--- description: This satirical video demonstrates how absurd it is to blame short skirts or a victim's behavior for sexual assault title: How to Not Get Raped image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Let This Video Explain How to Not Get Raped by [Jessica Roy](/author/jessica-roy/) ## Jessica Roy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2014 3:24 PM CUT by [Jessica Roy](/author/jessica-roy/) ## Jessica Roy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2014 3:24 PM CUT Filmmaker Cat Del Buono has produced a handy little video to help women not get raped. Finally! The 3-minute satire emphasizes the ridiculous things society tells women they should avoid, like wearing short skirts or using public restrooms, so they’re not attacked. According to the description: --- > “” --- Maybe we should teach people how not to be rapists as opposed to how not to be raped? ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/18368/how-to-not-get-raped/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/18368/how-to-not-get-raped/"},"headline":"Let This Video Explain How to Not Get Raped","datePublished":"2014-03-10T15:24:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:07:38.779Z","description":"This satirical video demonstrates how absurd it is to blame short skirts or a victim's behavior for sexual assault","url":"https://time.com/18368/how-to-not-get-raped/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jessica Roy","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/jessica-roy/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/18368/how-to-not-get-raped/","name":"Let This Video Explain How to Not Get Raped"}}]}] ```