A third of people believe a woman is partially or completely responsible for being raped if she has behaved flirtatiously, a survey suggests
-- it could just as easily be phrased:
A third of people believe a woman is partially or completely responsible for a man raping her if she has behaved flirtatiously, a survey suggests.
Likewise, you could just as easily talk about "the time when X stabbed me" as opposed to "the time when I was stabbed" and still be talking about you and the stabbing, not about X.
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Date: 2005-11-22 02:08 pm (UTC)A third of people believe a woman is partially or completely responsible for being raped if she has behaved flirtatiously, a survey suggests
-- it could just as easily be phrased:
A third of people believe a woman is partially or completely responsible for a man raping her if she has behaved flirtatiously, a survey suggests.
Likewise, you could just as easily talk about "the time when X stabbed me" as opposed to "the time when I was stabbed" and still be talking about you and the stabbing, not about X.