A moment that stuck with me from today’s workshops was a quote from the film “The Line” by Nancy Schwartzman. Social activist and former football player, Don McPherson, claims that we raise women to survive in a rape culture. I completely agree with McPherson’s statement and believe that this message should be better known. In our society we were brought up thinking that if a female gets sexually assaulted, she did something wrong; she was drinking, her clothes were too tight, she shouldn’t have walked down that street etc. Why does our society find it easier to blame the girl than the guy who assaulted her? How come not only our community but also our judicial system finds ways to hold the girl accountable for somebody else’s actions? Indeed, I believe that it is important to teach girls how to protect themselves and try to avoid this kind of situations. However, it is just as important if not more, to let the girls know that this is not their fault. Nothing justifies rape and sexual assaults, and surely the girl should not be held responsible for these occurrences. Therefore, instead of focusing on how girls can prevent being victims of such abuse, we should focus on preventing men from becoming the violators of this abuse.