[AJ] Park Myung Soo correlates violent assaults against women with revealing outfits

[Jisoo.T]

Park Myung Soo correlates violent assaults against women with revealing outfits

 

IATFB 06/25/2016 K-Entertainment 133 Comments

 

 

Park Myung Soo, best known for being a literal troll, making a song about periods with Lizzy, and beating Seolhyun, has unsurprisingly gotten himself into trouble by doing the whole “if you dress like a slut and get sexually assaulted then it’s your fault†victim blaming thing.

 

The response of the people were “mixedâ€.

 

While discussing the problem of crimes committed against women, the tv personality said, “I guess these crimes happen more often now that it’s summer. It’s alright if women wear nice clothes, but I think it’s dangerous for them to wear overly revealing clothing and go out drinking, or things like that.â€

 

 

After he said this on air, fans started posting comments on his Instagram, saying,

 

“Sexual assault doesn’t happen because of one’s outfit.†There are mixed reactions to what he said. Some comments say, “Park Myung Soo has a daughter, too, and he said it because he is worried about other girls out there. Don’t you think you all are being too sensitive?†Others, offended by his words, explain, “I know Park Myung Soo said it out of worry, but I hope he knows that what he implies is that the victim is the one to blame and is the cause of sexual assaults. There is no correlation between one’s outfit and sexual assault.â€

 

 

 

 

Look, I think some stuff nowadays is too readily branded victim blaming when it really is just people trying to take care of their friends or their family or their significant other in terms of precautions because the world is horrifying, but how in the fuck anybody could take Park Myung Soo’s comments as anything but victim blaming in this case is beyond me.

 

I mean he starts the whole thing off by connecting violent assaults against women with it being summer, because summer means less clothes. And it gets worse from there. Like, come on.

 

I mean it doesn’t surprise me from him, but this is just such a shitty take.

[Lalisus]

Gross tbh  Like, I get that some sick and twisted people may see revealing clothes as more inviting, but those type of people are going to rape no matter what we wear. It's important to focus on the core of the problem - rapists, not their victims.

[Anthropology]

 This increases my dislike for him.

[eyerene]

um this annoys the living hell out of me when people say someone is more likely to get raped/assaulted because they are wearing revealing clothes 

[ari]

trash

[Kisses]

[BadBadNotGood]

I am so sick of this mole rat

[ooahooah]

dumb

[akpopfan]

It's like saying: 'Don't take your phone out in the streets because someone is going to steal it'

 

When the real problem is the citizen insecurity. Why would someone have to repress him/herself? Everyone wears what they want to wear and not because I like to look sexy I deserve to be raped. He has a 'macho' mind, trash.

[bb4]

[Property of Goddess Irene]

um this annoys the living hell out of me when people say someone is more likely to get raped/assaulted because they are wearing revealing clothes

It's not the clothes but the activities, which correlate. Such as party atmosphere with drugs and drinks.

[Only 1 U Need Connoisseur]

This is posted by AJ, *exits* 

[Hyoyeon~Minzy]

UUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DID HE JUST SAY THAT??

[Aemond]

what a Jerk!

[johnny's wifey]

he should really shut the fuck up and take several seats down , smh someone tell me why this fucker isn't off the korean tv lfr

[alexiskim]

He just stated the thruth tho, a woman wearing revealing outfits is more likely to be eyed by those sick men. Then is obvious that revealing outfits are NEVER an excuse to justify rape.

[ETB5]

It's like saying: 'Don't take your phone out in the streets because someone is going to steal it'

Maybe I'm misinterpreting but here's what I think. Let's say you're in a dangerous hood. Would you take your phone out?? A rational person wouldn't. You should have the freedom to use your phone wherever you are, but realistically, you can't do that. 

 

 

When the real problem is the citizen insecurity. Everyone wears what they want to wear and not because I like to look sexy I deserve to be raped. 

