"And then we always come back to the idea that a woman does not have the opportunity and the right to dress and behave as she thinks best" She has the right to, the other guy is just telling him she is wrong. Her right to dress as she wants does not limit his right to tell her the possible consequences to it.
" Isn’t it the same thing to accuse a rape victim of the way she was dressed? " No, that mindset is childish. As someone else said, if someone went flashing a bulk of money in an unsafe neighborhood in the middle of the night, and picking verbal fights with people around, would it be victim blaming if we told him "Yeah, of course you will get mugged, if not worse"?
"By the way, if I were a man honestly these reasonings would give me disgust" Good for you. THis manga will continuously feature a guy that disgust you. You ma want to read something else.
btw are you a male? Your name sounds like a a woman, but the rest of your post sounds like you are guy that doesn't want to be seem as a potential sex predator.
In that case, I agree! However, since there are guys out there whoa re indeed like this, wanting to minimize the risk for your loved ones is perfectly reasonable.
Its not like he is out there making a campaign telling women how to dress; its just because this one he cares about is, literally, not self aware of how she is acting.
Either way, it doesn't change the facts: This is a good guy that is worried about his his love interest being targeted by dangerous people, and she is ok with that much. Notice how she doesn't give a speech of how she is strong and independent when faced witworry? Thats because, out there, there are women who understand men in their lives care about them like this, and don't take it as an offense. Just some food for thought.