*head-desk*- why? Because Facepalming is not enough.
Ever fault of rape or molestation lies, only and solely with the one who does it. Never on the victim. This is, funnily, the only crime where the victim is judged and blamed instead of the one committing the crime.
- Haya cannot live covered and trapped because of a man. Every man/woman has the basic right to live their life, clothe themselves as they want. Saying she should not dress a certain way because of a horrible person, is equivalent to taking away her right to live.
- Also, wasn't that man already interested in Haya before he even saw her? Clothes or no clothes, a criminal cannot be deterred. This is most damaging idea that rape culture had produced. You dressed like this, you asked for it. You went out to party- you asked for it. You were alone with a guy friend- you asked for it. You are living- you are asking for it. No. This has been a major tool to subjugate women and shame them for their right to live.
- And I am from India and I have worked with rape victims in the past because my mother is actively associated. The first thing we need to tell us, them, every woman, every man, every victim- it was not your fault. It was not you.