We see similar conflict in rhetoric around rape prevention where advocating women take precautions is seen as rape apologism/ victim blaming
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But 'Accept that rapists exist & take precautions to protect yourself' is not 'Deem rape to be morally acceptable' or 'fail to counter it.'
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I think Sadiq Khan's words 'Be prepared' for attacks & 'never accept' them are quite clear.
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Even that, I think, could justifiably be construed as victim blaming. But 'You'd be wiser to lock your house up coz burglars exist.'
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Yes but we accept victim blaming with burglary, people will even say "I was an idiot". But rape is a different emotional reaction
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& because failing to lock your house is very different to failing to stay in, make sure you always have an escort, changing your clothes etc
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And yet, statistically, far more dangerous to be a man walking alone late at night in a bad suburb. It's a special emotional case
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Yes, we are more concerned for female victims of violence by men which is partly justified by strength differences but mostly not.
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Again, men are more likely to suffer violence on streets late at night. It's the emotional part that differentiates rape, even over murder
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But I think the emotional aspect is to do with gender. There isn't an equivalent concern for male victims of rape.
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I suspect you're right. Twisting words/meaning to make a point is usually not my favorite passtime activity
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But with rape being an emotive issue, people apply the same moral judgement to "you walked alone in a dark dangerous area late at night"
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