| > What makes you think marchenko is not a US citizen? The dead giveaway is "behaviour". > Regardless, my original comment said "Western Culture", not "American Culture". Your original comment referenced "western society". I referenced america because I'm american. > Here in Australia I have definitely seen comments and heard people victim blame rape victims for their behavior, for sure it happens in the USA too. Really? You've heard it? By whom? The media? Government officials? Judges? People in power? By society at large? Give me a break. > Why would you accuse me of lying? Because you lied. You implied that western society blames women. I already responded to you that was not the case. I responded directly to your comment that western society at large believes the accuser de facto and assumes the guilt of the accused. We as a society, in the US and I'm sure australia too, initially take the alleged victim's side. And as I said, even when the alleged victim turns out to be a liar, we ( as a society ) protect her identity. But boy, there sure are a lot of foreign elements here pushing the divisive "US/West" is pro-rape and anti-women rhetoric. A couple of accounts responded with similar "personal anecdotes". I've heard people say "kill all men" or "women belong in the home". Doesn't mean that society at large supports fringe rhetoric. Lets put it simply. When a woman says a man raped her. If you think our ( societal ) initial reaction to that is "what were you wearing" rather than being disgusted at the man, then you are lying. |