“Only women who dress provocatively get raped” is a false generalization. People of all ages, clothing styles, body types, and backgrounds have been sexually assaulted. Research and crime data consistently show that rape is driven by the perpetrator’s choices, not the victim’s clothing.

My comparison highlights a similar logical error:

• Saying “Only women who dress provocatively get raped” ignores the many victims who were wearing everyday clothes, school uniforms, pajamas, work uniforms, religious clothing, or other non-revealing attire.
• Saying “Only fat people get diabetes” ignores that people of many body sizes can develop diabetes. While body weight can be one risk factor for type 2 diabetes, it is not the only one, and type 1 diabetes is not caused by being overweight.

In both cases, the statement takes one possible risk factor (or an assumed one) and incorrectly treats it as the only cause, while ignoring many counterexamples.

A more accurate way to put it would be:

“Blaming clothing for rape is as inaccurate as saying only overweight people get diabetes. Both statements oversimplify complex issues and ignore the real causes and the many people who don’t fit the stereotype.”

The key difference is that with diabetes, some factors (such as genetics, age, lifestyle, and sometimes excess body weight for type 2) can influence risk. In contrast, a victim’s clothing has not been shown to cause rape; the decisive factor is the offender’s decision to commit the assault.