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In reply to the discussion: "I need feminism because..." [View all]gollygee
(22,336 posts)I do think teaching college freshman what rape is would help, because I think a lot don't understand that all potential date rape scenarios are actually rape.
But even then, most men are fine. I'm married to one of the fine men. The vast majority of men I know I have a great deal of trust in.
Also, just teaching someone to avoid being raped really does teach people to question her rather than the rapist afterward. "Didn't you go to the seminar? You aren't supposed to do X." You get into blaming the victim. I think everyone should go to one seminar together, men and women, and they should all be taught definitions of rape, have a discussion of date rape and sexual coercion, and also all talk about safety tips, for rape and for robbery and other crimes that they could run into on campus, as they're away from their parents' homes for the first time.