Rape - Blame the Victim

Puma at Past is Prologue has written a thoughtful post on rape and necessity of changing attitudes.

I won't try to paraphrase it here but it's well worth reading. It articulates much of what I've been thinking for some time.

Rape is not the fault of the woman. We don't ask for it. We should be able to walk from a store to our car in safety. We shouldn't have to jump at the sound of footsteps behind us and we should be able to accept a dinner date without worrying about some joker expecting reimbursement in the form of sex.

Anyway, take a look.