The trauma of rape is immense and it resurges every time a rape apologist provides what in their mind constitutes as a reason for this violence.
If nothing else, the premier could have kept this harrowing case in his mind while answering questions about rape and temptation and reminded himself that though there is never a time to be a rape apologist, this is an even worse time than usual. And they are not all "young men"! As was recently proven by the Mufti Azizur Rehman sexual abuse case, rape is a crime perpetuated by anyone in a position of power. He also needs to keep in mind that by pushing this problematic narrative of "young men" not having outlets for their sexual urges, he is giving rapists and harassers an excuse on a silver platter. We'll say it again and again and again: There is no justification for rape - not the victim's clothes, shoes, hair, style of walking, manner of talking or anything else. That he sees Pakistani men as little more than animals with no impulse control speaks volumes.Īnd for the people who say, oh but he's talking about "very few clothes", let us ask you this: what constitutes "very few clothes"? Is it a bikini? Or jeans and a T-shirt? Or shalwar kameez without a dupatta? Or a hijab without an abaya? Or an abaya without a face covering? He believes that men can't help it: they'll see a woman in "very few clothes" and attack. Imran Khan seems to have little respect for rape victims and it seems he doesn't think much of men either. If you weren't insulted before, you should be now. Men are not robots, he said, as if any sane man would attack a woman based on her clothes. What then were the children and animals who were raped in Pakistan wearing, we ask.Ĭlearly, he must have an answer for that. To our Oxford- educated prime minister, clothes "provoke" rape. When PM Imran says women wearing "very few clothes" will have an impact on men, he's saying men will rape you if you don't wear the clothes they want you to. If you still have doubts about whether the premier is a rape apologist, let us disabuse you of that notion.Ī rape apologist is someone who excuses, condones or justifies rape. There you have it folks, our prime minister in all his glory.
If in a society where people haven’t seen that sort of thing, it will have an impact on them." When questioned if women's clothes would really provoke acts of sexual violence, the premier instead of saying "No, rape is not provoked", he said: "It depends on which society you live in.
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Is it common sense, PM Imran? Do you think men are so weak and out of control that the slightest show of skin will send them into a violent sexual fit? "If a woman is wearing very few clothes it will have an impact, it will have an impact on the men, unless they’re robots. This is where our premier really went off track. The interviewer point-blank asked him if what women wear has any effect. "We don’t have discos here, we don’t have nightclubs, so it is a completely different society, way of life here, so if you raise temptation in society to the point and all these young guys have nowhere to go, it has consequences in the society." But then he went on to explain how Pakistan's society works and this where he lost the plot. Imran, brushing it off as nonsense, said the concept of purdah is to avoid temptation in society. In an interview to Jonathan Swan for Axios, the premier was asked about his earlier comments about temptation, women's dressing and men's "willpower” - and how he was accused of rape victim blaming. Women across Pakistan can rest assured that if someone rapes them, our prime minister will say it was the fault of "temptation", not the rapist. We would commend you for staying true to yourself if only the words you uttered weren't so problematic. And this time, you spoke in English, leaving no room for ambiguity. You didn't let anyone change your mind - not public outcry, not international horror, not even your supporters twisting your words to mask your meaning. Despite your ministers, avid supporters and other party members scrambling to defend you the last time you were a rape apologist, you've proven that you do indeed blame women for rape.
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