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In reply to the discussion: Rape is never the victims fault. [View all]Bonobo
(29,257 posts)If I had wished to do so, I would have posted in GD as opposed to the Men's Forums where things are viewed from a perspective of what we FEEL.
You seem to want to delegitimize or prevent me from saying that I found that particular PSA insulting and crudely put. But that IS how I felt and I expected that some other men might want to discuss it.
Not everyone has the same perspective. That is one of the reasons that we have those protected groups. To allow us to speak openly without being attacked for our feelings.
If a man on an elevator gets the vibe that a woman feels he is a potential rapist and exits the elevator looking back over her shoulder, of course her feeling of safety is more important that the feelings of the man. We agree. BUT that does not mean that men can't discuss how that event made them feel hurt. Right? It is not placing one over the other to do so.
The rape PSA is the same thing. I started an OP in a group where men can discuss things about their feelings. I did so and you are trying to shame me for it AND pretend that it means that I blame rape victims.
THAT is what I find so offensive about what you are doing.