Does the way a woman dress affect the chance of her getting raped?

Every 107 seconds their is woman raped or sexually assaulted in the US. 44% of the victims are under the age of 18 - this is for 2015. The numbers are increasing every year. IS it increasing because the way women dress has changed over the years? Don't get me the wrong; the blame is entirely on the sick offender. But do you think when teens, girls don't over sexualize themselves there is less of a chance of her becoming a TARGET? So goes the quote " Dear girls dressing immodestly is like rolling in manure. Yes you'll get attention, but mostly from pigs."
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  • Oh fuck not THIS again. I'm so fucking over this.

    It's time to put this STUPID idea to rest. Pull up a fucking chair and sit down, honey.

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    Actual rapists -- like, the rapists that go out and rape women -- DO NOT go out looking for "slutty" or "provocatively dressed" women.
    Nope.

    Actual rapists go out looking for signs of...
    ... innocence
    ... helplessness
    ... lack of resistance
    ... passivity

    That's what rapists look for.

    They look for VICTIMS.

    They look for women who'll... just take it.

    They DON'T look for confident women who'll make a scene. They DON'T look for feisty women who'll resist them, and draw blood and go for the eyes and the nuts and the throat, and try to hurt or even kill them back.

    And they DEFINITELY don't go for women who actually exude sexuality, and, simply put, like to fuck.

    They don't.

    They don't go for "sluts", in the way that label is so casually tossed around. Fuck no they don't. "Sluts" -- and sexually confident women in general -- are kryptonite, to actual rapists.

    As such, rapists are actually MORE likely to go for women who wear conservative, body-concealing, MODEST clothing.
    Yep.
    They are.

    Yr worldview is wrong.
    Totally fucking wrong.

    This is a sensitive topic for a reason. These people primarily destroy the lives of women WHO ALREADY LACK CONFIDENCE.

    Rapists have a "radar". Obviously, modesty doesn't always correlate with insecurity and passivity -- but, WHEN IT DOES, rapists can sniff it out. And they all too often get away with it, because the same women aren't strong enough to make it through the grinder of the court system. Especially if they are subject to brutal cross-examinations and the like.

    The whole way you are looking at this topic -- and the whole way you are portraying women -- is wrong.
    So totally fucking wrong.
    You should be ashamed of yourself.

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    If you need studies, here's one to start you off. Read pages 20-21 of the pdf (numbered pages 140-141 in the document), where the authors -- legal scholars, no less -- note that rape victims are actually more likely to dress modestly.
    scholarship.law.duke.edu/.../viewcontent.cgi

    Please get yr head out of yr ass. Tyvm.

    • @sarahssummer @cheergirl38139 @itsallover @smmyskittles @ifarted ^^ link might possibly of interest to y'all... those two pages are an eye-opener

    • @rjgraveytrain @afro-dite9 @mainameissunshine @xxitacoxx @ginnyweasley97 you all, too... people should know this shit, srsly

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  • in my opinion if you're dressed very provocatively, it makes men take a second glance, and sometimes those men have urges, then they make terrible mistakes. But to be honest, it really doesn't matter what you wear, if a guy wants to rape a girl, he's gonna probably want to rape her regardless of clothing. I wouldn't know, thankfully, but I know there's a lot of girls who are raped, and I know it's not solely based on what they're wearing, but wearing very revealing clothing certainly does not help I'm sure... MotS: We live in a fvcked up world, sadly.

    • I agree :( I was watching a show where 5 year olds were being dressed proactively by their parents! Bikinis, spray tans and a whole lot of makeup. I just think this gives them an extra boost, because these sick people will no longer recognize these children as innocent little beings... same goes for young teens and even women. I just think that it does add a reason

    • It's really sad, makes not want to have kids in the future because I wouldn't want my children hanging around children now. Everything is about sex now, it's disgusting. Like sex is alright but... not for kids man >.<

  • I think it's unlikely more women are being raped it's probably just that it gets reports and processed better now. The kind of men that rape strangers aren't more likely to rape, cos of revealing clothes and they pick on vulnerable women nothing to do with clothing. Most rapes occur within the context of a family or romantic relationship and it seems even less likely clothing makes a difference then. Drawing a correlation between womens clothing and rape is just a misogynistic way of getting women to take responsibility for men's actions.

    • The blame is entirely on the offender no doubt about that... there are several contributions into why a specific individual became a target for that offender rather than another. Vulnerability is definitely one of them... i just figured clothing could be one of them as well

    • Funny you should say that because women are always blaming men when they break the law.

