Friday, September 18, 2009

Sexual Assault Prevention Tips Guaranteed to Work!

This information was passed on to us by one of our advocates and was written by the Feminist Law Professors. We need to readjust the message that is out there which attempts to educate people on "how to avoid getting raped." There is no guarantee way you can avoid sexual assault and the focus of prevention needs to be on educating youth about healthy sexuality, respect and consent. These tips mimic the typical "risk reduction" techniques that tell women how to act which really only end up promoting victim blaming and excusing sexual violence.

Sexual Assault Prevention Tips Guaranteed to Work!
1. Don’t put drugs in people’s drinks in order to control their behavior.
2. When you see someone walking by themselves, leave them alone!
3. If you pull over to help someone with car problems, remember not to assault them!
4. NEVER open an unlocked door or window uninvited.
5. If you are in an elevator and someone else gets in, DON’T ASSAULT THEM!
6. Remember, people go to laundry to do their laundry, do not attempt to molest someone who is alone in a laundry room.
7. USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! If you are not able to stop yourself from assaulting people, ask a friend to stay with you while you are in public.
8. Always be honest with people! Don’t pretend to be a caring friend in order to gain the trust of someone you want to assault. Consider telling them you plan to assault them. If you don’t communicate your intentions, the other person may take that as a sign that you do not plan to rape them.
9. Don’t forget: you can’t have sex with someone unless they are awake!
10. Carry a whistle! If you are worried you might assault someone “on accident” you can hand it to the person you are with, so they can blow it if you do.

1 comment:

Rebecca said...

These are fabulous! Much better than telling women not to put their hair in ponytails because a perpetrator may use their hair as a way to force them into a car...