 

Absolutely. I agree. However, we live in an imperfect world. Which is why I don't find his comment

 

 

I think it’s dangerous for them to wear overly revealing clothing and go out drinking, or things like that.â€

offensive. If you're wearing an outfit which emphasizes a certain part of your body, then the chances that you will become the victim of an attack increase, especially if you're in an environment where judgement is clouded by alcohol or drugs. Does that mean that the victim is at fault?? No. It means that the world can be dangerous place where caution sometimes needs to be exercised. 

 

It would have been something completely different if he had said that rape victims are at fault for "provoking" the rapist. 

[tiktokcheekaboom]

I feel like there has been quite a bit of research done on this topic, and all of it supports the fact that clothing is not a significant factor in rape cases. Yes, maybe revealing/tight clothes might draw more attention to the person (especially in conservative societies), but that applies to both guys and girls, and I definitely don't see male rape increasing in summer when all the male hotties are out in tight T-shirts. I don't blame PMS (lol!) for being against excessively revealing clothes because hey, he's a dad and an older male, and he might be more conservative than us young ones, but a celebrity making statements correlating revealing clothes to rape without knowing the facts is not good at all for the war against rape culture. 

 

Like OP, I'm also not an overly sensitive person when it comes to small comments, but hopefully PMS knows that as a celebrity, he should just keep his thoughts to himself if he is not well-informed on the subject. 

[SNGGYU]

 This increases my dislike for him.

[akpopfan]

Maybe I'm misinterpreting but here's what I think. Let's say you're in a dangerous hood. Would you take your phone out?? A rational person wouldn't. You should have the freedom to use your phone wherever you are, but realistically, you can't do that. 

 

We should. I meant people say that and show conformism about the situation when it shouldn't be like that. The problem is not that there are thieves in the street, is that the government does nothing to improve security. Peru teas. That's the same case with the clothes. 

 

Absolutely. I agree. However, we live in an imperfect world. Which is why I don't find his comment offensive. If you're wearing an outfit which emphasizes a certain part of your body, then the chances that you will become the victim of an attack increase, especially if you're in an environment where judgement is clouded by alcohol or drugs. Does that mean that the victim is at fault?? No. It means that the world can be dangerous place where caution sometimes needs to be exercised. 

 

I don't think anybody is going to wear something sexy if he/she knows certain zones are dangerous, but if we're talking about a party, I have all the freedom to dress like a want to do. C'mon, I won't go in pajamas to a party. I get your point tho. Thanks for expressing it.

[piccolo's girlfriend]

sooo does he expect women to not wear shorts and tank tops when it's hot out?? bc i'm not going to sweat to death just because some piece of shit can't stop himself from being a literal human trashcan and assaulting people

[Extremedivas]

What he is saying is ignonant as fuck.

 

You can get rape and sexual assault if you a man and woman. A rapist doesn't care about woman or men wearing revealing clothes.

 

Rapist is like serial killer who prey on their victims. Rapist can be anyone or anybody even inside your family. For him to said that is stupid.

 

He got a daughter too. Which worry me for his daughter. She need to learn that some rapist can be anyone who you hang out with or close with.

He need to encourage her daughter to take her mix martial art class or lift weight.

[Goldfinch]

This logic is sick and victim.blaming sucks, but I really think he didn't mean something bad...maybe someone should explain him...

 

Unreleated- Another bad thing - unfortunately one just can't teach rapists not to rape:((( the only chance for us is learn ways to fight back or run away....and even with that...most rapes are commited not.by crazy strangers in the bush, but family members, friends and someone you knowknow..

Honestly, being a girl is stressful in so many ways... I'm afraid of every man I'm passing by on the street if it's dark outside.

[sane]

If that quote is the entirety of what he said then he's actually correct. In an ideal world it wouldn't, but in the world we live in now what you wear plays a significant role in how much sexual harassment you encounter, and while it's not a factor in all scenarios of sexual violence, "going out drinking" is one of the types of situations where it can often be a factor.

 

Nobody deserves to be victimized, but it's important to recognize that there are things that people can do to protect themselves from different kinds of victimization, including sexual victimization. Pretending otherwise only leaves people unprepared and more vulnerable.

[BaoBao]