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In reply to the discussion: Men should be offended . . . [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)The resulting degree of outrage when I pick wrong is also pretty predictable.
Most of the crap I get is based on my insistence to choose for myself.
9 out of every 10 rapes on college campuses are perpetrated by repeat predators. Those individuals responsible for 90% of rapes will NOT be reached by the PSA's exemplified by the stuff I linked. The best rape preventive approach is to prosecute the perpetrators and to provide women the tools they need to avoid and protect themselves from their predation. The fact that victims self-report 60% fewer rapes since 1994 shows that this approach is working.
Much of the attempt to assign collective guilt through "rape culture" rhetoric is counterproductive, and I think it is likely to lead to increased victimization through the idea that self-protection and situational awareness are irrelevant.