Serena Williams was Right?

[Evenuntodeath]

Originally Posted by J4Truth

I understand where you're coming from but there is such a thing as practical advice to avoid being a victim. If there wasn't then there would be no safety precautions ever advised. We wouldn't advise children to not take candy from strangers, we wouldn't advise children and females of a sort of buddy system and many such like instructions. Yes there will always be criminals but you can't make a statement as there's no practical advice.

I understand telling a victim after the fact may come off as offensive and may be seen as blaming the victim for being a victim. But many rape victims later overcome and do talks to women groups to tell them what to watch out for and tell them what to do to avoid or prevent as much as possible what they went through also how to overcome if such an situation happen to them. So there's such a thing as practical advise.

In the end, there’s always going to be criminals and as longs as a crime can be proven in a court of law they’ll be convicted. But justice after the fact don’t erase the trauma from happening, preventing it does.

We are specifically talking about Serena Williams comments. The advice Serena Williams gave "don't take drinks from people you don't know" is NOT practical nor is it even logical. In fact, its so vague that any young girl trying to avoid being raped would not even know what to take from it. Is she saying that women should not take drinks from the bartender? The bartender is a stranger. Should women not get drink or get intoxicated for fear of being raped??? Do we live in the 1800's?? My point was that Serena Williams comments were nonsensical and foolish. Women are just as entitled to go to a bar/party and have a few drinks just like men, if they so choose. And YES, they should be able to do it without fear of being raped. We are apostolic and many of us don't believe in drinking, but in no way would I impose my beliefs on other people nor take a self righteous stance when something horrible happens simply because the said person is living in sin. At the end of the day, the rapist bears entire responsiblity for the rape.

As for rape victims that speak to women groups, these are victims who blame themselves because we live in a culture which teaches rape victims to take responsibility for their own rape. Oftentimes these rape victims give advice on how to avoid being raped by strangers. If you look at rape statistics, the MAJORITY of rapes are NOT committed by strangers, its by someone the victims knows. How does someone avoid being raped by a family member, boyfriend, friend, or husband?? In the long run, this advice in ineffective. And why is this advice always directed towards women?? Why don't people lecture men on how not to rape women??

Of course, there will always be crime. But the problem with rape prevention advice is that it makes victims feel ashamed and prevents victims from reporting their rape. Studies show rape is highly unreported because victims fear being blamed or shamed. As a result, many serial rapists go scott free and continue to rape other women. Rape prevention advice does more harm than good.