Don’t tell me how to dress. Tell mosquitoes not to bite — sound familiar.

“Long sleeved shirts, try not to go out at dusk, wear repellent, stay away from standing water.” When my parents gave me this advice when I was younger was this victim blaming? No, it’s common sense. If anything it was helpful because it prevented me from unpleasantness. Why? Because it takes into account the nature of the aggressor and protects the victim. 

A mosquito will bite you because mosquitoes will bite you if they have the chance. 

A lion will eat you if it has the chance. If I strut past a lion under any circumstances society will deem me as devoid of sense because society is aware of a lion’s NATURE. 

To teach psychopaths and criminals not to be psychopaths and criminals is an admirable venture and I’m for it. However, if I cared about victims, (which I do and always will) I would help them avoid the situation entirely. 

Additionally, society has never taught anyone to rape. It does.the opposite. It carries heavy penalties (unlike a false rape accusation) and even being ACCUSED of rape will ruin your livelihood and reputation whether it was true or false (Hey! That actually sounds like victim blaming). 

Let’s face facts. If society taught people how to rape, men and women wouldn’t leave the house. I certainly would not leave my home under any circumstances.

Slutwalkers, if you want to parade down the streets and chant slogans and dress up — great it’s your right to do so. But to say that you have a responsibility as an adult for your actions is not a heinous crime worthy of such a demonstration. 

If you truly believe your courageous subversion of this fictitious rape culture hold your next rally on the nearest Skid Row. We’re never going to see, “Slutwalk: East Hastings” or “Slutwalk: Lower Eastside at 2am”, and why not? Because that would be putting ones self in harms way because they. understand the nature of those areas as high risk. 

Until we see a Slutwalk in such circumstances your point is invalid and you’re playing dress-up, proving your point wrong, talking loudly and saying nothing.

To reiterate, if a man or woman rapes another human being they should be punished and rightfully so. Furthermore, I agree with the notion that rapists cause rapes; not clothing. But you are responsible adults, and we must make sensible decisions for ourselves as such.

Thanks for reading.