By Steven Sukkau, Initiative de journalisme local, Winnipeg Sun The first thing you notice is that the mannequins aren\u2019t sexy. One wears a faded hoodie. Another is dressed in nursing scrubs, another in pajamas. A pair of sweats so average they could have been bought at Walmart for $19.99. These are the outfits people were wearing when they were sexually assaulted. The \u201cWhat Were You Wearing?\u201d exhibit organized by Genesis House is as blunt as its name, a quiet rebuttal to one of the oldest and ugliest myths in human history: that sexual assault can be explained by a victim\u2019s clothing. \u201cNo one is asking for it,\u201d says Ang Braun, Executive Director at Genesis House. \u201cThat\u2019s the reality. And sometimes people need to see it to believe it.\u201d The exhibit… <\/p>\n
By Steven Sukkau, Initiative de journalisme local, Winnipeg Sun The first thing you notice is that the mannequins aren\u2019t sexy. One wears a faded hoodie. Another is dressed in nursing scrubs, another in pajamas. A pair of sweats so average they could have been bought at Walmart for $19.99. These are the outfits people were wearing when they were sexually assaulted. The \u201cWhat Were You Wearing?\u201d exhibit organized by Genesis House is as blunt as its name, a quiet rebuttal to one of the oldest and ugliest myths in human history: that sexual assault can be explained by a victim\u2019s clothing. \u201cNo one is asking for it,\u201d says Ang Braun, Executive Director at Genesis House. \u201cThat\u2019s the reality. And sometimes people need to see it to believe it.\u201d The exhibit... <\/p>\n