A very important point
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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They know, but the narrative gives them an out after they do something.
Anyone who thinks like that is already planning or have already done it.
A mediocre example. There is nothing to protect in his head.
Blokes like that scare me. The implication is that they’re somehow unable to control their own behaviour, and their violent nature can be triggered by items of clothing. That seems dangerous.
Let’s not forget certain points. Women are raped who are NOT wearing skimpy, provocative clothing. Elderly women are raped. Rape is not about sex; it’s about POWER.
Sadly, this is the rhetoric of men who are “in charge” and think they “know something.” It’s the same men who would say things like “Just keep your knees together” while never experiencing a knife to your throat or say “Just lie back and enjoy it” while never experiencing unwanted touching and thrusting and pain into one of your orifices. And the shame afterwards even if the woman is an innocent victim.
Whoever wrote that knows nothing about rape.
Dude here. I hate this kind of thing.
First, acts of sexual violence are more about control than they are about what a particular woman is wearing.
Second, this kind of thinking that what a woman wears is impactful in this type of way actually makes the problem worse on a systemic level. It makes it harder for a woman to seek justice in cases like the ones about control, and it is victim blaming. No one deserves to have these terrible things happen to them, even if they do not take all the available precautions.
Third, they aren’t fucking asking for it. They want to look good and have a good time. Maybe for reasons of attracting someone they would like to spend more time with, maybe for self confidence, maybe for some other reason. Definetly not to be taken advantage of in a way they did not consent to.
Haha, silly women, if you don’t want to get raped, just don’t have any orifices in your body! /s
These men are really out there, screaming off the top of the roof how they cannot control themselves and wondering why no one trusts them.
It is similar to “If you don’t believe in God, what is stopping you from raping and murdering?” Well… my inner sense of morals, perhaps?
Women are not walking around as invitations for other people’s behavior. The problem is the behavior, not the outfit. If what someone wears is enough to make u lose all self-control, then the issue isn’t the clothes, it’s u.
Not just niceguys seem to have that logic.
I was out in the park with a friend, it was quite warm so she decided to wear a (slightly revealing) spring dress. This old couple walks past us, politely greets us and the old man starts to use the “she’s basically asking for it” line too.
I was speechless, my friend didn’t know what to say either as it was an old man. His wife even nodded in agreement.
It would just be better if men learned to control their actions. The responsibility doesn’t fall on women
For this particular individual? Yes, it is consent, smash away.
That dirty tramp! Going out in public with no hardhat! Showing off, no teasing us with that bare head and luscious skull, just waiting to be cracked open so we can feast on the gooey goodness underneath. Someone should teach him a lesson! /S
If gay men have enough self control to avoid jumping every shirtless straight guy, straight men can learn to keep it in their pants.
Guess some folks skipped the consent class in life school.
Since time immemorial … blaming women for mens’ lack of control.
Murdered by hammers.
Children and the elderly get raped. Men in prisons are victims too. Women and children in wars too. Nothing to do with clothing or consent. Just power, dominance and giving in to the worse impulses inside you. Why the lack of control in men and the need to humiliate, subjugate and control shows that sexual impulses to them are bodily urges meant to be satisfied in whatever way whenever there’s an opportunity. No humanity or morals or conscience involved. Anything else said after the act are just rationalizations to appease the outside world.
Not really a good comeback though, is it? Because if you went out cycling without a helmet, it absolutely would be your fault if you got a brain injury, even as a result of a collision with a drunk driver.
Not wearing a helmet doesn’t make people want to bash my head in. Wearing skimpy clothes does make most men desire to have sex woth you.
Assuming men are more dangerous than bears this sounds like risky behavior.
Thinking of the “What were you wearing?” display, where one of the items was a little baby diaper.
This is the 2nd day in a row I’ve seen this analogy on the front page.
I 100% agree that wearing skimpy clothes isn’t “asking” to be harassed/assaulted.
…….but……. this analogy has it completely backwards. Why would *not* wearing a helmet be an invite to hit them in the head??
If someone is randomly wearing a helmet, there are always people that will just go up and tap/knock on their head — even if the person wearing the helmet does not want people to tap/knock them on their head.
Wearing a helmet doesn’t indicate you want to be hit on the head. But a lot of people think someone wearing a helmet is an open invitation to hit them on the head.
That’s like “men should not looks weaker then me, they have a choice to not provoke me to kick their ass”
Would hit
It’s never the victims fault. People should wear want they want.
