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10. But the bar didn't see it

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 10:20 AM

Mar 2015

Yes they are parodying the legal notices saying places aren't responsible for lost or stolen items, but in the particular instance referenced, leaving off stolen would have been smarter.

That said, I don't know enough to say if it was unintentional or not. In a similar vein, I recently joked about believing that a young female gymnast I know had a faked birth certificate because she doesn't look like she's 18. Somebody else then mentioned that given she was adopted from China and given the history of China fudging gymnasts' ages, I should be careful. I didn't know she was born in China, so I wasn't taking a shot at that, but my comment could very easily have been taken poorly.

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DISGUSTING: T-Shirt Shows How Blind We Still Are To Rape Culture [View all] kpete Mar 2015 OP

"stolen virginity" *facepalm* DetlefK Mar 2015 #1

Guys who wear T-shirts like this... Archae Mar 2015 #2

No, they're not... bobclark86 Mar 2015 #50

Really? I think it shows the opposite dumbcat Mar 2015 #3

But the bar didn't see it mythology Mar 2015 #10

the fact that the bar owner, or whoever approved that disgusting shirt, did not understand niyad Mar 2015 #18

But the fact that it's glaringly offensive suggests that "we" are *not* blind to the issue Orrex Mar 2015 #41

What do you think the bar owner's objective was? dumbcat Mar 2015 #44

It's possible the bartender never saw it lunatica Mar 2015 #62

Bartender? What bartender? dumbcat Mar 2015 #66

My bad!!!! lunatica Mar 2015 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author L0oniX Mar 2015 #4

So rape is okay with gay people !? GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #5

Context is everything. Try it sometime. L0oniX Mar 2015 #6

What's the context of hoping he's gay? bettyellen Mar 2015 #7

I'm trying it right now. You wrote "he better be gay..." GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #8

It's a very poor choice of wording, but I can see the ideal behind it. Lancero Mar 2015 #9

so, bar owners came up with this? saying THEY are not responsible for the rapes.... seabeyond Mar 2015 #11

I think it says being drunk isn't a excuse to rape. Lancero Mar 2015 #20

right dude. good argument. possible i would argue drunk rape is fine.! seabeyond Mar 2015 #22

I see you taking offense to my statement... Lancero Mar 2015 #26

derailing. intent matters. it is the foundation of the argument. that is what you are ignoring. seabeyond Mar 2015 #27

I already have - The shirt is poorly worded, but the ideal behind it... Lancero Mar 2015 #30

the shirt was worded in order to get a laugh for the boys at victims expense seabeyond Mar 2015 #31

that is indeed a very creative rationalize you've constructed. LanternWaste Mar 2015 #12

Yeah, creative. The thought that drunkenness doesn't justify rape. Lancero Mar 2015 #21

what the owner says is they wil not take responsibility for rape. seabeyond Mar 2015 #24

Wow, those are some mental gymnastics. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #14

The point is that drunkeness isn't a excuse for rape. Lancero Mar 2015 #23

no. the message is. the owners will not be responsible for rape. yea them! seabeyond Mar 2015 #25

Exactly - Because the fault for rape belongs to the rapist. Lancero Mar 2015 #28

i am done. seabeyond Mar 2015 #29

I can't..I just...I don't even.... NuclearDem Mar 2015 #34

ya know...... nt seabeyond Mar 2015 #35

You're assuming that shirt's message was written as to be said with a straight face NuclearDem Mar 2015 #32

"wink-wink-nudge-nudge." thank you that is exactly what it is. ty. nt seabeyond Mar 2015 #33

nice bit of pretzeling there. niyad Mar 2015 #17

I sincerely doubt it. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #54

That's quite a stretch. cyberswede Mar 2015 #57

I don't think so. yardwork Mar 2015 #64

Well then…. piss on the shirt MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #13

I like your thinking. niyad Mar 2015 #16

GMTA, niyad! MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #19

disgusting, but, sadly, hardly surprising. niyad Mar 2015 #15

wouldnt it be grand, if someone tapped on that kids shoulder, explained why it was so very seabeyond Mar 2015 #36

Post removed Post removed Mar 2015 #37

ah.... those lyin' girls. right? seabeyond Mar 2015 #38

so it would seem fizzgig Mar 2015 #39

..... seabeyond Mar 2015 #40

i'm just bumping along fizzgig Mar 2015 #42

i knew seabeyond Mar 2015 #43

good to hear you're doing well fizzgig Mar 2015 #45

so, we got a warm day, what i deem hot... lol. i said to son, man.... i am ready for fall. seabeyond Mar 2015 #46

we got hot this weekend fizzgig Mar 2015 #47

i do not think we will get so lucky, but i could go for a summer like last year. seabeyond Mar 2015 #49

last summer wasn't bad fizzgig Mar 2015 #52

last one on this talk, but three or so summers ago. so dry. so hot. miserable. seabeyond Mar 2015 #53

i should be shocked that there are people defending this shirt fizzgig Mar 2015 #48

I'm not shocked either gollygee Mar 2015 #51

JURY RESULTS on a post up there A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #55

I was juror #4. I don't understand those who voted not to hide. nt stevenleser Mar 2015 #56

See, I figured, 5-2 is pretty good, even with something this blatant. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #58

I thought it was obvious that this person was deliberately trolling. See this other post by them stevenleser Mar 2015 #59

Ah. 2009. Under the radar. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #60

Yup, posting every now and then, trying to be inconspicuous. stevenleser Mar 2015 #61

I believe MIRT's only for under a hundred posts. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #63

I used to think rape culture was a vile sales pitch for products olddots Mar 2015 #65