I’m sorry if it spoils my impeccable Guardianista credentials but I agree with the OP. I don’t see it as blaming the victim to suggest that wandering around a city centre at three am out of your mind wearing next to nothing probably isn’t sensible, it’s just a basic fact, and one that a lot of women seemingly need to hear more often.
I’m not sure what exactly is empowering about dressing like a prostitute anyway – it’s only pandering to a horrible lads mag cliche of what men apparently find attractive. There are under 18s nights round here and the outfits many of the girls wear on their way there are horrendous.
There’s no excuse for rape, ever, but that doesn’t mean common sense can be completely abandoned either. Now where did I put that Daily Mail…