I wanted to share the debate I had today on Facebook regarding an ad that has caused some controversy in England. The ad, as my comments make clear, attempts to warn about the dangers over binge- drinking but ends up blaming women who get raped after drinking for being victimized. It is troubling that we still assume that it is the woman’s responsibility to avoid being raped — something I thought we were past.
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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.
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While I agree that rape is NEVER the women's \”fault\”, it is up to honorable men to ensure that it never happens. I read all to often of girls at frat parties being drugged and raped as if it's a joke. Maybe I'm Don Quixote transported to today, but I would hope that I, or any organization I would belong to, would say \”not on our watch; not on our premises.\” We have honor and pride. Agian maybe I am throw back to the Middle Ages. I enjoy the activity, but only when it's freely given. Argh!