Sarah Silverman is coming under fire for a list of ten 'rape prevention tips ' that she shared on Twitter , because they offer tongue-in-cheek advice to men . The post , which has been retweeted nearly 5,000 times , includes points such as 'do n't put drugs in women 's drinks ' and 'when you see a woman walking by herself , leave her alone ' . She posted a graphic of the tips , writing : 'These are great - send to all the men in ur life . ' But dozens of angry men on Twitter seized on her joke , tweeting in to call her 'sexist ' and saying it was 'offensive ' to imply that all men are looking for ways to rape women . A tongue-in-cheek list of rape prevention tips that are aimed at the attacker have gone viral on Twitter . Sarah Silverman tweeted the list with a post advising people to 'send it to all the men in ur life ' Although the Ten Rape Prevention Tips have been shared and favourited thousands of times , the comedian faced a backlash on social media , with men calling them 'degrading ' and 'sexist ' . The sarcastic set of rules , which focus on the perpetrator of the crime rather than the victim , also include 'if you are in an elevator and a woman gets in , do n't rape her ' , as well as 'when you encounter a woman who is asleep , the safest course of action is not to rape her ' . Number nine on the list is 'carry a rape whistle . If you find you are about to rape someone , blow the whistle until someone comes to stop you ' . And the final one reads : 'Do n't forget , honesty is the best policy . When asking a woman out on a date , do n't pretend that you are interested in her as a person ; tell her straight up that you expect to be raping her later . If you do n't communicate your intentions , the woman may take it as a sign that you do not plan to rape her . ' Silverman is currently dating Welsh actor Michel Sheen - whom she has been with since January 2014 . Before that , she had a highly publicized romance with late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel , whom she dated for five years until they split in 2008 . The set of tips was first shared in a blog on Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence back in 2011 . The post was uploaded by Leigh Hofheimer who said a co-worker had produced the set of rules . Comedian Sarah Silverman shared the list over Twitter dividing the opinion . Silverman 's tweet left many men feeling offended . Social media users said the list suggested all men were capable of such crimes . Hofheimer wrote : ' I couldn ’ t decide if I should laugh or be horrified by the reality that violence prevention tips are always aimed at what the targeted person should do ( judgment strongly implied ) to protect themselves . ' Despite being almost four years old , the list has caused controversy after being tweeted by the comedian . Silverman 's tweet has received a mixed reaction from the public . Although Silverman did not write the list some users attacked her directly in response to the list . However several users argued that the list pointed out that victims are too often blamed for their attacks . The list has divided opinions with some feminists arguing it shows it is not victims who need to change their behaviour but the attacker . D Kramer wrote : ' I get the point , we always tells the women they are responsible to prevent rape & not the men . ' However , men on Twitter have hit out at the list implying that it 's all men who would commit such crimes . Silverman has been dating Welsh actor Michael Sheen ( left ) since January 2014 . Before that , she was with Jimmy Kimmel ( right ) for five years . Zac Lee posted : 'It 's extremely offensive . It implies that it 's common for men to think about ways to rape girls , when that 's nonsense . ' Another user wrote : 'This is so offensive to men . What an awful subtext you 're propagating . ' And Paul Jukes tweeted : 'Rather harsh on those of us who , you know , would n't dream of hurting anyone . ' User Ben Morpy wrote : ' I feel like battling sexism with sexist propaganda is the best way to promote sexism . ' This is not Silverman 's first controversial tweet involving rape . In November last year , the 44-year-old comedian came under fire for tweeting a gag about being sexually assaulted by Bill Cosby . She later removed the post and edited it after causing offense online .
Sarah Silverman tweeted an image of the ten rape prevention tips . The list has divided opinion with many men arguing it is offensive . Some users say it makes the point that too often victims are blamed . Others argue it trivializes sexual assault and should be removed from social media sites like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.