Except, when's the last time Margaret Wente, or heck, any other writer, penned an article about how mugging victims ought not to have been drinking or wearing fancy designer clothes?  

The fact that you only see this type of victim-blaming in articles about RAPE ,tells you all you need to know about what the real issue is -- it's not personal responsibility, but sexism, and a how-dare-they attitude toward women who just want to have a night out sometimes.