Anti Rape Activists: 'This Does Not Mean Yes'

There is a campaign in UK that challenges the myth that victims are to blame because of what they wear. Perou, a top fashion photographer took pictures of 200 women at an open-call session in Shoreditch in support of the idea that however a woman is dressed she is never “asking for it”.

The founders of the This Doesn’t Mean Yes campaign — Nathalie Gordon, Lydia Pang, Abigail Bergstrom and Karlie McCulloch — all work in creative industries, and decided to pool their skills and use their contacts to encourage discussion about consent and empower women to dress as they choose.

Dr Fiona Vera Gray of charity Rape Crisis South London, which backs the initiative, said: 

“It is vital that we change out-of-date attitudes that blame women for sexual violence. Such attitudes restrict women’s freedom, silence survivors and excuse the actions of perpetrators.

“We want to live in a world where perpetrators of rape and sexual assault are held entirely responsible for their actions, and survivors are believed and supported. A world where everybody seeks active, embodied and enthusiastic consent as the minimum, and respects the human rights of women to bodily autonomy and freedom.”

The website can be found on  #thisdoesntmeanyes.