Doing something useful about Rape
One of the things that fell out from various discussions over the last few days was the idea that what really needs to change is the public perception that because a woman displays part of her body, gets drunk, drinks, etc. she's made herself public property. And that in order to change that, individual action is simply not enough - you also need advertising campaigns - preferably at a national level.
So I'm delighted to hear from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stormie that something like this is now happening.
This Is Not An Invitiation To Rape Me is a campaign by Rape Crisis Scotland. It's also written up in the Scotsman here.
I hope that this is just the start - while there is a problem with inidividuals who are just sociopathic, I believe that an awful lot of the problems are caused by people who just don't think, and who never will unless the problem is pointed out to them, repeatedly, and publically.
I know from at least one comment over the last few days that some people believe that no amount of education will change how people act - but I sincerely hope these will do some good.
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So I'm delighted to hear from
stormie that something like this is now happening.This Is Not An Invitiation To Rape Me is a campaign by Rape Crisis Scotland. It's also written up in the Scotsman here.
I hope that this is just the start - while there is a problem with inidividuals who are just sociopathic, I believe that an awful lot of the problems are caused by people who just don't think, and who never will unless the problem is pointed out to them, repeatedly, and publically.
I know from at least one comment over the last few days that some people believe that no amount of education will change how people act - but I sincerely hope these will do some good.
[Poll #1280311]
