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Angela Lansbury says women must 'sometimes take blame' for sexual harassment
Renowned actress Angela Lansbury is facing criticism after saying women "must sometimes take blame" for sexual harassment because of the way they dress. In an interview Monday with British entertainment media company RadioTimes, Lansbury said women "have gone out of their way to make themselves attractive. And unfortunately it has backfired on us... Although it's awful to say we can't make ourselves look as attractive as possible without being knocked down and raped."
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Here's the quote in question, since it's only alluded to in the CNN article, which reads more like a gossip magazine.
I think it's important to note that she is NOT saying that women share some of the blame for rape. She's saying that women share some of the blame for harassment. I'm not necessarily agreeing with her, just stating that there is a distinction between what she said and what people are saying that she said.
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