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It’s not ‘victim blaming’ to ask how women can better protect themselves from sexual assault

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We need to stop reprimanding people for “victim blaming” when they’re exercising common sense.

An alleged gang rape at Cornell University has set the internet ablaze with debate. But whenever anyone asks what the victim did to find themselves in that situation, they’re chastised.

Yet these are exactly the kinds of conversations we need to be having to protect other women from similar fates. Pointing out a woman’s missteps does not mean one believes she deserves what happened to her. It helps stop the same thing from happening again.

It goes without saying that what allegedly happened to “Jane Doe” at Cornell is horrific.

In October 2024, an apparently extremely intoxicated young woman showed up to a fraternity house and agreed to have sex with two frat brothers.

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