Is an increase in binge drinking amongst women contributing to Britain’s “sexual assault problem”? Arguments this week in the press have honed in on the alcohol intake of students, and how rampant assault has become now that young women are beginning to catch up with their male peers in their booze consumption.
Yes, drinking can be a dangerous thing and its relationship with sex is not a good one. But why are we still choosing to spotlight women’s choices in this kind of discussion rather than considering the bigger factors at hand? I’m reminded of the “but what was she wearing?” attitude that I was naively under the impression had been left in the past.
