Are you actually saying if your sister gets raped, she needs to accept her responsibility in it? That since her and her friends were getting the guys worked up, they got what was coming to them? Because that’s what it’s coming off as, and I am astounded you would say that.
I can understand you being upset that her and her friends think what they are doing is funny, because you’re right, it’s not. But I’d be more upset because they obviously don’t understand the danger they could put themselves in. No matter what they do, they should have the right to say “No” and whatever has happened up until that point, it ends right there. At the end of the day, every individual should have the last word on their own body. I don’t know your ages or if you are the younger or older sister, but you sound like the older sister; have you not talked to your sister about her actions? What about your parents? This goes for all young women, and not just your sister and her friends, who also sound like they are flirting with danger.
And in the case of the character being drunk, it’s not like they were at a party. They were on an island that at any other time, would have been deserted, and Abby and Lou had just gotten into a huge argument. So Abby was really upset and got into the booze. Perhaps not the wisest choice, but it’s not like she could just get into her car and go home. Watching the movie, she signaled Henry out into the woods because she wanted to make out, to prove she still “had it,” as we find out later on that she had left her husband. It was pretty clear that’s all she wanted to do and she kept telling Henry that she wanted to stop and get back to the beach. While she made a poor choice in who to make out with, she certainly didn’t deserve the treatment she got from Henry. And Henry, if he had been gentleman, would not have taken advantage of her in that state.
And by saying women should accept any responsibility of rape, you are indeed condoning it.
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