We are not a rape society

TRPACC · 2014-05-27T19:20:57+00:00

I have noticed something very strange lately – a general claim that society is blaming women for rape and insisting that they should be constantly on guard instead of blaming men.

This movement has basically been saying women should be constantly on guard and that "its only common sense" for a few years now.

You sort of contradict yourself here

I have heard the claim that women should be more modest to prevent rape (an inherently stupid claim)

The feminists point out that many people think women should be taught to prevent rape, and then when they are raped, people can tend to focus in on what they didn't do to prevent it.

Its true from what I can see and therefore not something we would fight against, yet we do.

They believe (even though it’s obviously untrue) that they are at a large risk of assault if walking alone at night. Since most sexual assaults happen in the home by someone who knows the victim this is not a reasonable fear.

They are taught it too. "Travel in groups because of rapists" etc.

We should focus on the fact they cover up female perpetrated rape, rather than focusing our efforts on rape prevention advice and promoting the idea that women should be on constant rape alert, which is what we have tended to do imho.

Ultramegasaurus · 2014-05-27T19:32:16+00:00

We live in a society where rapists and woman beaters are viewed as THE ultimate scum by virtually everyone. We also live in a society where men are often willing to go vigilante for (allegedly) abused women.. Their strongest piece of evidence for rape culture is that people expect common sense and responsibilty from women. The same common sense people expect from anyone in relation to prevention of any crime: Don't leave your front door open. Don't walk around bad neighborhoods at night. Don't display valuable things in your car. Walk around in groups when you're drunk and partying. Don't click random ads on the internet.

logic11 · 2014-05-27T19:19:32+00:00

My own blog, hope you guys don't mind. Anything stupid, call me on it.

why_fist_puppies · 2014-05-27T22:49:36+00:00

There is nothing complicated about consent. At all.

Arguing otherwise is making excuses for rapists.

Title	We are not a rape society
Author	logic11
Upvotes	19
Comments	35
Date	May 27, 2014 7:19 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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