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HelpRe: Question - not right or wrong answer-merely "Vibes"
in reply to a message by Barbra
I was wondering the same thing about Lolita! (not so much Dolores, as I think there are a lot more associations for that one).
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In the film adaptation, Lolita was depicted as a seductress.
Rape victims are the classic example of "blame the victim". For centuries women have been blamed for causing their rapes, and unfortunately this still happens today. "Good girls" don't get raped. The girl /woman "must have been asking for it". Blegh.
Rape victims are the classic example of "blame the victim". For centuries women have been blamed for causing their rapes, and unfortunately this still happens today. "Good girls" don't get raped. The girl /woman "must have been asking for it". Blegh.
This message was edited 7/28/2016, 10:49 PM
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No, no, no for God's sake!
I was thinking about Lucretia Borgia! I would NEVER EVER blame a victim! For God's sake what are you thinking of me!?!?
I was thinking about Lucretia Borgia! I would NEVER EVER blame a victim! For God's sake what are you thinking of me!?!?
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Nothing about you in particular, or that you were thinking about any of it consciously. It's more of an unconscious cultural thing. You are hardly alone in thinking that Lolita has "bad girl" vibes, even though the original character was a victim. I've felt that way about the name myself. I get the knee jerk "bad girl" gut feeling about it, due to cultural associations I've seen, and then I have to remind myself that she was actually a victim of terrible abuse.
This message was edited 7/30/2016, 10:59 AM
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