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"  It goes without that saying victim-blaming goes a long way to prevent American rape stats from improving. Unfortunately, even rape victims themselves are often shamed by their own so-called culpability in their sexual assault (&amp;quot;I should have learned self-defense.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I should have carried a gun.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I should have worn something different&amp;quot;).  But frankly, whether you have the Tae Bo skills of Billy Blanks or you go to the bar dressed like the Kool-Aid man, the fact is that as long as men aren&amp;#039;t being taught the intricacies of sexual consent\u2014intricacies, in this case, being understanding the word &amp;quot;no&amp;quot;\u2014it wouldn&amp;#039;t make a difference. But hey, do you want some RAGE with that tiramisu? Awesome! Zerlina Maxwell, an incredibly brave political analyst (and rape survivor), recently appeared on Fox&amp;#039;s Hannity to discuss the misplaced emphasis on female conduct rather than, oh, you know, teaching men to rape less. When the subject of female gun ownership as rape prevention was put on the table, Maxwell said: &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t think that we should be telling women anything. I think we should be telling men not to rape women and start the conversation there\u2026You&amp;#039;re talking about this as if it&amp;#039;s some faceless, nameless criminal, when a lot of times it&amp;#039;s someone you know and trust\u2026If you train men not to grow up to become rapists, you prevent rape.&amp;quot; Pretty straightforward logic there, right? Apparently not! Since appearing on the show, Maxwell has been receiving racist, misogynist and hateful messages on Twitter\u2014plus multiple threats of rape\u2014simply for voicing what should be the obvious. But on the other hand, we could always just hand out guns. Guns for everybody! Surely that&amp;#039;ll solve the problem. Photo credit: Getty Images Want more from Anna? Follow her on Twitter "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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