It’s extremely important to unpack all the myths and excuses provided around sexual assault together. When we detail every way that rape apologists shift their justifications to fit the circumstances of each crime, we reveal that these excuses really aren’t about what assault victims are wearing, or who they’re dating, or what crimes they’ve committed in the past—it’s about the people in our society who just don’t care to stop sexual assault. When you add up all the excuses, you’d be hard pressed to find an instance of sexual violence that can’t be explained away through the cultural script:

Here are Denim Day’s 12 examples of ways we discount sexual assaults:

“Denim Day” Counts All the Ways We Excuse Sexual Assault - The Sexist