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I'm society women are faceing ma double-standard when it comes to victim blaming, in contrast to men not being blamed for their wrong location,type of clothing and what they were drinking around the time. However women are being targeted for these issues and that being is taking the real cause of the situation off the rapist. In addition to victims of sexual assault women are being blamed twice for why being sexually assault happening to them. The trend of blaming victimized women exemplifies the overall issues of hatred towards female gender in the United
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