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Originally Posted by katsy
Well, we disagree. I live in a world where girls are raised to be passive, demure, submissive, and meek. Boys are raised to be dominant, powerful, assertive. Just last month a man was touting a book that basically advocated rape as a way to pick up women. From the proposed book: if she says no, she really means try harder. be dominant, women like that
It goes on and gets worse. WTF? and this was gaining popularity! That teaches men to rape.
Really resists? Wow. So I guess "no" isn't good enough anymore. You're proving my point for me.
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Originally Posted by katsy
I would advise you to do the research on rape in the US and the causes.
The society we live in has women portrayed as sex objects for men, in most cases. Rape is a gendered crime. The majority of victims are females, the majority of rapists are men. Rape in the U. S. is regulated not prohibited. Men are not punished for rape and women are not encouraged to resist rapists. Although there are laws against rape rarely are perpetrators charged or convicted. According to a national survey, the Rape in America study, only 16% of rapes are reported to police.
What does this teach? That rape is the norm. Well, boys are doing the raping because society is basically saying it's okay. We have socialized sexual aggression!
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Originally Posted by katsy
The US rape culture is appalling. We joke about it, make light of it, and project women as sex objects. This has influenced people; it's created a society in which women are desirable for their bodies. Look at American Apparel-- it's disgusting. And that's the message we send to our youth. Women are objects of sexual desire. If she's dressed in a provocative/sexy way she must want it. F*ck that.
We teach young girls not to get raped. Why the f*ck don't we teach little boys NOT to rape? Society is the problem: victim blaming, slut shaming, it's all wrapped up in one big ball of f**cked-upness.
This video is long-ish, but it's good.
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theres just so much i hate about all of this, tore. claiming that rape is the norm???? 'why dont we teach little boys not to rape?' society says rape is ok??
katsy are you a rape victim by chance?? I am shocked that anyone holds these thoughts and beliefs that you apparently do although maybe i would understand a little more if you have been raped. katsy you make it sound like 'society' just throws pro-rape propoganda in everyones face.
plus i got problems with the whole 'women portrayed as sex objects' thing. implying that society portrays women as only useful for sex. not the case IMO. and this is comin from someone who is admittedly misogynistic and sexist sometimes LOL. i just hate the tone of your posts, makin it sound like we live in a world where a bunch of guys are runnin around seekin out women to rape and nobody cares, is stoppin them, or is punishing them
actually i dont feel like goin back to edit my post now but i guess i am comin from a cultural perspective of the usa and its laws. maybe you live in a country with terrible laws, like shaira law (LOL what a joke) or some other backwards country.