Episode Details

fter local YouTube channel Wah!Banana's Lev Panfilov was convicted of rape, another controversy quickly followed when the ex-VP of Law Society Chia Boon Teck was publicly called out by the Law Minister for his commentary on the case. He asked if she was "awake throughout the marathon" and described her as "not exactly a babe in the woods", widely seen as victim-blaming. We speak with Rebecca, someone who was subject to that kind of thinking herself, and find out how she reacted when she read those comments plastered across national news.

(02:25) Background of the controversy by Chia Boon Teck, former Vice-President of the Law Society of Singapore

(06:45) Rebecca’s personal experiences and thoughts on Chia’s comments

(13:35) The normalization of victim-blaming sentiments

(18:30) Parents’ responses if this happened to their child

(20:10) Should more resources be put to help sexual assault victims?

(30:20) Share with us your thoughts!