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thucythucy

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12. This reminds me of a story about Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.

Reply to Iol59 (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2018, 03:54 PM

Oct 2018

There was a cabinet meeting and at one point the topic of rape came up. It seems there had been a marked upsurge in rapes in that country. One of the male ministers suggested imposing a curfew on women to deal with this. Meir supposedly answered, why not a curfew on men, since they're the ones doing the raping?

I don't know if that story is true. Probably should Google it, but that's what came to mind.

If men had to face the same constraints on their lives that women do because of rape culture, we might actually see some serious attention brought to the issue.

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What would you do if all men had a 9pm curfew? [View all] Iol59 Oct 2018 OP

Why 9 PM? BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #1

As a guy this thread is offensive Calculating Oct 2018 #2

As a woman, I understand it is purely hypothetical and no one Squinch Oct 2018 #3

He's expressing his opinion... ADX Oct 2018 #17

If women had a 9 PM curfew, men angstlessk Oct 2018 #18

And (some) women would be crawling out of windows at the same time. ADX Oct 2018 #23

False equivalencies are fun, impolitic and ethically convenient. LanternWaste Oct 2018 #21

There's nothing false, impolitic, or ethically convenient about it... ADX Oct 2018 #22

Life really isn't fair, is it? C-SPAN4me Oct 2018 #4

My first thought violetpastille Oct 2018 #6

Agreed it's like saying what if women could be kept home bare foot and pregnant Fullduplexxx Oct 2018 #7

What if we softened things just a bit: ret5hd Oct 2018 #14

Agreed... ADX Oct 2018 #16

A hypothetical can indeed be offensive... especially if one is looking to be offended. LanternWaste Oct 2018 #19

Sometimes the truth hurts Separation Oct 2018 #29

You poor dear. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2018 #33

Worry about domestic abuse n/t malaise Oct 2018 #5

Ignore it. Petosky Stone Oct 2018 #8

This is just straight up dumb. n/t demmiblue Oct 2018 #9

I would violate the curfew. HeartachesNhangovers Oct 2018 #10

As an aside, there has been an awful lot of newcomers to DU lately. n/t demmiblue Oct 2018 #11

Agreed Separation Oct 2018 #31

This reminds me of a story about Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. thucythucy Oct 2018 #12

Drink faster denbot Oct 2018 #13

I might stay up past Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2018 #15

Not productive. IluvPitties Oct 2018 #20

I could put off that cataract surgery. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2018 #24

It wouldn't really effect me. I'm a reverse vampire and have to be inside when it's dark. nt el_bryanto Oct 2018 #25

Also, I simply must wash socks. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2018 #26

Same thing I'm doing now sarisataka Oct 2018 #27

Men are perfectly capable of rape at other times of the day wryter2000 Oct 2018 #28

This Is So Incredibly, Unbelievably Unrealistic LandOfHopeAndDreams Oct 2018 #30

Stay out after 9:00 every fucking night. 11 Bravo Oct 2018 #32

Are...are people really taking this literally, rather than seeing it as a thought exercise to WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2018 #34

Have curfews ever solved their intended purpose? EarthFirst Oct 2018 #35

Go to jail? Adrahil Oct 2018 #36

They would have to move the Arizona State games earlier JonLP24 Oct 2018 #37

Too hot to have them earlier. former9thward Oct 2018 #38

I agree JonLP24 Oct 2018 #39

I know. former9thward Oct 2018 #41

I'm already in for the night long before that time so it wouldn't affect me. Kaleva Oct 2018 #40