WOMEN IN TODAY'S SOCIETY ARE PORTRAYED IN MORE OBSCENE WAYS THAN 10 YEARS AGO. THE IMAGE OF A WOMAN HAS BEEN SEXUALIZED AND DEGRADED AS AN OBJECT RATHER THAN FOR WHAT THEY TRULY ARE, A HUMAN. I THINK REDUCING A WOMAN'S RISK OF BEING ASSAULTED BEGINS WITH CHANGING THE FLAWED PERCEPTION OF A WOMAN AS BEING AN OBJECT.
WOMEN HAVE BEEN OBJECTIFIED AS PIECES OF MEAT THAT CAN BE FOR ANYONE'S TAKING. THIS IDEA HAS BEEN PRESENTED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN MOVIES, TELEVISION SHOWS, MAGAZINES, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND THE INTERNET THROUGH PORNOGRAPHY AND OTHER SITES. IF WE CAN FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE VIEW A WOMAN THEN THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THE RISK OF A WOMAN BEING ASSAULTED.
PERSONALLY TO REDUCE THE RISK A WOMAN CAN LEARN SELF DEFENSE, TRAVEL IN GROUPS, NOT BE IN COMPROMISING SITUATIONS, AND CARRY A PERSONAL DETERRENT SUCH AS A PEPPER SPRAY. HOWEVER IF WE DO NOT CHANGE THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM WHICH IS THE PROBLEM OF THE HEART, THEN REGARDLESS OF THE DETERRENTS AND SELF DEFENSE PROGRAMS A WOMAN TAKES, WOMEN AS A WHOLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ASSAULTED.
