An advertisement for undergarments that will protect ladies from being raped is making it's rounds on social media. Yes, it it anti-rape wear. A real life chastity belt that AR Wear created for females to wear underneath their clothes. Watch the ad below.
ARWEAR from ARWEAR on Vimeo.
Many feelings arise after viewing this ad, both negative and positive.
First the negative. This product encourages the idea that women need be taught how to not get raped, instead of teaching men not to rape. It also shows the girl in the ad wearing party clothes with her anti-rape wear. This provides a subliminal message that girls only get raped when they go out, drink, and wear revealing clothes. Also, why isn't there a male version? Men get raped too. This is just scratching the surface. Getting into the nitty gritty negative aspects of this product and advertising would be exhausting. But the concept behind them, as a whole, is genius. These chastiy shorts were made to prevent rape. They will save some females from it and help lower rape rates.
In the end, if there is a product that will help women not get raped then society should be behind it. AR Wear just needs to reevaluate how their product is presented
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By: Sarah Weingarten
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