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ismnotwasm

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55. Exactly

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 21, 2013, 08:45 PM

Mar 2013

Point fingers everywhere else, and deny it over here.

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So you�re tired of hearing about �rape culture�? [View all] redqueen Mar 2013 OP

people only object to being called a rape culture, in their own culture La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #1

Thank you, that is an incredibly important point. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #2

or in saudi or iran or anywhere else on earth but where they live. La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #3

Or even just not in their peer group. redqueen Mar 2013 #5

We all know the really important question is Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #13

or, what i heard this last round, it is certain PARTS of the country. Connecticut anyone. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #22

great point- we had an educated DUer from NYC claiming there were "pockets" that excluded bettyellen Mar 2013 #29

True. Solly Mack Mar 2013 #9

Same as the sexism episode last weekend MattBaggins Mar 2013 #26

yup. we are especially defensive when power is at stake La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #36

Exactly ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #55

Please click the link and read the blog riqster Mar 2013 #4

+1 nt Zorra Mar 2013 #6

proud to kick n/t Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #7

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2013 #8

The first rule of Rape Culture is to not talk about Rape Culture. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #10

Rape Culture is where a Cheerleader is required to Downwinder Mar 2013 #11

Ugh Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #14

I'll be tired of hearing about rape culture when we no longer live in a rape culture Orrex Mar 2013 #12

so it's rape culture hfojvt Mar 2013 #15

Nitpicking cherry-picked examples to minimize the problem? redqueen Mar 2013 #25

Check out the part where he asks geek tragedy Mar 2013 #41

Nobody wants to be a traitor? WTF are they friends with rapists, for fuck's sake? bettyellen Mar 2013 #31

Nobody wanting to "be a traitor" to a rapist = rape culture. n/t gollygee Mar 2013 #32

That's why I liked this blog so much. redqueen Mar 2013 #37

Yeah, that big moral obligation of whether to stop geek tragedy Mar 2013 #39

If my friend raped someone, I would no longer be a friend to him. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #40

"Let's take rape out of the equation for a second" Iggo Mar 2013 #43

Not wanting to be a traitor is exactly within the realm of rape culture. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #53

accurately illustrates Burke's truism, "All that evil requires is for good men to do nothing". LanternWaste Mar 2013 #70

Can we at least posit the existence of a prevailing "anti-rape culture"? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #16

So serious that two young men got 1 to 2 years for it? Rex Mar 2013 #17

Sentences vary, for various reasons, some good, some not so much. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #20

Prevailing? Hardly. redqueen Mar 2013 #27

You're still talking a very small segment of society that does these things SpartanDem Mar 2013 #30

This thread is about rape culture, not rapists. redqueen Mar 2013 #33

Many, but do most? SpartanDem Mar 2013 #38

What is consistently overlooked is the number of victims, of either sex, who say nothing. redqueen Mar 2013 #42

so true! when I told my cousin that I didn't want to hang out with his friend bettyellen Mar 2013 #50

Experiences like yours are so very sadly common. redqueen Mar 2013 #54

OMG, yes they are. It is still really hard for me to characterize it as an attempted rape... bettyellen Mar 2013 #57

That is one of the reasons rape culture is so persistent. redqueen Mar 2013 #58

Theories on rape culture also seek to redefine what constitutes "rape." Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #56

we must deconstruct. and that is where so many, too many, the vast majority fight. seabeyond Mar 2013 #66

Who here exactly is stating they are tired of it? Rex Mar 2013 #18

Not my title. redqueen Mar 2013 #28

Now that is sad. Rex Mar 2013 #60

There's an entire 'official' DU group full of people geek tragedy Mar 2013 #34

I have been on juries where people alerted on the MERE MENTION of rape culture! bettyellen Mar 2013 #51

We do what we can do olddots Mar 2013 #19

Rape culture is when a woman is raped and forced to stay with that person cause that person is her Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #21

Recommended me b zola Mar 2013 #23

it's just like racism, sexism and homphobia noiretextatique Mar 2013 #24

Rape and other sexual assault are both part of our entertainment loyalsister Mar 2013 #35

really? svu is always discusing how hard it is to get women to come forward La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #44

I know they say that loyalsister Mar 2013 #45

maybe i just remember the times they didnt get the guy La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #46

Those are good points loyalsister Mar 2013 #47

fair point La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #59

If they're showing many types of victims, I will give them credit for that. redqueen Mar 2013 #48

rape in too many movies have become sexualized to get the watcher off, not horrified. seabeyond Mar 2013 #67

I agree loyalsister Mar 2013 #69

Many of the same people who are "tired of hearing about rape culture"... YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #49

It drains you. But you must not give up the fight. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #52

such a great post- but the comments are just embarrassing.... bettyellen Mar 2013 #61

K&R Raffi Ella Mar 2013 #62

Geez, "all men are rapists"? They really can't stop feeling sorry for themselves, can they? redqueen Mar 2013 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #64

Your point about the admins is so true: Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #65

You can always start your own web site. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #72

take the fuckin abuse is damn right. tone... not so confrontational, my ass. you know, seabeyond Mar 2013 #68

Holy crap. That site is a cesspool. MadrasT Mar 2013 #71

Wow, just stumbled on this one. redqueen Mar 2013 #73