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Originally Posted by Praxeas
Tennis player Serena Williams has received a lot of flack and has apologized for statements she made to Rollingstone Mag about a high profile rape case..
My question is, was she right in her first statements?
First off she did say she was not blaming the girl BUT...she added
"I'm not blaming the girl, but if you're a 16-year-old and you're drunk like that, your parents should teach you: Don't take drinks from other people."
and ".. she shouldn't have put herself in that position." |
As long as we have a culture where blaming a woman for being raped is ok, rapists will continue to be absolved of blame.
There was a time in western culture when it was not acceptable for women to wear skirts above their ankles, drink, smoke, curse or even be seen out in public without a male companion.
Well, guess what? Women in those days were STILL sexually molested and/or raped.
Rape has occured in the history of mankind regardless of cultural dress code and acceptable behavior for women.
Serena Williams comments were idiotic to say the least. First of all, we don't know if the victim allowed the rapist to buy her a drink. We don't even know if the victim was 'drunk' per se. For all we know, the victim could have been drugged. ***There are rape drugs which give the appearance of a victim being drunk. *** Yet Williams makes assumptions without even knowing all the details. In short, Serena Williams should stick to what she's good at: playing tennis.
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