Picture: 2 recent cases of girls dressing 'scantily' in public that received many comments on what they 'deserved'.
I originally wanted to write a social commentary on how many differing views Singaporeans have about girls wearing sexy clothes in public. It was going to be fascinating because we have point of views from the religious, the conservatives, the liberal Singaporeans, those who demand privacy, etc.
But I just have to address these particular group of disgusting people who have the mentality that the way a girl’s dress dictates if she deserved to be raped/sexually molested or not.
Let me make this clear for you Neanderthals. NO ONE deserves to be raped, EVER! Even if a girl is walking buck naked in an MRT doesn’t give anyone the right to force him or herself upon the girl.
Do you know that this is the kind of mentality that is driving the rape culture in India right now? I can’t believe some Singaporeans actually think like those rapists?
The issue here is slut shaming/victim blaming and is a very big issue as it is the most commonly shared view among conservatives. It is like saying an old grandmother deserved to be robbed because she is wearing jewelry or a person deserved to have his/her car stolen because it is too nice.
A little lesson here, Rape is not triggered by how a person dresses. Rape is initiated by the rapist to dominate a person in order to fulfill his sexual desire. They get off by having sex with the unconsented and unconsented sex is never ok. It can happen to anyone of any age wearing anything.
What slut shaming/victim blaming does is transfer the guilt of the attacker to the victim, thus absolving the attacker. The latest and biggest story of Victim Blaming happened in an American college where the school refuse to help with investigation of the rape because majority of the faculty members believe that it was the victim’s fault she was raped.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/10/unc-rape-survivors-discus_n_3573963.html
It was only after getting major media support that investigation finally got under way.
Aside from that, victim blaming is the primary reason why some rape cases goes unreported. The victim’s belief that it was her fault she was raped causes the real rapist to walk free to rape another victim.
Long story short, NO! NO ONE DESERVES TO BE RAPED OR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED NO MATTER HOW SHE DRESSES. PERIOD.
Aside from that, you can judge all you want if she is too provocative or not, everyone is a fashion critic. And no, people who took those pictures are not perverts. Anyone have the right to take your picture as long as you’re in public. If not journalists need to ask permission from everyone before they post on news paper or online news. And finally no my religious friends, a girl showing her ass is not a sign that the end times is near. That's just stupid.
Mike
TRS Contributor