British Rape Crisis Organisation Offers Service to British Women

Jaysus. When I find myself in full agreement with folks like El Duderino, BBFAN and Odhinn on a subject that kinda tells me something is ballsology personified. How the hell could anyone believe a rumour like that? When the actual organisation's code of practice is but a click away? Jaysus Part Deux.

alan1963 wrote: »

I think the OP has a point
If you look at the leaflet from the rape crisis centre it has on the front in big red type, "black, asian and ethnic minority women" and only on the back in much smaller type does it say " we help all women regardless of their ethnicity or cultural background"
now that's fine, but supposing if it said on the front,in big red type "white English indigenous women"and then said on the back in much smaller type" we help all women regardless of their ethnicity or cultural background"
Would that still be fine or would people say that was racist?

Ah c'mon Al, FFS like. I'm a fan of stretching credulity at the best of times, but you'd want to be really stretching to the point of failure to take that away from the leaflet.

From what I understand of the situation over there, there are women from some communities who don't come forward, or rarely. Either because the community culture wants to keep it in house, or in some cases because the culture will as likely blame the woman for the crime, so the RCC folks are reaching out to those women as a vulnerable group. A few years back I recall them doing similar campaign to target prostitutes and other sex workers for similar reasons, they were less likely to come forward. They even had a campaign aimed at male victims of sexual assault and rape. IIRC the most likely to come forward and pursue a criminal case were White middle class women. They feel more likely to get support and generally have more familial and community supports.