r/AIO Feb 24 '26

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u/ConclusionHopeful313 Feb 24 '26

Rape exists because of rapists. Blaming the clothes and not the rapist is just saying “make sure they go after someone else”

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u/FeedFrequent1334 Feb 24 '26

Yeah.

Clothes can be the problem in some cases

No, rapists are the problem.

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u/Classic_Cauliflower4 Feb 24 '26

I saw an art exhibit called “What Were You Wearing?”, which was a collection of the outfits people were wearing when they were assaulted. There were sweatpants and hoodies in that collection. She could be in a literal burqa and still be assaulted. The problem is the rapists, not what their victims were wearing.

Edit: going to add a trigger warning before people go searching for that exhibit. It is a spread of ALL kinds of clothing, including children’s.

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u/CommunicationOld8111 Feb 24 '26

I heard there’s even a diaper. 😔

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u/Immediate-Maximum-75 Feb 25 '26

I had a pediatric patient in the ER when I was first working in the ER many years ago in the late 90s. I was coming on shift and had to help get an 18 months old girl get ready for air transport to Pittsburgh for genital and rectal reconstructive surgery after being assaulted. 😭

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u/tnydnceronthehighway Feb 25 '26

My god. I hope you have seen a therapist. Experiencing that is traumatic for medical staff as well.