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RE: The term "victim" and victim mentality is getting way out of hand. Take control of your life

in #life7 years ago

To address the rape victim analogy (and she is a true victim), I think the reason people talk about "victim blaming" is because the question of "what was she doing there" is usually one of the first questions asked, and I don't know that it is a legitimate question. Yes, the world is a dangerous place, but does that mean that we should allow for that danger to impact our decisions? If we do, doesn't that mean that we are just as caged as any animal? If a man walks through a park at night and gets violated, that question never comes up. It's specifically designed to imply that women don't belong in certain spaces, on threat of violence. I struggle with that idea, myself.

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well if we want to be safe yes, i dont walk through certain places at night and im 6 ft 4 and 100 kilos, we let lots of things affect our decision making everyday and safety should definetly be one of them

also i understand it never gets asked if it happens to a man, i would ask though, if that has any impact on anything..

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