or does location, being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong people, far, far, far outweigh clothing? As a father and sensible man, you know the answer of course.

I entirely agree with both the OP and with you in saying what I'm copying below.

But, the pretence that how women dress is as significant, and more, than all other much more important, real-world, factors comes to us via social/religious conservatives who want to confine women to what they consider traditional roles. "Good" women, to be protected. Harlots who deserve whatever happens to them.

And of course, many of this subgroup decide who are the good women and who deserve what they're "asking for" at a glance by how they dress. Maybe warn your daughter about these potentially dangerous people to NOT hang with? Identifying social conservative males hostile to modern female behaviors isn't all that hard when you know what to look for.

I guess what bother me about these sorts of posts as a guy with a young daughter is they seem to want to be about what is right instead of what is.

I know I will not be telling my daughter she should wear whatever she wants whenever she wants. I will be teaching her that some men are worse than dogs and while it sucks it is reality and that she should do whatever she can to protect herself including paying attention to her surroundings and eliminating risks where possible.

I agree with the person who posted the pic of her dog that men should be better..the problem is they aren't. Like her dog some are great but at the same time try that with another dog and they will probably eat the steak.