However Sarahw_, who posted the original image online, was quick to respond to critics.

“I just want to point out that the purpose of the pamphlet is not to be read by and persuade rapists not to rape, it is a satire (a comedic exposition of irony) to highlight the current victim blaming culture and lack of effort to change the perpetrators’ mentality and behaviour,” she wrote.

“I don’t think that giving victims safety tips is bad or wrong – if someone were to hand out a pamphlet about ways not to get burglarized, an effective pamphlet would give the homeowner tips to safe-proof their home.

“But in the case of rape, if the focus is entirely on the victim and not on the culture and education/rehabilitation for the perpetrator, then it frames women as targets unless heavily policed, and men as powerless against their assumed aggressive sexuality.”

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