But… If my wife or daughter were to go through cologne on new years, then I would definitely prefer them to wear as much clothes as they can. Even a burqa.
As much as I fully agree and support with the overall vibe and message of this post, *if* I had a reason to *have* to wear a full suit of armour every time I left the house, I totally would.
When women wear provocative clothing, they absolutely will invite attention, both positive and negative.
They should have the right to without being harassed though.
It also depends on the environment, its not always appropriate to show a lot of skin, regardless of gender.
I wouldn’t ever assault or harass anyone, but if people in public were often smashing other peoples skulls in with a hammer, I’d wear protective headgear.
If I were to leave my car parked in the centre of town with the doors unlocked, then anyone who stole from it would be a criminal and would deserve punishment. Stealing is a crime. I have the right to leave my doors unlocked, and I am not asking for anything if I do. Not sure if my insurance would cover me though….
whats the context of this?
is this a guy saying girls shouldn’t wear skimpy outfits because it makes them more likely to be attacked by creeps? which is 100% true.
a better analogy would be if you were at a construction site without a helmet and someone knocks a brick on purpose onto your head killing you.
sure its the killers fault 100% but at the same time had you worn the helmet you would have lived
Get him in the balls, he probably goes commando so he’s not protecting himself
very BS argument, a helmet is not a sex-appeal booster, a skimpy outfit is
There is an exhibition of the clothes that women who wore when they were raped. The children’s clothes are heartbreaking.
https://dovecenter.org/what-were-you-wearing-exhibit/
argument has flaws. there isnt as many crazies people looking to bash people heads but women wearing provocative clothing do get more attention from men including the crazy ones
no one is asking for it but lets not pretend it isnt more dangerous to drive an expensive car in a poorer neighbourhood or wearing something flashy in public with strangers you dont know
I think you logic badly
There’s a lot of dudes in here who hopefully never become fathers
As humans, we are responsible for your own safety.
While you have the right to wear whatever you please, and while SA does unfortunately happen, it’s important to know that the world is not a safe place.
The world is actually a very dangerous place.
It’s not a bad thing to wave $5000 above my head at 3 am in a bad neighborhood, screaming “look what i got!.” It’s well within your rights to do so as much as you want. It’s illegal to steal from people after all.
But what is the likely outcome of that scenario?
If you’re beaten and mugged, is it your fault?
Hell no, it’s the fault of the asshole who mugged you.
Was it a good idea to let your guard down in a dangerous situation and call attention to yourself?
No, but it’s not illegal to be stupid.
He probs thinks he’s one of those “nice guys”
It’s called a lack of dick control and impulsive behavior. Many of us have been conditioned to do this over time, over sexualization of everything. Women, video games, music, movies, tv shows.
The amount of men who cross dress and play female characters in video games. Then proceed to have them wearing the most scantly and revealing outfits. That’s when I knew it was already happening, I stay dragging dudes who do this, because it’s a fundamentally flawed logic. They have lost all respect to the female body, politics don’t help. Lack of conversation at home doesn’t help. No proper father figure, or parental guidance as they are working full time and often times 2 jobs.
This is all apart of the program to separate families and ruin relationships, so we can’t stand up and fight against the opposition. When we’re fighting and harming each other. Dudes worried about quick nuts and a dopamine rush. Serotonin overload is worse now than any point in history. Want some proof?
Go check out the karma whores on Reddit.
False equivalence is all you know.
I dont really understand why girls wears daring/sexy dress but they dont want men to watch them like they are naked (FACE PALM)
If you have something that others might want to take by force, you should either be capable of protecting it or you should hide it. For example, I don’t go outside wearing half a kilogram of gold on me in a visible way, because I know that someone can come and smash my skull with a hammer to take my gold
Whilst that’s kinda funny, I’d worry about the person who sees an unprotected head and just want’s to smash it. Guys are programmed to want to reproduce, obviously, it’s nature. Not so many people are programmed to end life indiscriminately at any given opportunity.
So I would never say they are “asking for it” but if you know SA is a problem and you want to avoid why not take precautions? Of course you shouldnt HAVE to take precautions because some people are literal human scum, but thats the reality. The same reason I shouldnt HAVE to lock my house or HAVE to keep my phone on a lanyard in the city, but I do.
Nature and predators, human or not, don’t ask for permission. I don’t know if wearing less skimpy clothes actually help in preventing assult, but if it does, warning against it is nothing different than warning against how getting too drunk can make you freeze to death.