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On rape culture discussions... [View all] Skidmore May 2013 OP
I just read this, I'm sorry it sunk. sufrommich May 2013 #1
It's why I stay out of GD during these times ismnotwasm May 2013 #2
back in the late 80's zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #88
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #3
Care to elaborate? siligut May 2013 #4
Doubtful. Hit and run. curlyred May 2013 #8
What I wanted to say would have banned me from the thread siligut May 2013 #10
As am I. curlyred May 2013 #12
Well at least the Jury was 6-0 ellisonz May 2013 #25
Good work! siligut May 2013 #27
I want to respond to michigandem58 and apologize to you for using your post Skidmore May 2013 #78
Skidmore, I am so sorry Sissyk May 2013 #87
This is eloquent and poignant siligut May 2013 #116
After I posted my response, I gave it some thought and elected to Skidmore May 2013 #117
that post sounded an awful lot like the pukes and nra nuts saying that nobody who is the victim niyad May 2013 #195
Possibly or just completely non-sequitur siligut May 2013 #197
here is just one of the comments, from inhofe (are we surprized?) niyad May 2013 #200
I'm convinced siligut May 2013 #201
all violent crime is a tragedy and i believe culture causes and culture can fix it galileoreloaded May 2013 #5
We are a culture that hides sex RobertEarl May 2013 #6
rape has got nothing to do with sex. n/t Whisp May 2013 #9
We know that, but the majority of society does not. nt siligut May 2013 #11
Rape does have at least something to do with sex. It uses sex as an expression of power and violence Gravitycollapse May 2013 #18
Thank you! nt raccoon May 2013 #49
I see what you are saying but Whisp May 2013 #50
Sex and intercourse are not the same. And if your definition is correct... Gravitycollapse May 2013 #52
If it's willing and agreed upon, then yes it is sex. Whisp May 2013 #53
actually, for the men who rape, it is experienced as sex zazen May 2013 #86
Yes. Absolutely. n/t Tansy_Gold May 2013 #103
Consider EMDR therapy? siligut May 2013 #7
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #13
I am astounded by your sensitivity and awareness... nt uriel1972 May 2013 #14
We all know where this is going, though, don't we? LittleBlue May 2013 #15
Men get raped too siligut May 2013 #17
why or how would anyone retaliate to this OP? G_j May 2013 #20
This thread isn't about gender... ellisonz May 2013 #22
Once again, it seems, discussing issues takes a backseat to personal beefs. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #31
DU reflects society pretty much (well with less Republicans). ellisonz May 2013 #33
I was referring to the unnecessarily snarky responses. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #35
Society can be pretty snarky. ellisonz May 2013 #36
I imagine that illustrating and discussing widespread violence... LanternWaste May 2013 #119
Thank you n/t HangOnKids May 2013 #129
Gosh. Sounds like this is a big old inconvenience for you. How could we all be so inconsiderate? Squinch May 2013 #177
if you think the subject has been done to death (although I fail to see how that is possible), you niyad May 2013 #196
Rape make life suck . bravenak May 2013 #202
Your post is disgusting. You should be ashamed. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #19
Some folks are so wrapped up in their own imagined grievances they can't see nomorenomore08 May 2013 #32
K&R Starry Messenger May 2013 #16
We arguably have a gun culture. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #21
Rape culture does exist. It is so massive that I find it hard to believe ANY ethical person... Gravitycollapse May 2013 #23
ty Whisp May 2013 #24
Ultimately millions of people suffer, who shouldn't have to suffer. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #34
It is not splitting hairs. It is identifying the source of the problem. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #37
I'll agree with that. But I was thinking more of the poster you replied to, who acknowledged nomorenomore08 May 2013 #42
It is apparent that most here consider it not hair splitting. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #187
I don't think anyone is outright blaming all men for the prevalence of sexual assault. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #198
You're either in denial or misunderstand what "culture" means in sociological terms. ellisonz May 2013 #29
Thank you for not holding your tongue. UtahLib May 2013 #39
If we have a rape culture, it is one that is diminishing, not growing. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #43
There are some other indicators though that suggest it's a mixed bag in terms of progress. ellisonz May 2013 #44
Well, this is a 15-year trend through 2010. I don't know if there is more recent data. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #45
Whether the numbers are "good" is a matter of expectation... ellisonz May 2013 #46
It is not a matter of if. We do have a rape culture. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #47
rape culture is growing by leaps and bounds in the military Whisp May 2013 #51
"Take some Sociology" opiate69 May 2013 #55
You're opposed to sociology as a discipline? ellisonz May 2013 #56
Well, to narrow it down, I'm more opposed to qualitative design as sociological research methodology opiate69 May 2013 #58
