So, basically you are going to answer everything except the main point which is questioning your overall stance? If you do truely believe that a victim can never shoulder any kind of blame in any way, I'm sure you can elaborate why that is. Please, do so.
Excuses, such as well the above. Sexual assault comes in many forms, one of which is claiming the woman was 'asking for it', a frequently used excuse is that "she's a slut".
When and by whom? I can't help but get the feeling that you don't actually understand what people like the police officer and I am saying. Evident in the next gem.
Assault is assault, there are no excuses, however there is this overwhelming suggestion that if a girl is "a slut" she is somehow not entitled to enough respect to prevent this.
See, this is where you wander into stupid territory. Nobody is saying that a slut deserves to be raped, atleast nobody in their right mind. This is you misinterpreting what you are reading. People that actually think that way, that dressing provocatively is a REASON to rape someone will gain no respect from anyone. You are essentially arguing a point that nobody made.
I imagine, however, you're going to immediately disagree based on your comparison to committing a hate crime in a black neighbourhood.
I don't have to disagree because I honestly do not. I just think you are misguided and do not understand what the actual argument is.
If a woman enjoys sex she is entitled to look for it, however often she wants. Everyone is.
People are entitled to a lot of things, that however is not a argument. I could also go out and kill somebody right now, sure, it would be illegal, but what would actually be stopping me? Nothing would. I am entitled to do whatever I want, I may be punished in context of the law or the context of society, I can still do whatever I want though. The same applies to the slut, sure, he/she can fuck around as much as they want, they however aren't entitled to this being ignored by everyone else.
When I said a woman who dresses provocatively is not "asking for it" I was specifically referring to rape and sexual assault. Yes often they are looking for sexual attention, again there is nothing wrong with this.
I know, the second point however isn't as irrelevant as you seem to want to portray it.
The key word here is shaming. It's just a fancy-schmancy word for bullying, but with good cause. While it can apply to certain behaviours, enjoying sex frequently and with multiple partners is not a crime nor particularly bad behaviour and certainly shouldn't be treated as such. You are entitled to think of a "slut" badly, but that doesn't give you the right to treat one badly.
Sure I do. Why wouldn't I have the right to treat someone badly? If I didn't I'd be arrested for shaming them, wouldn't I? I also disagree with your stance that it isn't bad behavior. It is. It is to ignore others well-being for your own personal gratification. That hurts society, it is, by definition, bad behavior in the context of society. Shaming them is soceitys way of getting them back in line. That's not something that everybody wants but it is ultimately whats best for the collective.
Now, I don't actually shame anyone, that however doesn't change the fact that some things are deserving of said shaming.
As I said, Slut Walks here are specifically to protest against rape, to show people that those who have been the victim of sexual assault or rape were not at fault regardless of their dress or behaviour.
I know full well WHY they do those things. They are still wrong though.