“Provocative” dress is a matter of perspective, no? Besides, rapists will probably rape anyone they can get—be they nun or hooker. I don’t think that rapists should get off the hook for something so serious as sexual assault because they can’t deal with seeing a woman’s skin. That’s like punching someone in the face for saying something “provocative”. A person can say something stupid or offensive, but that doesn’t give you the right to pummel them into the ground because you don’t like what they said.
Well, that depends, if you say “fighting words” to a protected minority well, your @ss is on the grass.
I don’t think Hynde thinks rapists should get “off the hook” either. She seems to be saying women ought to be wise about their dress and behaviour, because behaving badly in that respect will invite others to behave badly.
I think she is accurate.