Liquor Commission's Drink Less, Don't Get Raped Ad Is Pulled

Accused of victim-blaming

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Pennsylvania's Liquor Control Commission, a real hip crowd if ever there was one, has pulled one of its ads warning about the link between drinking and rape after it was roundly criticized for victim-blaming. While some, including the commission itself, are still defending the ad's content, critics says the easy association between rape and drinking puts too much responsibility on the victim. "Rape is not just a bad thing that happens to someone after drinking too much," says Jezebel blogger Erin Gloria Ryan.

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