[TW: Rape]

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There’s a poster I see at the station which reminds me, and all other travellers on the rail network, that violence against rail staff is not acceptable. I have never yet complained that it doesn’t contain a disclaimer to point out that not everyone assaults ticket collectors. I haven’t complained about the one that asks me not to eat smelly food on the tube either. I know that it doesn’t apply to me. I already don’t do that. The Drink / Drive campaigns don’t rile me either because I don’t drink and drive. So why do some men get so cross about posters intended to send a supportive message to women that rape or or other violence against them are not the woman’s fault, but the responsibility of the perpetrator, whose attitudes need to be changed.

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