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In reply to the discussion: Men should be offended . . . [View all]chervilant
(8,267 posts)"the meme in the OP is positing the idea that all men (if not everyone) should be offended by those (like RAINN) who provide rape risk mitigation advice." The meme of this OP is that when someone claims that women should prevent rape by not wearing certain things or not going certain places or not acting a certain way, that all men should be offended--because these 'preventative actions' presume that men are "so base and uncivilized that it takes extraordinary effort for you to walk down the street without raping someone," and that "you are incapable of control."
I would encourage you to watch the documentary "The Bro Code," and think about what your daughter is facing as she heads to college. Did you know that 54% of college-age men surveyed admitted that they would rape a woman, if they were certain that they wouldn't get caught?
If a rapist targets me, what I wear, where I go, and how I act have no bearing whatsoever. I wish that our species would focus on teaching our male children that they should not rape (yes, I know: women are rapists, too...
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