If I say "try and avoid street X, there have been violent attacks there", is that victim blaming?
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@PhilosophyExp@toxicpath@sjzara but don't you think advice that focuses exclusively on the victim feeds into and supports a rape culture?
@AndrewDEvans @toxicpath @sjzara Plus, it's not a zero-sum issue - advice on staying safe doesn't preclude other strategies.
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@PhilosophyExp@toxicpath@sjzara but it's a culture in which all other strategies *are* precluded from the advice given -
@PhilosophyExp@toxicpath@sjzara nothing will change unless they are addressed. Men's sense of entitlement to women's bodies etc. -
@AndrewDEvans people advice about how to avoid the dangers of "rape culture", you're going to need to a lot of conceptual & empirical work. -
@PhilosophyExp it can't be dismantled at the same time when that advice feeds the culture itself, holding victims responsible -
@AndrewDEvans Why not? For example, "Rape culture has pervasive & destructive effects. It functions to create a sense of entitlement on the
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