Have you been paying attention to this Stuebenville rape case going on? Well I'm behind the times 'cause I just found out about it today and it's been going on for months. I'll leave it for you to google on your own and make your own conclusions, of course, but what the hell is going on in our culture in general here? All the conjecture, taking things out of context and snarly opinions aside, this story is terrifying.
Beyond the small town mentalities, the antiquated cry wolf theories and the general fucked-up-ness of the situation, what might bother me the most is the term "at risk behavior" that's being bandied about. I'm sure this isn't the only time the term has been used, it's just that this is the first time I've ever noticed it. What blows my mind isn't the suggestion that she might have been making the wrong choices (we're all guilty of making them) but the implication that in making those choices she should have expected whatever horrible treatment was given her. That by putting up suggestive tweets in the past, by having a healthy sex drive, and then getting intoxicated at a party she put herself at risk of being abused sexually.
And they made a term for it. To authenticate the fucked up idea behind it.
How do I even live in a time when this is possible?
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