Rape more Common than Smoking in the US

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138. "May the patriarchy suffer while it dies."

I hope that the increasing rape culture is a last gasp of a dying patriarchy & not a patriarchy increasing in strength. The video in this thread gives me some hope: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021911613

As a woman who takes public transportation & also networks with technical groups that often meet at night, there is always a little bit of . . . fear? No, not quite fear, but a definite discomfort at being out alone at night.

Here's an example. Last week I was going to cross the street at a light to get to my bus stop but I saw a group of three men walking toward that same corner, so I turned right & walked up a block. I crossed the street at the next light & then walked back the direction I'd come. The men had walked on, but I purposely avoided them because I was a woman alone at night.

To all the men who scoff at rape culture, I ask you these questions:


If you were walking alone at night & a group of three women was walking toward you, would you feel concerned for your safety?

If those three women were three men, would your feelings change?

When you see a woman out alone at night, are you aware that she is probably very uncomfortable & maybe even downright afraid?

Would you advise your daughter to assume that the men she encounters are stand up guys?


This is what we live with every day. We don't know which of you are the rapists. I don't understand why some guys are so upset with women about this. It's a few bad apples among yourselves that are making your whole group look bad. Logical behavior to me dictates that you take them to task, not us.

If you're not a rapist, then please, open your eyes to this cesspool we call a culture. Look at the media from a different perspective, not just the perspective of male privilege.

Rape culture is real & it's getting worse.