Dozens of women moving their legs and arms to a singular rhythm. Elbows still, fists rising and falling. Arms alternating Knees that accompany the rhythm. A blindfold. The image has been repeated dozens of times in recent weeks in Chile, in France, in Spain, in India and in Colombia.
From Bogotá to San José del Guaviare. All united to chant the words: "And it was not my fault, nor the fault of where I was, nor the fault of how I was dressed." The performance has become an emblem.
“A rapist in your way” was created by four Chileans from Valparaíso that make up the LASTESIS collective. For a year and a half, LASTESIS has seeked to stage feminist theories through other forms of communication. This performance, in particular, is the result of an investigation that they created about rape in Chile, after they found that only 8% of the rape trials ended in conviction.
