Shocking survey reveals 46% of men still believe that sexual assault is blamed on the victim's clothes

Article: "Sexual assault happens because of revealing clothes"... half of the country still thinks this way

Source: Money Today via Nate

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family surveyed 10,020 men between the ages of 19-64 last year and revealed the following results: 

46.1% believed that sexual assault occurred because of the victim's revealing clothes

39.7% believed that women falsely reported men for sexual assault out of financial reasons, anger, or revenge (43.5% of men in their thirties)

32.1% believed that if the assault occurred while the victim was drunk, the victim is also at fault

31.9% believed that accepting kissing or petting is also consent to intercourse

27.7% of men in their twenties believe that r*pe is not possible if the victim resists

As for solutions, 16.7% voted that there needs to be policy form to prevent secondary damage to the victims, 16.6% voted for safer living environments, and 13.9% voted for harsher punishments for the criminals

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[+372, -49] Sexual assault is not a problem with what the victim is wearing but a personal perverted problem of the criminal. Normal people do not commit sexual assault.

[+169, -21] I'll admit that revealing clothes have a provocative pull, but the problem lies with the dogs who are not able to control their animal instincts

[+157, -27] Are these guys crazy? How are they able to control themselves in stores without wanting to steal everything? These are all psychopaths.

[+91, -55] I do admit that revealing clothes will make you a target, though

[+41, -27] I won't deny that revealing clothes doesn't have an influence in it

[+28, -21] Revealing clothes isn't responsible for 100% of the crime but it's not exactly 0% either, is it?

[+23, -16] But it's true that revealing clothes can be a factor, how can you argue that it's not?

[+17, -20] Aigoo, how have such outdated notions not disappeared from our society yet?? If someone cheats on their exam by looking at the paper of the classmate sitting in front of them, is it that classmate's fault?? If a thief comes in through an open window, did the person who opened the window welcome the thief in? Where are people even getting such disgusting notions from? We teach our kids not to think in such a way. We teach them to act like human beings. People who aren't able to control themselves like this are just animals - the revealing clothes are not to blame.

[+16, -17] It may not be 100% of the reason but it can be some of the reason! Most normal men can control themselves but it might make it more difficult for a problematic man to...

[+11, -8] And why would thinking that way be wrong? You have to admit that it's a factor.

[+9, -5] The problem lies with the criminals who are unable to control their urges... but if you put a woman in revealing clothes alongside a woman in modest clothes in front of said criminal, which one do you think he would pick..??

[+8, -8] If clothes are really to blame, then how do you explain the assaults that happen in the middle of winter where everyone's dressed in long paddings..? All sexual assault crimes should be left with the criminal to blame. Anyone can become a victim and everyone should practice safety precautions. We all lock our doors because we know we can become victim to a thief, and we all avoid dark alleyways because we know dangerous things might lurk there.

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