Meet the Predators (men need to learn how to recognize and fight rape culture)

[Tsiyu]

173. You have indeed said it's "not your problem"

Don't backtrack now.

You have indeed failed to provide any content relevant to the thread because you've been too busy having a temper tantrum all over it.

Here's what I will say to the more noble men of DU: ( TeamsterDem you can just cover your eyes now so you won't be further wounded )

Noble men of DU: the blog post discussed studies of rape attitudes, rape in the Navy, etc. What it is doing is turning a new leaf over in rape awareness.

Rather than focus on educating women alone, it posits that educating men about rape can go a long way towards ending the "safety" rapists feel around other men. When men refuse to entertain rape jokes, when they don't tacitly allow date rape or demeaning talk that reduces women to body parts, they help stop rape.

Do many men already do this and look out for women and male friends who can also be rape victims? Certainly. But there are a lot of men - younger and older - who do NOT do these things, who look the other way, who laugh when their friends boast of sexual conquests.

So there is a lot of work to do; otherwise rape would not be the epidemic it is.

Even if you have no friends or family who act this way, when you're around other young men, help them by bringing up the subjects of date rape, peer pressure and sexual ethics. They may roll their eyes, but they will hear you.

The military has a very bad problem with rape. If you are in the military, make it your mission to discuss rape with other men and women in a progressive way. Stand up for what's right and you will get more respect, even if you get ridiculed at first. We really have to ALL be part of the solution.

We are all in this together. Men* get raped, too.


*I use the term "men" here, in no way implying that ALL men get raped.