An anti-rape video campaign in Hungary
has sparked outrage in the country because of its messages – both
implied and overt – that young women who are flirtatious cause
themselves to become rape victims.
The campaign was launched by Hungarian police authorities in Baranya County as part of efforts to raise awareness about rape, CNN reports.
The video campaign titled, “Selfie Klip”
shows young women having fun at a club, and dancing flirtatiously with
men. At the end of the video one of the women is shown being approached
by a hooded man outside a nightclub. The woman is then shown lying on
the ground after apparently being assaulted.
A statement posted alongside the video
reads “experience has shown that, in order to prevent such acts (of
violence), how women communicate … plays a huge role. The flirtation of
young girls can often trigger violence.”
Multiple Hungarian advocacy groups have
expressed their displeasure about the video, stating that the campaign
blames women for sexual violence.
“(The video) scares and humiliates
the victims and exonerates the perpetrators to go unpunished… These kind
of films evoke misogyny and contempt for women,” some of the groups
said in a joint statement.
Here’s the CNN report about the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qrhb_KXWXXo
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