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I can't talk about rape. I can't read about it. It makes me physically angry; I want to punch things. And now it's all over the news, and the entire situation pisses me off. Because, yet again, we're victim blaming. And people talk like this is something new; like it doesn't happen all the time. Like there aren't hundreds of other victims out there who remain silent to their own abuse because they know it "won't do any good" to report it. And that's what makes our society disgusting.
We teach people to be careful. Don't go out by yourself; don't wear revealing clothing; don't put yourself in a dangerous situation. Great.
How's this for a change? DON'T ABUSE PEOPLE. We spend so much time blaming the victim because s/he "didn't keep safe" when we should be blaming the culprits because they're a bunch of jackasses who think other people's bodies are their personal property.
News flash: they're not.
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