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Just thinking about this makes me sick. People joke, but I can’t imagine living a life where I wasn’t constantly looking over my shoulder. Also, there is a misconception about conventionally “hot” girls being more susceptible to this treatment. Untrue. Misogynists will find those things each woman is insecure about and capitalize on it (i.e., being… Read More a “whore,” a bitch, a prude, a fatty, a crazy cat lady), no matter what they look like or what their personal values and perceptions are.

And let’s get one thing straight - no one ever “asks for it.” No means No, not maybe, or possibly, or “you can try to change my mind.” It means no, regardless of length of skirt or rise of shirt. However, when a woman gets raped, there is inevitably the person who will ask what she was wearing or what she was doing walking home alone at night.

Why shouldn’t she be able to wear whatever the fuck she wants or walk wherever the fuck she wants at whatever time she wants? We’re people too, equally as capable, smart and responsible as those of you with something swinging between your legs. But this Rape Culture we live in tells us we should be afraid, and given society’s acceptance of playing the blame game, maybe we should.

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