This is a really difficult debate that has been ongoing for years, but has recently been thrust into the media circus by the "slut walks" that have been taking place and the article that Nick Freeman wrote.
I find this a difficult subject to approach, on one hand as a female I do think that women have the right to dress how they please and should be able to do so without warranting a man to rape her, yet on the other hand it has to be said that in such a sexualised society, it is hardly surprising that when a woman goes out in next to nothing that men presume she is "up for it".
I found the debate on This Morning on Thursday 16th June between Nick Freeman and Denise Robertson and interesting one. Mr Freeman had previosly written an article saying if girls dressed and act like a slut then they should be expected to be treated like a slut. What was most entertaining was that The Daily Mail had printed an article which included photographs of his daughter in a very attractive dress but posing provocatively with a champagne bottle - when presented with this photograph he said she looked pretty, I have to wonder if I had been pulling the same pose he would have responded with the same answer or he would have said that I was acting like a slut.
I comletely agree that every woman has the right to say no to sex and that NOTHING warrants a man taking advantage of a girl if she has said no! However I do think that man girls over sexualise themselves in order to be seen, and it is a procedure that isn't necessary, when you combine this with alcohol and the factthat many girls do not know their own limits it isn't surprising that they get into such situations.
Many may consider that my friends and I dress provocatively, and don't get me wrong we do like to make an effort and look attractive to the opposite sex, but I would hope that I have never left the house dressed like a slut. I also think that many girls are aware of the way they dress and the fact that men are looking at them in certain ways, unfortunately I think that in the society we live in it is something that girls should be aware of when getting ready to go out.
I am not sure that there is really a corret answer as to whether or not dressing provocatively leads to rape, I am sure on some level it adds to it,and in a sense girls should be aware that men are more likely to make a sexual advance if women are dressed in such ways - however it is unlikely that it is the main reason. Research shows that many of those who commit rape have underlying issues and use this method of attack as a way of being in control of a situation.
I think in conclusion I would say that women have the right to dress how they wish without attracting a rapist, however I do think that every woman should take into consideration that the image she may be portraying more for her own self awareness than anything else.
I find this a difficult subject to approach, on one hand as a female I do think that women have the right to dress how they please and should be able to do so without warranting a man to rape her, yet on the other hand it has to be said that in such a sexualised society, it is hardly surprising that when a woman goes out in next to nothing that men presume she is "up for it".
I found the debate on This Morning on Thursday 16th June between Nick Freeman and Denise Robertson and interesting one. Mr Freeman had previosly written an article saying if girls dressed and act like a slut then they should be expected to be treated like a slut. What was most entertaining was that The Daily Mail had printed an article which included photographs of his daughter in a very attractive dress but posing provocatively with a champagne bottle - when presented with this photograph he said she looked pretty, I have to wonder if I had been pulling the same pose he would have responded with the same answer or he would have said that I was acting like a slut.
I comletely agree that every woman has the right to say no to sex and that NOTHING warrants a man taking advantage of a girl if she has said no! However I do think that man girls over sexualise themselves in order to be seen, and it is a procedure that isn't necessary, when you combine this with alcohol and the factthat many girls do not know their own limits it isn't surprising that they get into such situations.
Many may consider that my friends and I dress provocatively, and don't get me wrong we do like to make an effort and look attractive to the opposite sex, but I would hope that I have never left the house dressed like a slut. I also think that many girls are aware of the way they dress and the fact that men are looking at them in certain ways, unfortunately I think that in the society we live in it is something that girls should be aware of when getting ready to go out.
I am not sure that there is really a corret answer as to whether or not dressing provocatively leads to rape, I am sure on some level it adds to it,and in a sense girls should be aware that men are more likely to make a sexual advance if women are dressed in such ways - however it is unlikely that it is the main reason. Research shows that many of those who commit rape have underlying issues and use this method of attack as a way of being in control of a situation.
I think in conclusion I would say that women have the right to dress how they wish without attracting a rapist, however I do think that every woman should take into consideration that the image she may be portraying more for her own self awareness than anything else.
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