Rob Ford's niece tells women "don't dress like a whore" to avoid sexual assault

Another day, another story about someone in Toronto with the last name Ford making a complete and total ass of themselves.

The Ford in question today is Toronto mayor Rob Ford's niece, Krista. The former captain of Toronto's lingerie football team sent a tweet earlier this week on how to prevent sexual assault: "Stay alert, walk tall, carry mace, take self-defence classes & don't dress like a whore."

Ahhh, that's some sound victim-blaming right there. Remember ladies: if you get raped, it's not the rapist's fault. You provoked the attack. Because you were dressed like a whore.

Krista, who writes in her Twitter profile, "I don't want to be Barbie, I want to bench press her", has since removed the offending tweet.

I do not intend to shame Krista for any perceived hypocrisy here. I really don't think she's being a hypocrite; I think she's just repeating a foolish sentiment held by a lot of people, which is that skimpy clothing provokes rape.

(Newsflash: It doesn't. Rape isn't about sex; it's about power and violence.)

Honestly, I think it's kind of great that she once took a job in which she kicked a lot of ass while prancing around in her underwear. I have to respect WWE fighters, beach volleyball players, and any other women athletes who are forced to wear skimpy clothing by the male-dominated sports industry for the exact same reason.

But if you can recognize you don't need to wear a lot of clothing to be tough, strong, and powerful, you're smart enough to realize that clothing has nothing to do with sexual assault.

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