Dainty Hooligan Blog Post: Prevent Date Rape With A Special Nail Polish?

 Recently four students from the University of North Carolina have created a nail varnish that will be able to detect if someones drink has been spiked with a "date rape" drug by changing color. This invention has sparked both praise and controversy from critics. Is this nail varnish revolutionary? Depends on who you ask.

According to Newsweek.com, Katie Russell from Rape Crisis England & Wales was critical of the development of this and other "preventative" options against date rape. Why? She states, “Whilst Undercover Color’s initiative is well meaning, on the whole,” she said, “Rape Crisis does not endorse or promote such a product or anything similar. This is for three reasons: it implies that it’s the woman’s fault and assumes responsibility on her behalf, and detracts from the real issues that arise from sexual violence.”

“For us, we work with victims to make them realize that they did nothing wrong,” she added. “Among primary cases, some do ask if they could have done anything to stop it. Products like this suggest otherwise. The emphasis must be placed 100% on the perpetrator.”

While we completely understand that angle, it seems anything that will help prevent rape and the act of blame and emotional recovery afterwords would be supremely beneficial to anyone in the dating scene.

This special nail polish is going under further development and refinement before it's going to be available to the masses. What do you think? Is this nail varnish good or bad? For more information, visit the Newsweek.com article.