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In reply to the discussion: "My Rapist Doesn't Know He's A Rapist" [View all]andsh3burns
(2 posts)The definition of misogynistic is not "honesty". The definition of misogynistic is not "calling delusional people on their BS".
I did in fact join just to bring some honesty to this post. Everyone is just enjoying the smell of all the hot air being wafted about on here.
I am for making things better for ACTUAL victims. It is just re-raping ACTUAL victims to tell them that what happened to them is the equivalent of making stupid decisions then shifting blame.
It is not misogynistic to want ACTUAL equality between the sexes. Everyone should be responsible for their own behavior. If FORCE is not involved, it is NOT rape or sexual assault. That includes if you get drunk and make unwise choices.
What you say by saying girls don't have to be responsible for their own mistakes, even when the consequences are hurtful or negative, is that girls are NOT equal to men. YOU are saying they are lesser, therefore need to be held to lesser standards of personal responsibility.
I don't hate women. But I do hate what is happening to our society. Men and women are EQUAL, therefore they should be held to EQUAL standards of behavior. People make stupid decisions when drunk....but, by your logic, if a girl is drunk and chooses to drive drunk and crashes and gets hurt...well, she didn't give her consent to drive b/c she wasn't capable of making such a decision and therefore holds no responsibility for that decision. Therefore anyone she crashes into or who is in the car with her and is thrown through her windshield should be charged with assault and damage to her property since they were on the road or in the car when she made the drunk decision to drive (since, as you insist, is not legally capable of making decisions).
Choosing sex partners unwisely is no different. If that girl would be held responsible and not pitied and excused if she made the decision to drive drunk (even if she were terribly injured), and since any person she interacted with would not be charged for her drunk decision to drive, then any sex partner she chooses while drunk is also not responsible for her actions.
If she is unconscious or says no-it is rape. If she is drunk and says yes, it is not rape.
Simple logic tells a person who sees men and women as equals that this is true. However, our society has become sadly misandrist with the ridiculous idea that men should be held to a different standard than women and that a woman's hurt feelings and embarrassment are the same as a violent crime.