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Originally Posted by tore
Today in the news, I read an article that some Egyptian politicians say it's womens own fault for getting raped if they join in the current demonstrations. That made me wonder how people in general feel about this controversial topic.
So, in western society, raping someone is illegal and a rapist may have to take responsibility for that. But do you ever think the victim of a rape has to take responsibility for getting victimized in the first place? Is a rape the fault of the rapist, the victim or a bit of both?
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I think we need to take consideration that the ideas and traditions in a lot of Middle eastern cultures is that women are still classed as second best, and to serve the male needs. Tendencies are to blame the women for any sexual provocation. Dressing is an example. So it's really a sexist situation for the most part over there.