"(TW: rape, victim blaming, slut shaming) Evoking the stereotype that women provoke rape by the way they dress, a description of the victim as seductively attired appeared in the accounts of 22% (n = 7) of deniers and 17% (n = 8) of admitters. Typically, these descriptions were used to substantiate their claims about the victim’s reputation. Some men went to extremes to paint a tarnished picture of the victim, describing her as dressed in tight black clothes and without a bra; in one case, the victim was portrayed as sexually provocative in dress and carriage. Not only did she wear short skirts, but she was observed to “spread her legs while getting out of cars.” Not all of the men attempted to assassinate their victim’s reputation with equal vengeance. Numerous times they made subtle and offhand remarks like, “She was a waitress and you know how they are."
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Scully, Diana & Marolla, Joseph. Convicted Rapists - Vocabulary of Motive: Excuses & Justifications. University of Minnesota Duluth.
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