So you're arguing that "rape culture" can exist as a social fact because it's theoretically wrong? ellisonz May 2013 #59
I'm saying, at least in our (American) society... opiate69 May 2013 #60
I don't think you're well-read on this topic at all... ellisonz May 2013 #62
Ahh.. more logical fallacy from the soft-science cultists... opiate69 May 2013 #63
So in short - you haven't. ellisonz May 2013 #64
Oh, you're just too cute when you try to be condescending. opiate69 May 2013 #65
I'm gonna need a "Logical Fallacy Bingo Card" to keep this manure straight... opiate69 May 2013 #112
It's ad hominem. With an 'e'. redqueen May 2013 #135
Google probably did not point that out. Rex May 2013 #166
I imagine it is indeed, rather convenient to dismiss an academic discipline LanternWaste May 2013 #123
Yummy.. Ad Hominum, with a side of Association Fallacy. I'm almost at Bingo! opiate69 May 2013 #125
Nothing says "I barely made it out of high school" quite like dropping "logical fallacy" buzzwords.. DanTex May 2013 #127
... opiate69 May 2013 #128
Misspelling and unnecessarily capitalizing the terms doesn't exactly help, either. nt redqueen May 2013 #136
Such are the perils of posting from a cheap phone while at work.. opiate69 May 2013 #137
Yes, the phone made you misspell it. Twice. And it added the caps, too. redqueen May 2013 #138
Inattention and lack of a good spellcheck made me misspell it. opiate69 May 2013 #140
lol, yes, 'inattention' ... cause u and e are so close on the keypad. redqueen May 2013 #148
Paranoia... riiiiiight ... opiate69 May 2013 #188
lol. Democracyinkind May 2013 #152
LOL. That would be a "post hoc ergo propter hoc"... DanTex May 2013 #141
Yes .. because modern smart phones routinely have Latin in their spell check matrices.. opiate69 May 2013 #142
Spot on. Democracyinkind May 2013 #153
And that my friend... ellisonz May 2013 #155
Oh dear me, I've offended the epee..I mean degree measuring contest contingent! opiate69 May 2013 #157
"permapubescent Randians randomly selecting and re-vomiting buzzwords" redqueen May 2013 #158
Thank YOU! smirkymonkey May 2013 #171
Don't bother with this guy. This is the man who liberalhistorian May 2013 #164
You're right. ellisonz May 2013 #165
Everyone needs a hobby, I suppose. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #174
Followers? Cool! I thought I only had stalkers. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #173
If you don't like me telling the truth liberalhistorian May 2013 #203
Ignore? Heck no. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #204
It seems to me that benevolent chauvinists liberalhistorian May 2013 #205
You have no idea if rape has declined or if reporting it has declined. lunatica May 2013 #81
people are 85% less likely to self-report having been raped in the last 12 months compared to 1980. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #92
You do know that, even in this time, rapes go unreported. Skidmore May 2013 #83
Yes, and I hope that the progress that has been made continues into the future. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #106
How is it possible to disconnect rape from it's cultural underpinnings? Skidmore May 2013 #111
The same way the crime of bank robbery is disconnected from its cultural underpinnings. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #143
That is hogwash and doesn't hold together Skidmore May 2013 #154
What then is the relevant and objective number of rapes necessary... LanternWaste May 2013 #121
One... lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #144
Every woman in this country marions ghost May 2013 #168
This message was self-deleted by its author G_j May 2013 #26
"it's hard to get well when you don't recognize you are sick.." redqueen May 2013 #110
Was half thinking of a quote G_j May 2013 #160
Thanks for looking it up. redqueen May 2013 #169
K&R freshwest May 2013 #28
I'm sorry to hear what happened to you. ellisonz May 2013 #30
I don't think we fully understand what actually causes people to want to rape someone Hippo_Tron May 2013 #38
I agree. ellisonz May 2013 #40
I think some sub-cultures that encourage it and some explicitly tolerate it Hippo_Tron May 2013 #170
Treating women as equitable human beings... Gravitycollapse May 2013 #41
+1000 ellisonz May 2013 #156
K&R. nt DLevine May 2013 #48
i don't believe a "rape culture" exists. galileoreloaded May 2013 #54
"...special protections for some detract from us all." - What a load of manure. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #57
meh, your opinion. its all good man. galileoreloaded May 2013 #61
"That is a meme right out of the right-wing playbook." redqueen May 2013 #113
Used by those who wish to defend: geek tragedy May 2013 #114
Yes that's exactly how I've seen it used. redqueen May 2013 #131
Also not used to seeing at DU: geek tragedy May 2013 #132
Ugh, geez, I forgot about that one. nt redqueen May 2013 #134
What special protections? BainsBane May 2013 #66
I can't be the only one who thinks the special protections statement stinks to the high heavens? Gravitycollapse May 2013 #68
I don't even know what it's supposed to mean BainsBane May 2013 #69
i dont reduce human victims to a gender identity. pretty clear.nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #71
