"Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women donâ€™t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they werenâ€™t careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped them."

Source : Jessica Valenti (2009). “The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women”, p.151, Seal Press

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