A sign from Slutwalk NYC.
Photo Credit: Sarah Seltzer

The recent spate of GOP callousness towards rape victims is part of a broader rape culture in our country in which victims of sexual assault are frequently  blamed for their own attacks--by gossip, by the media, and also in some cases, legally. 

Witness this perfect example of rape culture coming from legal papers filed... . Here's what happened: the Moraga school district has responded to a suit by adult victims who were underage at the time. One perpetrator, having gone to trial, has been found guilty of offenses specifically against Kristen Cunnane, but that didn't stop the district from laying the blame at her feet in its filing.

In fact, they actually  claimed she was careless and negligent--yes, when she was a preteen being molested by a teacher.

Continue reading at:  http://www.alternet.org/12-year-old-rape-victim-called-negligent-an...