  • I personally believe it is partly do with the way a woman dresses (I'm sure i'll get some stick for not sticking up for girls)
    But, if you're going to go out in a skirt that barely covers your ass cheeks, hooker boots and your boobs hanging out, I have no sympathy. However, I know rape and sexual assault happens on conservative girls too so it's a difficult subject. But some girls go out looking for attention, and it's partly their fault.

    • I'm a girl too, and I totally agree with you. That's why I asked this question the first place. It isn't the main reason but it certainly is ONE of the reasons a sick freak may target one girl over another

    • One of the reasons? One of the many reasons? Really? Sort of makes this whole thread irrelevant and the question a meaningless one, no? Let's assume there are only 10 reasons for rape, and dress is a reason less than 1% of the time. Even if dress was a reason for the rape only once, the answer to this innane question of 'one of the reasons' has to be yes, making discussion meaningless. Are you trying to justify pointing at finger at someone you know and want to believe is asking for it? There must be a reason for asking this misygonist irrelevant question... The only meaningful question would be if it was a significant factor in rape... but you already know the answer to that one, and would not get the opinions you want for whatever sick reason you posted this question. And your rebuttal to those who address the significant question appears as a child who is upset they did not hear what they hoped to hear and must prove them wrong... Leave whoever your sights are on to harm alone!

    • One of the reasons? One of the many reasons? Really? Sort of makes this whole thread irrelevant and the question a meaningless one, no? Let's assume there are only 10 reasons for rape, and dress is a reason less than 1% of the time. Even if dress was a reason for the rape only once, the answer to this innane question of 'one of the reasons' has to be yes, making discussion meaningless. Are you trying to justify pointing at finger at someone you know and want to believe is asking for it? There must be a reason for asking this misygonist irrelevant question... The only meaningful question would be if it was a significant factor in rape... but you already know the answer to that one, and would not get the opinions you want for whatever sick reason you posted this question.

Most Helpful Guys

  • Let's assume it does. There are two possible scenarios:
    1) A rapist looking for someone to rape finds the most seductive looking woman
    2) A guy who has no intention of raping someone can't help himself when he sees all the exposed parts of a girl wearing very little.

    (1) is silly. Even if every woman wore a burka or nun attire, someone is still getting raped. To say the way a woman dressed is responsible in this case is to suggest that someone else get raped.

    (2) is, i think, the more controversial thing. I think a lot of people jump to this conclusion because they don't actually know what to do about it, so they try to settle it in their minds as not really something they need to be concerned about by blaming the victim instead of acknowledging that there is a predator. The problem is that just about every situation is going to be a little bit different. How much alcohol did both consume? Did she explicitly say yes? Did she explicitly say no? Did she implicitly say yes? Was it a friend she thought she had a mutual understanding with? You can not apply a general judgement to each case. The thing is, we as a society are used to trying to control the sexuality of women. We do it all the time by telling them not to be sluts, not to want sex, save yourself for marriage, don't fuck strangers or you will be worthless, don't have anal or you're a dirty whore, don't suck cock or you'll get a disease, don't have an abortion because you're a murderer, et cetera...

    On the other hand, we have almost no experience with trying to control the sexuality of men. As a result, when some sexual misconduct occurs, we have all these knobs and levers already in place to tweak how we try to oppress the sexuality of women, but have nothing in place that would allow us to chastise the man responsible in any way. So, we tend to work with what we have. Combine that with the fact that half the women in the country are jealous of the girls who dress like 'sluts,' and you have a perfect recipe for victim blaming.

  • This is an accurate question and iam gonna go with yes... any girl regardless of what she dresses can be tageted and raped but the more revealing your clothes are the more attention from "pigs" you're gonna get , its just how it is, shorter means more attention (which girls often seek)

    • I'm with you on this. I consider my self a feminist but not a blind follower and I certainly won't turn the other cheek on some issues just to make other woman happy. Sickos have the whole blame , but it is what it is.

    • they blame men for rape and yes if men rape then they are to be blamed indeed, but they also want to dress in really short revealing clothes and ignore the fact that to a drunk dude who had 15+ beers and few shots of whisky your nice long legs and huge cleavage is more than enough reason to force you into sex, they think reason works with rapists, it doesn't, they will choose targets that find attractive, if 10 women wearing modest clothes walk by they may or may not rape one of them but once this does : makeupandbeauty.com/.../...n-Your-First-Date-2.jpg

      it will hard for them to contain their urges, so you can be raped either way but if you dress like the girl above the chances of you getting raped become much higher , its like me walking into a ghetto at night wearing 24k gold chain and a nice watch and feel safe cause the poilice officer is two blocks away so they won't dare to touch me... well thats not how criminals function.

