Take back the Night = "Only men can stop rape" bullshit

redsteakraw · 2012-01-12T14:52:58+00:00

I have always found them to be annoying. A bunch of women shouting and chanting with candles disturbing everyone who is studying or sleeping. The worst part is that they are accomplishing but two things Jack and shit, and Jack left town. They just disturb the whole campus with their chanting; selfish bitches.

lockedge · 2012-01-11T21:47:58+00:00

Some good points for sure. There is no possible physical preventative measure that's active in preventing all rapes. Instead, there is a reliance on working within culture to try and make changes. Sadly, I do not believe any education program will dissuade someone from using rape as a weapon of power over someone else.

At the same time, proving beyond a reasonable doubt that one is raped is nearly impossible in the legal system we have today(at least, here in Ontario, Canada, it seems that way). A number of my friends have been raped, female and male, and none have had the offenders truly brought to justice(some pressed charges, some felt it was useless).

Yet, telling people not to go around at night because it's dangerous, or that it's partially someone's fault for getting raped because of the environment they were in (inner city at night, walking through park at night, prison, school locker room after classes have ended, etc.) is dangerous to propose, and frankly quite offensive, because that's nothing anyone could reasonably or SHOULD reasonably control for. That's living in fear and would be allowing the potential rapists win by allowing them have power over you.

So rape in general is a really tricky thing to deal with and discuss because it's generally hopeless. I mean, I can't blame the "Take Back the Night" organizers too much for trying SOMETHING, or to focus on one aspect of it, but that itself has the potential for harm. yet doing nothing is harmful as well.

Goddamnit now I'm depressed.

zaferk · 2012-01-11T21:24:42+00:00

Great vid. I won't pretend that I'm super offended by the idea of "Only men can stop rape" as a slogan, but I liked the point he made that it's only men who DO stop rape.

AryoBarzan · 2012-01-12T08:09:21+00:00

As always, great material from the VERY intelligent barbarossaaaa!

clockworkgirl21 · 2012-01-13T07:31:27+00:00

Only rapists can stop rape, be they men or women.

Liverotto · 2012-01-13T12:36:18+00:00

Women are great at psychology.

What if we use reverse psychology slogans like: "Rape is Great" "Rape Me Harder" and of course for diversity sake "Rape Ma Booty" and "Rape Me Long Time".

Reverse psychology, that might just work.

JustPlainRude · 2012-01-12T01:12:23+00:00

women can stop rape by consenting

Title	Take back the Night = "Only men can stop rape" bullshit
Author	MRMRising
Upvotes	57
Comments	23
Date	January 11, 2012 8:14 PM UTC (14 years ago)
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