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darkauthor26

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Jan 31, 2011 23:36

I posted a link to this article on my facebook, and now I'm in an argument with someone who I thought was smarter is basically making it all about how it's unfair to men to assume they're rapists until proving otherwise and that it's sexist to do so. She had the gall to tell me that I'm very clearly sexist against men when I pointed out that sexism ( Read more... )

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forensicgirl February 1 2011, 06:30:38 UTC

how it's unfair to men to assume they're rapists until proving otherwise and that it's sexist to do so.

I was involved in a similar argument once-the other person kept insisting that men were not responsible for the majority of rapes and sexual assaults. I just kept quoting statistics at him until he went away.

Many people (men and women alike) don't realize how pervasive the rape culture really is in North America. Hopefully your friend will read those sites and change her mind-I'm not sure what else you could have done either.

I did find this on Feministing the other day: Marriage: Better than getting raped all the time. The Feministing piece is referring to an editorial in the Christian Science Monitor about the ruling on Prop 8. The author of the CSM article insists that "As a species, we need to protect female sexuality in order to assure ourselves of a future." Apparently marriage protects women from "determined assault by men who would turn her into a slave, a concubine - something less than fully human." How screwed ( ... )

darkauthor26 February 6 2011, 00:53:09 UTC

Wait, what? Men not being responsible for the majority of rapes and sexual assaults? Wait?

Wow. I agree with one of the comments there that said that article was like something out of Victorian Era. I can't believe what I just read. O_o Not to mention, yeah, women can be raped by their husbands too. I just... Dear Lord. *headdesk*

forensicgirl February 13 2011, 20:12:32 UTC

Yeah, that was what I said. I also asked for proof, but of course they didn't have any.

I thought so too. What a nutjob.

be_themoon February 1 2011, 14:04:52 UTC

... yes, because it's really safe to trust men willy-nilly. I've got to go, or I would be more indepth about my annoyance, but really. Agh.

darkauthor26 February 6 2011, 01:03:48 UTC

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Let me weep for the poor menz who are offended by me trying to keep myself safe. I mean, it would be nice if I could trust any man I met not to be a rapist, but you can't so...