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I think, to some degree, advising women to dress less provocatively is like telling someone to avoid a bad neighborhood. Sure, getting shot in that neighborhood is in no way your fault, but it’s simply not wise to take a stroll through a statistically high-crime neighborhood. Similarly, the blame for rape should never be placed on a woman. However, I would say it’s wise to advise women to not dress in ways that make it easy for men to picture them a sexual sort of way. You might argue that rapists have deep psychological problems that are more complicated than just an urge for sex, but I think a good portion of them (especially the younger ones, i.e. high-school or college age) are just desperate for sex. And they see “slutty” girls as providing a much easier opportunity to satisfy that need. But again, I disagree with the claim that the responsibility to avoid rape lies in the woman’s hands. It’s always the rapist’s fault. I’m just saying that conservative clothing is, perhaps in a minority of cases, less likely to “provoke” rape, as much as that can happen. But if freedom of expression is more important to women (and I’m not saying it shouldn’t), then it is their choice to make. I’d really like to see some sort of study questioning rapists about the basis on which they chose their victim. I’m sure it must have something to do with appearance.