This topic derives from a discussion about
catcalling, including the proposition that women who do not want to be constantly sexually harassed should dress conservatively.
Thank you, as is obvious, I am new to this forum, so I was not aware of previously relevant threads. It does clarify what I perceived as reluctance to address the points I raised.... Thanks again
There is nothing a woman can do to provoke a man to rape her.
Really?
This is what I was trying to discuss, or rather the antithesis... However, this comment definitely sparked an idea - see below...
My argument is not based on hypotheticals as your bathingsuit/business suit argument appears to be! I have pointed out that women of different ages, in varying form of dress and in a wide variety of locations are harassed and raped you will see that how they dress was not an issue. As the OP is about modes of attire in relation to harrassment and assault then I feel I have successfully put that one to bed.
You are right - women get raped whether they dress conservatively or not, whether
in a bikini or a burqa, whether they are at the beach or in a church - ad infinitum... We get it... and we agree, at least I do.
What I do
not agree with is the inappropriateness of using hypotheticals to help illustrate a viewpoint, especially when communicating with someone that is, ermmm, let's see... Not the sharpest knife in the drawer?
In that spirit, let's try to get back on topic... In fact, let's try something radical...
Let's suppose, for the sake of discussion, that we were dealing with a particularly perplexing case (hypothetically , of course, sniffy...)
There exists a certain, extremely unstable and self destructive, female that
(hypothetically, try not to freak out people - it is a gedanken boys and girls) LIKES, WANTS and DESIRES to be raped....
I ask you, if that were the case, could
she influence her fate? In other words, if the objective was
the exact opposite of what has been discussed so far, is there anything (in terms of dressing a certain way) that this woman could do to further her ends? Obviously, if she
could provoke this violent act if she wanted, than why, pray tell, could she not take some steps to lessen the
probability that she is harassed? This in no way is an indication of her
desire, merely a reflection of her prudence....