Teenage magazine sparks anger over 'victim-blaming' rape advice

Monday, November 14, 2016

An advice columnist's response to a letter about rape has sparked an angry backlash in Singapore and accusations of victim-blaming.

In the letter to Teenage magazine's agony aunt, the writer, apparently a teenage girl, said she was raped by a friend and had "no-one to turn to".

The Dear Kelly columnist said in reply that she had "acted like a girl who had been around" and should be "grateful he wore a condom".

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