One only needs to go through the comment sections of most rape related news on social media platforms to determine the accuracy of Dr Zia’s remarks regarding rape apologists. “People who make comments on social media defending rapists and sexual offenders are not people from a different planet. They were born and raised in this society and their comments on social media reflect our social norms and conservative mindset,” she told this correspondent. Rokeya thinks it is high time that progressive and liberal social media users started calling out people who blame rape victims on social media. “People should actively call out rape apologists on social media and report it to their workplace if possible,” she added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 14, 2021 16:33 UTC