In an effort to continue to tell all sides of the story when it comes to rape, here are two posts that critiqued the way we have been talking about it. “Rape Culture and the Good Men Project” on The Belle Jar Blog and “Nice Guys, Rape, and Simplicity” on Quill to the Anvil.
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I wish the government understood nmeans no.
65% of the people said no to obama care.
60+% said no to gay marriage.
51% said no to higher taxes.
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2012/12/08/what-in-holy-hell-is-this/
Here’s an interesting article on a similar theme.
Belle Jar’s argument seems to boil down to the charge that publishing the guy’s story is the same as agreeing with and supporting him, resulting in more rapes, therefore TGMP becomes rape accomplices. Fortunately for America, the First Amendment doesn’t agree. Quill’s tirade is against the unpardonable sin of acknowledging that complexity and gray areas exist in real-world human interactions. Apparently rape is the one area (lucky us!) where no ambiguity has ever existed, and any attempt to understand the mindset of rapists is the same thing as condoning rape. Just like analyzing Al Qaeda was the same thing as… Read more »
Belle Jar’s argument seems to boil down to the charge that publishing the guy’s story is the same as agreeing with and supporting him, resulting in more rapes, therefore TGMP becomes rape accomplices. Fortunately for America, the First Amendment doesn’t agree. Pretty much. Some of the folks at GMP do something other than quote a feminist text then shout “fuck off scum!” and all of a sudden we’re rape apologists and rape supporters. The Good Men Project is a site for men to discuss men’s issues. Whether women are offended, outraged, or even ‘triggered’ by those discussions is irrelevant. Women:… Read more »
oh, hi there, RAPE CULTURE, how’s it going?
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Oh , I’m going to have fun with that ridiculous chart! “I’m not sure” means not now, but you might persuade me in a bit. “I have a boyfriend” means “but I might cheat on him if I like you well enough”. “I’ve/you’ve been drinking” means “let’s get it on!”. “let’s just go to sleep” actually does mean she’s probably tired and it would be yucky sex. But I prefer to think of it as “Ok, we’ll have sex in morning”. “Don’t touch me”, means she’s mad at you and is a big fat NO unless she is a crazy… Read more »