More broadly, this incident brings to mind all kinds of common myths that are used to justify gender discrimination and sexual violence. To use gendered language since the case involves a woman as the target, the myths include “she asked for it”, “she secretly wanted it” and “it wasn’t really serious”. The myths serve to excuse the perpetrator, blame the victim and downplay or distract from the act.
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