"be more assertive" is victim blaming and putting the onus on the woman to protect herself
That. And anyone who says 'well, if you had been more assertive, I would not have been a jackass' lies: they'd have been a jackass to someone else, because that's not the kind of behaviour you develop overnight, and if you *know* it's wrong... why do it?
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Date: 2012-04-01 08:11 pm (UTC)That. And anyone who says 'well, if you had been more assertive, I would not have been a jackass' lies: they'd have been a jackass to someone else, because that's not the kind of behaviour you develop overnight, and if you *know* it's wrong... why do it?
People like this are scary.