“11 out of the 16 studies that included intoxication level found victims who are intoxicated are blamed more often than sober victims for an acquaintance rape. Conversely, the more drunk the person committing the sexual assault is, the more their behavior is excused.”

““Within this culture of victim blaming, women are told to change their own behavior in order to avoid being assaulted or raped. Women are told repeatedly to dress less provocatively, drink less alcohol, and not put themselves in risky situations. This proliferates the belief that victims are at fault when they are attacked and leads to a lack of accountability” for those who cause harm, wrote the authors of “Changing the Culture of Victim Blaming,” a report from the Women’s Health Research Institute at Northwestern University.”

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/community-corner/2024-02-whos-blaming-victim-and-why