December 2011
Misinformed Facebooker: I don't believe that. I think some guys are opportunistic. Right place, right time, they think why not? Is it rape? Yes. But the opportunity was part of the decision. By not acknowledging that, I think we do women a disservice.
SlutWalk Charleston: Opportunity is everywhere. Every day I go into work, any gentleman who is twice my weight has the opportunity to push me into a bathroom, lock the door, and rape me. Is it my fault for going to work? No. Is it his fault for making the decision to rape me? Yes. The idea that the woman provides the "opportunity" is just another way of blaming the victim. If we were to follow that train of thought further, then no woman should ever go to a bar, and we should all be wearing burkas because rapists can't help themselves - we did, after all, provide them with the opportunity. Do you see where that leads?