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  • Yes, but it depends what type of rape you are talking about.

    I would assume that dressing provocative would excite some sexual predators over the level to actually commit a rape crime however I wouldn't really say that it would be a factor in your actual chance of being raped in this way.
    Most people that would rape another individual like this wouldn't be in the right mindset anyway. There would also be people that look for people who look innocent and pure too so I doubt it increases your chances of being raped at all.

    That being said going to a club dressing provocative kinda suggests to guys that you want to pick up meaning some guys will treat you in that manner expecting something from you. Rape is a really broad category that many people don't fully understand. Rape could just be fingering a girl who is drunk and HAS given consent. Even a sober girl who says no first and changes her mind later due to change in circumstances can still be classified as a rape victim. These types of rape would make up most of the rape cases as many horny drunk guys wouldn't see what they are doing as crossing the line, let alone rape. In these cases dressing provocative can attract this type of behavior out of a drunk individual so it would probably increase your chances.

    The most likely reason for the numbers of rape are increasing every year is that the stigma around having sex is decreasing. As sex isn't such a taboo subject anymore people feel more open about it and the more likely it is for someone to think a certain act is okay. Also now days rape is reported more often and taken more serious than it would be before so that would probably play into it a bit as well.

    TLDR
    Sexual Predators wouldn't be effected by how you dress
    Drunk guys in clubs would.

    • Point taken! But I was talking about rape in general not specifically in a bar

    • I guess so but probably 99% of rape cases would be either domestic cases (husband forcing wife etc.) or drunk girls getting taken advantage off. As domestic cases fairly obviously don't involve how you are dressed I just addressed the main ones as well as what people commonly think of when they hear the word rape.

  • In some situations, yes, her manner of dress makes a difference.

    If you were a criminal looking to rob someone of their money or jewelry, are you just going to rob the first person who walks down the street (a dude in jeans and a T-shirt), or are you going to watch people go by and target the ones wearing expensive clothes and shoes and wearing 3 chains, big diamond earrings, a big expensive watch, and a fat wallet? Most people with a brain are going to target the guy who looks like he's got more money and more valuables, rather than the guy who probably has $6 to his name.

    Similarly, if a criminal is looking for a woman to rape, he's probably going to pass on the 55-year-old Guatemalan housekeeper in favor of the 22-year-old Hooter's waitress (for example). That's just common sense.

    To put it another way, if you were a criminal rapist and you somehow stumbled into an alley with Penny and Amy Farrah Fowler from The Big Bang Theory , who are you likely to target? Hint: it isn't going to be school-marm Amy.

    Of course, you SHOULD be able to walk down the street wearing expensive jewlery, expensive shoes, and carrying a wad of cash without getting robbed - but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that wearing that stuff and carrying a cash roll makes you a much bigger target for a mugging than a T-shirt and jeans do.

    Similarly, dressing up like you were going to a "slutty Catholic Schoolgirl" costume contest is going to make you a bigger target for rape (should there be a rapist around) than an old sweat suit or a normal shirt and jeans.

    Of course that isn't RIGHT - but we're talking about CRIMINAL ACTIVITY here, and criminals don't CARE what's wrong or right - that's the very definition of a criminal!

  • I almost got abducted while running at a local track, fully clothed, in my oldest ugliest workout gear, no makeup, dirty hair up and looking like a boy. Rapists will do it wherever they see an opportunity, no matter what the woman is wearing.

    • Thank God you're safe! I was once almost kidnapped when I was seven. But as I got older I personally do notice that I get a lot more of unwanted attention when I wear revealing clothes.

    • Thank you. Thats really scary! I know what you mean, and I guess I have grown over the years to moderate my own style of dress so as to not attract the kinds of men who only want sex. I used to be more revealing with my breasts and things when I was 18, but I got really tired of always being wanted for just sex from most men, and so I do agree that how you present yourself makes an impact- but it's not exactly effective, I still get guys only wanting me for that and they'll still try, and that's why I think it's a little irrelevant, but it makes me feel better about myself.

  • Well some may think that.. but the truth is that a women should be allowed to wear what ever she chooses to.. and not be raped by some low life dirt bag that does not even know how to get a women the proper way.. I would like to see all the Rapists in this world and there are many.. get locked up for life.. not just a year.. life meaning.. till they die in prison same as people that shoot others and have no conscience.. but with the stupid court systems we have in place on both sides of the borders this will never happen.. but no one would miss them if this was all of a sudden to happen.. take care

  • Not so much I think, as the majority of women are actually raped by someone they know, an acquaintance, a "friend" or even a family member.

