In the year 2016, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the world is enlightened enough to understand that nobody is ever “asking” to be raped or sexually assaulted.

Yet, as we have seen from countless news reports, many people continue to claim that these victims are, somehow, to blame.

Phrases like “she was asking for it” are thrown around, with many people claiming that what victims wear and how they behave determines whether they are partly responsible for being attacked.

In 2015, former Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde suggested that women who wear high heels had “better be good on their feet”.

She added: “If I’m walking around in my underwear and I’m drunk? Who else’s fault can it be?”

It goes without saying that people who blame the victim are dangerously mistaken – and idiotic; rape is only ever the fault of the rapist. And the word 'no' is never up for interpretation.

Now Alice Brine, a stand-up comedian based in New Zealand, has shared a status on Facebook which perfectly highlights the flaws in victim blaming.

Female comedian's flawless argument about victim blaming goes viral on Facebook