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In reply to the discussion: PSA: No, Men, You Cannot Rape A Child Even If She Is Hot And Slutty And Only Says No Twice [View all]boston bean
(36,410 posts)95. Except that statistics warren will tell you that hella lot more men rape
than women do. You want to ignore that and make women not speak out about men raping women.... go ahead, if it makes you feel good.
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PSA: No, Men, You Cannot Rape A Child Even If She Is Hot And Slutty And Only Says No Twice [View all]
niyad
Feb 2015
OP
Well, of course it's important. But it's MORE important to make sure headlines are worded correctly
kcr
Feb 2015
#101
There's no way you can seriously argue that men are collectively victimized by this title.
Ken Burch
Feb 2015
#112
you took offense, and blasted me for someone else's words. please notice the attribution at the end
niyad
Feb 2015
#6
Even if I may not be so absolutist about that, I agree that focusing on the "tone" misses the point
nomorenomore08
Feb 2015
#143
Justifying, downplaying, dismissing, any of the ways in which we do harm by omission. n/t
nomorenomore08
Feb 2015
#145
As a man, I'm obviously in many eyes am an idiot based on that. Bigotry be damned.
flvegan
Feb 2015
#17
Take a look at these. Might help you understand why people get tired of hearing "Not all men."
F4lconF16
Feb 2015
#45
"ANGER at the target audience... is going to make the message way less effective."
nomorenomore08
Feb 2015
#147
"Addressing the class for one idiot" is something we do all the time as a society.
LeftyMom
Feb 2015
#40
So it's okay for society to remind Muslims that they shouldn't kill people over cartoons, then.
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2015
#78
Your plan will be handily defeated by an internet meme saying "Not All Muslims". nt
Bonobo
Feb 2015
#79
I suspect there is some complicated algorithm which can justify bemoaning the broad-brushing of one
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2015
#80
Well, then. I'm sure going to start having a fit about those PSAs about littering. I don't litter!
kcr
Feb 2015
#102
Sometimes people take information they find here, and disseminate it elsewhere, because it is of
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2015
#43
There is a real problem in this country with a large percentage of the population not understanding
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2015
#49
There is a discussion to be had, certainly. But probably not on this particular thread.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2015
#153
It's not derailment. Everyone knows, from the author down, how people are going to take the wording
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2015
#91
Im suggesting that if you have a problem with "PSA: No, Muslims, you can't hijack airplanes"
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2015
#94
If 1 in 4 Americans were the victims of Muslim attacks, I think that message would be totally legit.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2015
#154
The intent of the headline of the article is to make ALL men guilty of child molestation
Yavin4
Feb 2015
#65
Yeah, that's pretty stupid too. The hundreds-of-posts-long threads on that subject are quite
nomorenomore08
Feb 2015
#155
Has anyone informed Kalli Joy Gray that women are running around raping kids, too?
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2015
#68
PSA: No, Muslims, you can't murder a newspaper office full of cartoonists even if they make you mad.
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2015
#72
That is a pernicious lie. Jews are the only people on Earth who NEVER steal money.
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2015
#75
Perhaps only a gun nut thread can reach this level of unbelievable trollery
BrotherIvan
Feb 2015
#158
The crap would be funny if it weren't so predictable and moronic. All you can do is hope
Number23
Feb 2015
#167
can almost guarantee that the ones who are most upset never even bothered to read the article.
niyad
Feb 2015
#125
If you place a few allegedly mean words on the same level as a major worldwide crisis - in this case
nomorenomore08
Feb 2015
#166