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[lalaithlockhart]

This article has begun making the rounds of the f'list, and I thought I'd post it here. 
Schrodinger's rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced

For, you know, your reading interest.  Potential emotional triggers within for some, but thoughtful and articulate (at least, I think so).

Comments

[jetsan_supreme]

Good stuff. Sadly, all the commenters are women, as far as I was able to read

[jetsan_supreme]

That's exactly right. The SCC said that the partner must take "reasonable steps" to find out whether the other partner is consenting or not. A lot of women submit passively to sex they don't want and men tend to take that for consent, but it's not sufficient in law and it's still sexual assault.

Glad to know that people don't run away screaming when I talk shop on LJ... :) :D

[jeppa]

The sad thing is, accessible, articulate, honest posts like this are thick on the ground in the blogosphere, but most men don't want to listen. Why would they? What's in it for them?

This kind of thing makes me want to be a high school teacher, to maybe have some influence on how men and women grow up together. I grew up thinking that men had a right to my body. It took me a while to unlearn it. Other girls shouldn't have to think that.

[lalaithlockhart]

I hope it trickles down - that those of us who think about or read about these things include those who are in positions to pass on education to kids, and maybe those kids themselves.

[indigo_mallorn]

Thank you for "carrying on the signal". It's a beautifully articulate article, but also very chilling in that far too many men just Do Not Get It.. jetsan_supreme's post is right on.

There was once an interesting Dollhouse-related essay about how many viewers found the show uncomfortable to watch simply because it depicted women's bodies as public property - something to be used for the amusement and abuse of the masses. It's sad when that really seems to be the reality in so many cases...