How many headlines have you seen altered by Twitter users when newspapers and websites describe victims of rape as ‘drunk’? Is this relevant? Is it victim-blaming? Is it about time we just stop? A man was recently sentenced to eight years in prison after raping a teenager in a dark alley. But, what did the papers read? ‘Married City worker ‘raped drunk clubber after dragging her to filthy alleyway’’ and ‘Married City worker who carried a drunken clubber, 18, down an alley and raped […]

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