Victim Blaming Statements How many of these examples of victim blaming have you heard before? Fill in the empty spaces with other victim-blaming statements you have heard.

She was drunk She was high, and slutty at a She shouldn’t They both what do you party and then have been have expect? woke up there alone. problems. embarrassed. So what?

She provoked He was too Guys are him. She was Boys will be drunk to always up for flirting with boys! know what he sex. him all night. was doing.

Maybe she She should Are you sure it likes it rough. have known What was she was ? To each their what she was wearing? That sounds own. getting herself extreme. into.

He just did She’s just after what anyone What time of his money. would have night was it? done in that situation.

She has a There’s “rape” That’s what So he got He dumped history of and then you get for lucky with his her and she sleeping there’s rape. being a . teacher, did screams rape. around. he? Sounds like revenge to me.

Responses to Victim Blaming Statements How would you respond?

I expect people not or It’s not a to Every relationship to sexually assault is a common be alone. Sexually has problems, so someone who is reaction after assaulting serious and some unconscious. experiencing someone is a less serious. When violence. crime, though. Why one partner would he think that sexually assaults is ok? the other, that’s a serious problem.

Men also Most men will experience sexual Sexy clothing, You need never sexually Much like drunk assault. Sexual flirting, and every time you assault anyone in driving, assaulting assault is violence, dancing do not have sex, even if their lifetime. It’s someone while not sex. It’s not mean someone is you are married. not ok to let other drunk is a crime enjoyable. No one consenting to sex. men think rape is and harms the wants to be raped. normal, enjoyable victim. or “no big deal”.

If a person likes She may not resist An extreme rough sex, they will She didn’t decide Sexy clothing, in order to avoid number is that 1 in give their consent to get raped. He flirting, and getting hurt even 4 women in North before and during chose to rape her. dancing do not more, or hoping America will be sex. No consent = mean someone is the assault will end experience sexual . consenting to sex. sooner. violence in her lifetime.

A report of sexual “I wouldn’t have assault can mean raped her. I would spending months have made sure she The real question in court, facing got home safe.” is “why did he attacks on one’s decide to harm reputation, and Let him know that her?” paying thousands most men do not of dollars in legal rape. fees. Nobody gets rich by faking rape.

When someone has Less than 5% of How much sex you Would you say a more power than reported sexual have doesn’t If there is no man deserves to be you (a teacher, assaults are false change the fact that consent, it’s rape. raped because he coach, physically (2% according to someone decided Period. has had a lot of sex? intimidating Statistics Canada). to assault you. person) and uses There are many their position to reasons why a have sex with you, person may not it’s sexual assault. report it immediately.