I think this a semantic quibble. Accept as 'be realistically prepared for' vs accept as 'deem to be acceptable.' 1/2 https://twitter.com/steenguitar/status/909016951757959169 …
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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