Originally Posted by ItsTheSheppy
I don't think you realize that what you're saying is victim blaming. You're lapsing into the unfair "she was asking for it" accusation. Again, you're absolutely right that for us to assume Zimmerman is guilty there needs to be evidence presented of that fact. But to suggest that she was 'asking for it' is victim-blaming misogyny.
Part of the reason why something like half of all rapes go unreported, and why most men fail to recognize that 1 in 5 women are raped in their lifetimes, is because we live in a culture that defaults to "she must have been asking for it" as a response to a rape accusation.
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You are still assuming both weren't willing.