The Case Of Twitter And Rapists

The fact that rape is absolutely unrelated to “indecent” dressing should not be up for debate in 2016.

Although rape leaves negative physical and psychological scars on its victims, many Nigerians find it difficult to simply condemn the act and move on without making irrelevant references to the victims appearance.

However, this Twitter user thinks otherwise.

https://twitter.com/Mayourspeaks/status/705487267964518401

While this other person thinks women are to be blamed for rape.

@iBlaisePaddy because girls won’t learn, tempting people and screaming rape

— S D B (@ThaNiggaress_) March 4, 2016

And this woman sees nothing wrong in asking her brother to rape another woman.

https://twitter.com/Hordun99/status/705705572117700608

And yet another ridiculous bout of victim blaming.

https://twitter.com/q4cue/status/705715761919234048

Because…

https://twitter.com/LohdLippi/status/705702426129653760

Were underage victims also indecently dressed?

https://twitter.com/TillyTillie/status/705734777807179776

Men, women and children also get raped.

https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/705685893911187457

For those who don’t seem to get it..

Indecent dressing should be addressed separately.. Never attach it to rape.

Rape is not all about the clothing,it's a mental thing— MCIEH Sanitarian Temitope Agboola™, NEBOSH EMC (@topgee992) March 4, 2016

Did they even invent modesty?

https://twitter.com/OreFakorede/status/705706676138196992

Shebi victim blaming is a symptom of madness?

https://twitter.com/OreFakorede/status/705704057525108737

And whoever hides a crime is as guilty as the criminal.

Dear ladies, if you see anyone who justifies rape with 'indecent dressing' on your TL, run away from him oooo. He's a rapist.

— Sola (@Advsola) March 4, 2016

Maybe they don’t have home training.

https://twitter.com/FoluShaw/status/705716561047195649

And since we’re being ridiculous..

@jarumamagazine if women have to dress in a specific way to avoid rape, maybe men should be castrated to reduce the temptation to rape?

— Temitope- The Joyful One! (@TopeSofe) March 4, 2016

Finally, the only sensible way to stop rape is living by this..

So if you want to combat rape, 1. Don't be a rapist 2. Don't JUSTIFY rape 3. Support putting rapist away so they harm no one again.

— Amara Nwankpa (@Nwankpa_A) March 4, 2016

Obviously, more steps have to be taken in educating people on the consequences and logical causes of rape. Also victim blaming has to be unlearned because it defeats the purpose of actually combating the problems rape poses in the society.