Comments on: Wardrobe Malfunction: She Was Totes Asking For It

By: Janie

Janie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:51:52 +0000

Love love this outfit. I can haz plz?

Also hugs for you for being awesome.

xoxox

By: alana

alana — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:33:22 +0000

I think he just wanted to personally attack Britni and made whatever argument he needed to make in order to do so.

A guy named “Thoughtful Atheist” did the same thing on youtube not that long ago as well. He tried to claim he was only concerned about his friend, but he felt the need to also call her a slut and criticize her drinking. It was completely fucked up.

http://alanagkelly.blogspot.com/2010/02/rape-victims-asking-for-it-and-youtube.html

By: SapioSlut

SapioSlut — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:48:45 +0000

Just one thing missing from your outfit. Because he's worth it...

By: Ghouldilocks

Ghouldilocks — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:23:52 +0000

Rock the fuck on. <3

By: Blaize

Blaize — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:07:11 +0000

I thought of posting this over at Butthead and Stupid’s blog post, but realized it would make No Difference Whatsoever in their idiocy or that fact that the guy contradicts himself in every other comment. Uh, dude, actually you DID say that, and it’s the fact that I CAN read and understand that makes me aware of your inability to argue or support your ideas or even, you know, be consistent.

Anyway, many of you probably already know this, but several studies have shown a 100% correlation between past sexual abuse and “freezing up” in situations of assault. This is not to say that all people who have been previously abused freeze up rather than fight back, rather that all people who freeze up have been previously abused.

By: alana

alana — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:45:11 +0000

Agreed. Taylor’s post (I believe that was his name) is a perfect example of how “rape prevention tips” can go wrong and place the burden of not being raped on women that we went over….hmm only a hundred times in the last post. He’s saying he’s only trying to empower us women (how very kind of him) by telling us that when we don’t do exactly what he think is an appropriate response then we should at the very least be disappointed in ourselves. How is that empowering?

By: alana

alana — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:40:17 +0000

I agree with Blaize. Delete the shit out of people. That guy is a vile person and if I cried just reading his comments then I can only guess how it made you feel.

But hey, maybe I’m wrong and rapists are just misunderstood people who need support and understanding while rape victims should just get the fuck over it.

By: Outspoken Clitic

Outspoken Clitic — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:06:02 +0000

I read once in some magazine that in order to prevent my own rape, I shouldn’t wear overly baggy clothes, because that gave would-be rapists something to grab onto in those dark alleys where all rape totes happens. I remember thinking, wait, so I’m not supposed to wear baggy clothes, or tight clothes… What the fuck am I supposed to wear? If you think about it for oh, 20 seconds, the “you can prevent assault” arguments are all bullshit and are all about keeping women living in fear.

I lived in the Middle East for a while, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that what I was wearing had ZERO effect on how much harassment I received. The difference in oppression of women between the Middle East and the US is one of degree, not of kind.

I like the dress as metaphor for recovery, very much.

By: Skij

Skij — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:36:12 +0000

Amen, sister.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:59:35 +0000

Good for you.

((you))

peace…