While the logistical reasons behind victim-based solutions (leave a relationship, learn self-defense, go places in groups, watch your drink, don't talk to strangers) and so on make sense to some degree because we usually have access to victims more than rapists in anti-rape programs (altho this varies, even when we're not talking about abuser-specific programs), I think we should always ask the question "Why is the responsibility for 'preventing' rape always on the victim? Why don't we teach rapists not to rape?"
I worked for a peer-education program where we talked about healthy relationships (as opposed to rape specifically--so we could discuss strategies for healthy arguments as well as safety plans in abusive relationships & all the usual stuff), which is a step toward reducing relationship-based violence. But the fundamental dynamics of our society encourage sexual violence and, until those are radically transformed, sexual violence will continue to predominate.
Rape is used as a tool of war, colonization, and intimidation. Rape is one way of keeping white men in power.
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I worked for a peer-education program where we talked about healthy relationships (as opposed to rape specifically--so we could discuss strategies for healthy arguments as well as safety plans in abusive relationships & all the usual stuff), which is a step toward reducing relationship-based violence. But the fundamental dynamics of our society encourage sexual violence and, until those are radically transformed, sexual violence will continue to predominate.
Rape is used as a tool of war, colonization, and intimidation. Rape is one way of keeping white men in power.