The man who would commit rape of a mini skirt wearing woman is likely to be the kind of man who would also rape a covered woman, all the mini skirt did was make it just that bit easier for the rapist to get violently aroused and commit the act, the skirt highlighted to the rapist what was already on his mind, either sub consciously or consciously.
The opposite is true, a man who would never rape sees the mini skirt wearing woman and his mind is focussed on acting appropriately respectfully and he will do so.
A rapist is weak in themselves, they cannot control themselves and do not realize that when they rape they are committing an evil upon the victim AND themselves. One of their weaknesses is that they think they are powerful, yet truly their actions reveal their weakness.
Now it is truth that there are rapists in society and covering up is one pragmatic way for women to not highlight to that weak man his weakness and hence the covering up makes it less likely that rape will occur in that one instance.
It's not fair, it's not right, it shouldn't be this way, but pragmatically it is just truth that some are so pathetically weak that they cannot contain themselves from this horrendous act.
If I may...
There is a recovering heroin addict who always used to shoot up whilst watching Star Trek. Would it be kind to place that recovering addict in a room, sit them down in front of a Star Trek movie and put all the implements needed for shooting heroin right next to them. Sure they might be strong enough to fully recover, but their weakness and temptation may also overwhelm them.
This seems to me the concept that 301 is discussing, with the terminology of 'meat on display'. Incidentally I find that phrase disgusting and it reveals that I would never be a rapist for despising the term itself reveals that one does not think this way and hence would not do that act, whilst someone who does think "meat on display" is the one who might be tempted to commit the act, for the degrading of woman to meat has already occurred. This of course assumes that "meat" has a negative connotation, which to me in this context it certainly does.
Seems to me a case of where teaching to boys or men, that women who show their bodies are "meat on display" is counterproductive to the concept of being strong, for the lesson should not end with, they are "meat on display" but should end with "do not act on your temptation if your temptation is rape" or better yet "whatever she wears treat her with respect" or "Always treat her with respect".
Whilst likewise covering up the women to reduce temptation also gives the boys and men little or no opportunity to practice being strong for they are assumed to already be weak. Very counter productive in my opinion.
Where the attitude of "meat on display" allows others to feel that the victim got what she deserved when raped, this in my opinion is another horrendous act for it affirms that the mans' weakness is ok and hence makes that weakness ingrained in the rapist AND others, which is another disgustingly counter productive social outcome of the concept in my opinion.
,I was just wondering.
