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41. It's not collective blame. It's collective caution.

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 09:32 PM

Aug 2012

And the trauma for the male asked to change one aisle seat for another seems pretty trivial compared to the trauma of a child molested when alone on an airplane.

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Rape culture, airplanes, and unaccompanied minors [View all] gollygee Aug 2012 OP

great post! kicked and recommended n/t zazen Aug 2012 #1

Men are also much more likely to molest children. pnwmom Aug 2012 #2

another point that i feel is relevant. we are in a society where men themselves promote that their seabeyond Aug 2012 #3

No ones Fault ,but it is one of the many problems orpupilofnature57 Aug 2012 #4

I would say that collective blame is a bad idea. malthaussen Aug 2012 #5

+1 orpupilofnature57 Aug 2012 #6

It's not collective blame. It's collective caution. pnwmom Aug 2012 #41

Under that paradigm Nevernose Aug 2012 #45

I take it you're ok with NYPD's stop and frisk SpartanDem Aug 2012 #47

Statistically speaking, there is an average of at least one child molester on every full jetliner. pnwmom Aug 2012 #7

I can understand why they feel they need to do it gollygee Aug 2012 #8

It wasn't handled well. But it confirms what I've always thought. pnwmom Aug 2012 #10

On the other hand a child is statistically much more likely to be molested by a family member.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #12

It sounded like it was a specific lawsuit that led to this policy gollygee Aug 2012 #13

That is an insane policy that benefits neither the parents nor the passengers pnwmom Aug 2012 #37

Southwest Airline sued after woman hounded teen for sex Prometheus Bound Aug 2012 #24

It will be interesting to see the outcome of that. It doesn't take away from the fact, however, pnwmom Aug 2012 #38

wow....wait soooo because some men rape children..ALL men are potential rapists???? DFab420 Aug 2012 #9

Potentially, yes. And we (human beings) are all potential thieves, and potential killers. pnwmom Aug 2012 #11

And statistically speaking family members are far more likely to molest children than strangers.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #14

Therefore men must never be allowed to sit near a child? Would you like us to chemically castrate DFab420 Aug 2012 #15

Nope. Just don't complain about the trivial inconvenience of changing one aisle seat pnwmom Aug 2012 #39

haha of course.... how dare I complain about the trivial inconvenience of being treated like DFab420 Aug 2012 #44

I predict this thread will not end well Cali_Democrat Aug 2012 #16

Because it calls all men rapists? Or because it only implies we are all child-molestors? DFab420 Aug 2012 #17

Something tells me you might not have read the whole original post gollygee Aug 2012 #18

I think he read the whole post Dokkie Aug 2012 #20

Oh, well I was confused gollygee Aug 2012 #21

All men are potential rapist Dokkie Aug 2012 #28

OK cut/paste here: "so we still end up being taught that men are potential rapists" gollygee Aug 2012 #29

It does not do what you are saying. Robb Aug 2012 #23

Just replace child with white Dokkie Aug 2012 #19

because of this mindset, when I'm out walking my dog, I'm very reluctant to interact at all KG Aug 2012 #22

" it's a goddam shame." yes. in so many ways. nt seabeyond Aug 2012 #25

I agree it's a shame gollygee Aug 2012 #26

Correction: LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #27

Also, I think people WANT to be in denial about the problem of acquaintance rape... Odin2005 Aug 2012 #35

Well said n/t LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #36

I wonder if this is why most elementary school teachers are still women... Odin2005 Aug 2012 #30

It could be in part gollygee Aug 2012 #32

I find this thread to be very sexist AND demeaning. 99Forever Aug 2012 #31

I hear that. unreadierLizard Aug 2012 #34

Androphobia: The only respectable bigotry Fozzledick Aug 2012 #33

+1000 Dokkie Aug 2012 #40

why do mothers abandon their kids on commercial jets in the first place? nt msongs Aug 2012 #42

Or let them go out of doors? Mister Ed Aug 2012 #43

Not enough money, not enough time Prometheus Bound Aug 2012 #46