  • it shouldn't but it probably does

    i mean some guys are going to rape regardless but i imagine some see a girl who is dressed provocatively (in their opinion) and be inclined to rape her

  • No. It's a stupid sad excuse rapists use to justify their actions.
    "She looked so skanky and hot in that short dress, I just couldn't help myself, she was asking for it."
    Please, my dog has more control over not eating food she is told not to eat.

    • The why do you think the numbers are rising?

    • I truly believe that many rapists do it for control. They desire a sense of control. It is disgusting.

    • That's exactly what it's about, control. Our clothes have no bearing on the situation.

  • If a woman's provocative dress was the reason she got raped, then there would be no accounts of women in clothes like burqas would get raped, and yet they do.

  • Girls are attractive and sexual creatures. A lot of the way they dress says... look at me, desire me, want me... here I am!
    if a guy is "off" and willing and able to rape, then sexually triggering his mind is not a good thing. So yes, if all the women were dressed in black baggy outfits head to toe, it would probably reduce it (just as an example).
    But blame needs to be on the sick male as you state.

  • No

    what affects it is the state of mind of the person that rapes them

  • How you dress is a factor, but it is not the only one, nor is it the prime factor. Sexualization goes ways. Society creates unrealistic expectations of BOYS and GIRLS. The media makes it a game, and people blindly follow on what they see on TV and what their clueless peers say.

    Because we have broadened the definition of rape, no one can tell you the real answer.

  • Are you actually female?

    • I thought this, too... but, a lot of the same girls who'll slut-shame anyone showing thigh skin in 7th grade will "grow up" to actually say shit like this. (where "grow up" definitely stays in quotes) I've seen it happen #sadface

    • @redeyemindtricks I agree. Did you see the 15yo last night that posted "94% of girls are sluts"? Then she proceeds to say her role model is the Virgin Mary, right before she called @Bellepepper a dumbass, and told me to gtfo. I'm sure Mary would have done the same! 😂😂😂

    • hahahah no you got a link?

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  • It does not matter what clothes a girl/woman wears it does not mean a stranger can walk up behind a person and commit a sexual assault against a victim the are some sick people out and I say rape is still lightly to happen whatever clothes the victim is wearing

  • Yes I think it could raise the possibility.

  • Maybe it increases the chances in some situations, but nonetheless, that doesn't justify rape and it's victim blaming, even if a woman is completely naked from head to toe at midnight in the middle of a small street, and doesn't justify rape. In fact rape is never justified.

  • Yeah I think there's such a thing as dressing for the sole purpose of attracting the wrong kind of attention. There's nothing wrong with being comfortable though and I'm not going to wear a damn burka just to reduce my chances of being raped when a loaded gun will serve more or less the same function.

  • Well if a girl walked past a rapist looking like this:

    o.aolcdn.com/.../spl1015378_006.jpg

    I would wager the exposure of more skin would place him into a more sexual aroused state and be more incline to act on his urge to rape her.

    • I think so too

    • Yes that is true.

  • It doesn't matter how a woman dresses a rapist will still go after her anyway be her slutty or not.

  • if that were true, the probability would be very unlikely.

    think of it like a point system, just because a girl is out at a bar wearing very revealing clothing and a rapist spotted her, they aren't just going to be like, "okay that's my target for tonight", not just based off clothes, it's like a checklist, she has to be alone, vulnerable, look like she wouldn't be able to defend herself, basically every opportunity that would only up their chances of raping her successfully, if they can check mark everything off that list, they have their target. now the revealing clothing will get them noticed and might even turn the rapist on, but it's not enough to rape her if she's in a big group and looks tough too like she could handle from what the rapist has observed at the bar so far, and that she is careful with all her actions, and she calls uber to take her home right outside waiting with her friends.

    the rapist picks their battles carefully because they want to win, not because they want to get off on the hottest piece of ass in the night. a successful rape is more important to them than raping just any hot person they come across.

    • Great point! Thank you :)

    • That's in the case of predatory rape. Most rape cases have nothing to do with a predator.

  • Over the decades all teen girls naturally dress to impress, showing as much flesh as possible, it is not new.
    Penalties and police attitudes to rape need to change, in the UK the police are obliged to take it very seriously and get dna samples immediately. The incidences of rape have dropped dramatically here, but it does pay to always be with one or more other girls, get lifts with family, or use reliable taxis.
    Any rapist is a sexual pig who has no respect for females, or males sometimes. They must be punished severely to discourage others.

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