So what special protections? BainsBane May 2013 #72
re-read what you just wrote and find that intellectual leap in galileoreloaded May 2013 #74
explain what you mean then BainsBane May 2013 #76
men are 3 times more likely to be murder victims than females galileoreloaded May 2013 #89
Because it's other men doing those killings. Ergo not a gender issue. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #91
you just made my point. thank you. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #95
You have a point. An idiotic point, but you do have it. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #96
i point out your sexism and you call me an idiot. expected. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #98
yawn. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #101
No. redqueen May 2013 #115
Can you guess the movie reference? nt geek tragedy May 2013 #139
Nope, redqueen May 2013 #150
All About Eve. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #151
Now it's sexism to point out the fact that BainsBane May 2013 #147
nope. its in denigrating the victim because of the gender of the attacker. disgusting. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #161
Who did that? BainsBane May 2013 #162
besides, you said you didn't see gender BainsBane May 2013 #163
Because this is an OP about rape culture sufrommich May 2013 #94
right, its my problem. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #97
it does appear you have a problem in Whisp May 2013 #122
Your problem is you're afraid to say what you really think BainsBane May 2013 #149
Yep. nt redqueen May 2013 #159
So your issue is that we should not talk about a rape culture BainsBane May 2013 #145
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #207
Well then I guess I have a "personal agenda" as well, because Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #85
most likely you do have an agenda. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #90
As do you. Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #93
lol. equalist. galileoreloaded May 2013 #99
Bullshit. Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #102
this so-called equalist also pushes the notion that gender stereotypes geek tragedy May 2013 #105
Tells me all I need to know. Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #107
Yep. Mandatory Rail Accident. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #108
! Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #109
bazinga nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #167
Bull shit BainsBane May 2013 #146
oooh, tell us about these "special protections for some" !! We need to know what "detracts from bettyellen May 2013 #67
i dont reduce human victims to a gender identity. pretty clear.nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #70
not even slightly BainsBane May 2013 #73
sheesh. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #75
Is it really so difficult to say what you mean? BainsBane May 2013 #77
If multiple people are in fact, unclear as to what you mean by "special considerations", LanternWaste May 2013 #126
Do not feed. geek tragedy May 2013 #133
Wow. "Issues with women" is putting it mildly. Bordering on psychopathic. DanTex May 2013 #190
who does protecting rape victims detract from- the perps? not clear at all. bettyellen May 2013 #199
What "special protections" do you object to, regarding rape? DanTex May 2013 #130
WTF are you on about? smirkymonkey May 2013 #172
well, you seem new and despite being rude, i'll educate on my ideas galileoreloaded May 2013 #175
You make absolutely no sense. smirkymonkey May 2013 #178
its how educated people talk.. what can I say (shrug) nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #182
LOL. No, that's not how educated people talk. It's gibberish. DanTex May 2013 #189
Educated? I would think that you had not have made it out smirkymonkey May 2013 #191
Despite about 10 requests for you to specify what special protections you are referring to, Squinch May 2013 #179
lol. musta squinched it outta my butt eh? sheesh. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #180
Still no answer, I see. Squinch May 2013 #181
i DID answer. you cant understand me. what else should I do? galileoreloaded May 2013 #183
Again, still no answer. Squinch May 2013 #184
Again, i cant help it if you cant understand. good luck. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #185
Sigh. And STILL no answer. Squinch May 2013 #186
rape culture is about attitude toward a crime BainsBane May 2013 #192
"So what about rapists do you feel needs protecting?" won't work on me. galileoreloaded May 2013 #193
Word salad. Nothing you say makes any sense. smirkymonkey May 2013 #206
I too am a child rape survivor lunatica May 2013 #79
We must because not doing so Skidmore May 2013 #80
And keeping it hidden and a secret lunatica May 2013 #82
Indeed. And it can become Skidmore May 2013 #84
K&R redqueen May 2013 #100
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #104
Rape is a dominance issue, not sex. haele May 2013 #118
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #120
One rapist can affect many victims. haele May 2013 #124
I am so sorry this happened to you, Skidmore. Lunacee_2013 May 2013 #176
I am so very sorry you suffered such a horrifying experience. niyad May 2013 #194
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