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Why even well-meaning men fall for rape myths
They blame the woman for not protecting herself. But in no other crime does the victim get vilified.
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Victim-blaming arises from rape myths, and rape myths are a result of misogyny and sexism.
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Sugidha Nithiananthan
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The conversation started with “There’s always two sides to a coin”, and “Of course there’s still no excuse for a man, even if a woman is standing there stark naked, acting drunk and not wanting to cover up”.
Like everyone in Singapore this week, it seems, I was having a chat with some friends about Mr Chia Boon Teck’s blatant victim-blaming. Mr Chia, who has stepped down as Law Society vice-president, had questioned a rape victim’s actions
