One out of six women in the United States are victims of rape or attempted rape. Although there has been much progress in women's rights, such as women being allowed to serve whichever job they please in the military, there has been little to no progress with sexual violence against women. The female victims of rapes or sexual assaults are often blamed for the crime because of their clothing or they are accused of lying. “A third of britians believe that a woman who acts flirtatiously is partially or completely to blame for being raped … a woman is at least partly responsible for being raped if she wears sexy or revealing clothing, or is drunk” (Daily Mail UK)
The criminals and people involved in the incident or case blame the victim for the …show more content…
This has happened multiple times, one of which in California where a privileged, white, Stanford swimmer Brock Turner was convicted of sexually assaulting a young women, but he was only given six months of jail time compared to the prosecutor's request of 6 years. An article written by Ashley Fantz addresses the lenient punishment for Turner, and his father shows his son’s narcissistic ways by saying, “His every waking moment is consumed with worry, anxiety, fear and depression...A long sentence would be a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 years of life”(Dan Turner). He takes a crime that ruins a woman's life and attempts to turn it around so that his son appears as the victim. He refers to a sexual assault as “20 minutes of action”, which portrays how men view women as sexual objects and disregard morals and the lives of …show more content…
During New Year's Eve celebrations in Bangalore there was a mass molestation of women completely blamed onto the women. In Harriet Agerholm’s article, she writes, “A “mass molestation” of women in one of the country's busiest nightlife hubs took place because they dressed “like westerners””(Agerholm). The blame for this horrible event was solely placed onto the women because of their clothing. The Karnataka State Home Minister, G Parameshwara even said, “They tried to copy the Westerners, not only in their mindset but even in their dressing, ... So some disturbance, some girls are harassed, these kinds of things do happen.” (G Parameshwara). The Minister eve brushes off the crime and blames ot on the victims as if to say “They deserved it because of the clothes they were
The criminals and people involved in the incident or case blame the victim for the …show more content…
This has happened multiple times, one of which in California where a privileged, white, Stanford swimmer Brock Turner was convicted of sexually assaulting a young women, but he was only given six months of jail time compared to the prosecutor's request of 6 years. An article written by Ashley Fantz addresses the lenient punishment for Turner, and his father shows his son’s narcissistic ways by saying, “His every waking moment is consumed with worry, anxiety, fear and depression...A long sentence would be a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 years of life”(Dan Turner). He takes a crime that ruins a woman's life and attempts to turn it around so that his son appears as the victim. He refers to a sexual assault as “20 minutes of action”, which portrays how men view women as sexual objects and disregard morals and the lives of …show more content…
During New Year's Eve celebrations in Bangalore there was a mass molestation of women completely blamed onto the women. In Harriet Agerholm’s article, she writes, “A “mass molestation” of women in one of the country's busiest nightlife hubs took place because they dressed “like westerners””(Agerholm). The blame for this horrible event was solely placed onto the women because of their clothing. The Karnataka State Home Minister, G Parameshwara even said, “They tried to copy the Westerners, not only in their mindset but even in their dressing, ... So some disturbance, some girls are harassed, these kinds of things do happen.” (G Parameshwara). The Minister eve brushes off the crime and blames ot on the victims as if to say “They deserved it because of the clothes they were