Sexual Relationships 
Sexual Health Does the way a woman dress affect the chance of her getting raped?
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Every 107 seconds their is woman raped or sexually assaulted in the US. 44% of the victims are under the age of 18 - this is for 2015. The numbers are increasing every year. IS it increasing because the way women dress has changed over the years? Don't get me the wrong; the blame is entirely on the sick offender. But do you think when teens, girls don't over sexualize themselves there is less of a chance of her becoming a TARGET? So goes the quote " Dear girls dressing immodestly is like rolling in manure. Yes you'll get attention, but mostly from pigs."
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28 60it kinda makes sense what you typed above
Glad you agree :)
In the United States, not necessarily. In India and the Islamic world, probably. Dress is not really correlated with rape except in cultures which are very sexually repressive like the aforementioned two. But since the West is relatively liberal when it comes to sex, rape seems to be more about power and/or manipulation than actual sexual gratification. I do think however that the increase in rape can be blamed on the promotion of irresponsible promiscuous behavior. Simply put, if you are putting yourself out there sexually then it only follows that there is a greater chance you will be preyed upon by scum.
i don't think a rapist goes out walking their dog or something and sees a chick in a short skirt like "damn i need me some of that" more like they leave their house with the intention to corner some girl no matter what she's wearing. even girls in full burqas get raped.
It's based on the assumption that some guy sees a girl and is overcome with desire for her.
I don't think there's actually much evidence to support this assertion.
Has it ever happened? Perhaps?
But from what i'm able to gather, there are a few things to consider here:
- most rapes are committed by a small but significant (1-4% of population) of repeat offenders, not average guys filled with lust.
- opportunity likely matters far more
- alcohol and drug consumption are far and away the lifestyle factors associated with risk. The other big risk factor is being related to a rapist.
No woman asks to be raped. It doesn't matter how a woman dresses she can still get raped. I had a couple of friends who dressed conservatively and they still got raped. So no.
It's all about power and control
It's because there are so many guns in America. So all the perpetrator has to do is point a gun at a young girl and say don't move or I'll kill you and then rapes her.
The clothes play a very small part compared to that.
Also the fact prostitution isn't legalised in every state. Seriously there's nothing wrong with prostitution, it's just sex for money and nothing else. Gives potential rapists an easier option.
Less guns and more ptostitution won't stop all rape but it will definitely reduce it.
Wow that is just a scary and sad statistic!
I don't think it has anything to do with it... the guys doing it are sick fucks (ptl) and simply choose the girls out of opportunity most of the time.
I really don't guess so. I think criminals will look always for an easy victim, doesn't matter the way they dress. :(
Sick world :(
Soooo true!! :/
Apparently it does i saw a sign that said: He said he raped her cause her clothes provoked him. Well i should hit you cause our stupidity provokes me. :)
Personally i think it does play a small role. Cause sometimes some girls get rapped regardless of what they're wearing. I watch a lot of crime channels (BTW: I don't plan on doing anything i just do cause I'm a lawyer) and victims whether male or female can't do really anything to avoid it, since the problem is with the attacker only they can do something.
Does it make sense?
I mean I guess it could if you walk around naked and a man wants to take advantage of you he's going to do what he's going to do but then again if you're wearing underwear a pair of shorts then blue jeans and then a belt is going to be a little difficult for a man to do it but he still will try if he really wants to
no and whoever says yes is victim blaming.
nope the sick and demented mind of her assailant is the only thing that will affect that.
It certainly does, if your dressing and showing off everything your going to stick out more. The thing with rapist is this, they know what they are doing is wrong they just don't care. So blend in and don't make yourself a bigger target.
I couldn't agree more
A year has 31.557.600 seconds. Every 107 seconds would mean 294.931 women a year. The female population in the US is 50,8% of ~322.000.000 which would be 163.576.000.
So basically every 5-6th women in the US is apparently raped or sexually assaulted. Comes down to the 1in5 study most likely. I read the entire 100+ pages of said study and let me tell you this: Its bullshit. Its non-scientific and plain ridiculous. With the way they judged what is cosnidered rape and/or sexual assault its no surprise that the numbers are that bloated.
yes it does. it gets you noticed.
I think it's less about how they dress and more about the situations they'rethey're in. It's not the victim's fault but if you go to a bar or party alone you can get drugged and raped. Even just walking or taking a cab/uber home alone can be dangerous. It's sad but women need to be very cautious these days because there are a lot of sick guys out there
Unfortunately, I feel it does. It also has to do with the inequal way the law views the sexual actions of men and women.
i think it´s not just this. it´s how you dress, where you go and how you behave all in conjunction that might raise the risk.
No. A woman can be attacked regardless of what she's wearing. If she's out here naked af she may be looked down on but that does not mean she was asking to be raped.
I don't think it does.
The way a woman dresses may affect how many times you get catcalled though