Hey, so, you know how, as a woman, every time you leave your house you have a responsibility to not get raped?
Cover your drink at all times. Don’t drink at all. Don’t go out after dark. Don’t go anywhere alone, ever. Don’t go out with your hair in a ponytail. Actually, just don’t have long hair. Learn how to urinate and vomit on cue (it scares them off). Wear overalls with a belt at all times. Never wear heels. Make eye contact with your rapist. Don’t make eye contact with your rapist. Don’t get raped.
Exhausting.
But essential lessons to learn, if you’re a woman. Because it’s definitely your responsibility to be less rape-able and not a rapist’s responsibility not to rape you.
So thankfully, filmmaker Cat Del Buono has compiled all the tips you need to know in her new short video How To Not Get Raped (H/T Jezebel) And every tip she references is an actual suggestion she found in Cosmopolitan, WikiHow and US college brochures, so you know they’re totally legit.
Easy, right? Now, if only we followed all of these helpful tips, none of us would ever get raped, ever!
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I showed this video to my housemate. His response: "I know a guaranteed way never to get raped." The tone gave him away that the solution would be technically correct, but not useful.
"Oh yes?"
"Always say yes. It's not rape if you consent to it."
I think I'll file that below the "Vomit on cue" suggestion for usefulness.
How about a safety app on our mobile phones? If we feel threatened or unsure of someone somewhere, a simple push of a button could act as an alarm and alert someone to call our phone or call 000, with the button linked to the app to provide geographical information. It might be sci fi and not possible but surely technology can assist us now a days to help us feel more safe as we go about our business. I know it won't stop all rapes but maybe by alerting a would-be-rapist that you have alerted someone of your concern, it might be enough to warn them off.
the thing you are talking about is called a text message, also a phone call.
No, I'm talking like a simple push of a button, not looking at your phone and texting or calling. Jill Meagher made a call remember but that didn't help her. An attacker can slap a phone out of your hand if they see you making a call. I'm talking about something that sends geographic details as well. But thanks for smart arse response that was no help anyway.