Something a bit more serious...
This one's being going around; here's my combined-from-two-different-ones-I've encountered recently version. Feel free to repost it; let's get the word out. I even made it public in my very non-public journal so total strangers can read it. Yeah.
A lot has been said about how to prevent rape.
Women should learn self-defense. Women should lock themselves in their houses after dark. Women shouldn't have long hair and women shouldn't wear short skirts. Women shouldn't leave drinks unattended. Fuck, they shouldn't dare to get drunk at all.
If a woman is drunk, don't rape her.
If a woman is walking alone at night, don't rape her.
If a woman is drugged and unconscious, don't rape her.
If a woman is wearing a short skirt, don't rape her.
If a woman is jogging in a park at 5 am, don't rape her.
If a woman looks like your ex-girlfriend you're still hung up on, don't rape her.
If a woman is asleep in her bed, don't rape her.
If a woman is asleep in your bed, don't rape her.
If a woman is doing her laundry, don't rape her.
If a woman is in a coma, don't rape her.
If a woman changes her mind in the middle of or about a particular activity, don't rape her.
If a woman has repeatedly refused a certain activity, don't rape her.
If a woman is not yet a woman, but a child, don't rape her.
If your girlfriend or wife is not in the mood, don't rape her.
If your stepdaughter is watching TV, don't rape her.
If you break into a house and find a woman there, don't rape her.
If your friend thinks it's okay to rape someone, tell him it's not, and that he's not your friend.
If your "friend" tells you he raped someone, report him to the police.
If your frat-brother or another guy at the party tells you there's an unconscious woman upstairs and it's your turn, don't rape her, call the police and tell the guy he's a rapist.
If you don't know someone is consenting to have sex with you, don't rape.
If you don't know there is consent, don't assume it, don't infer it. Ask. Don't rape.
If someone can't give consent because they're drunk or asleep, you don't have consent. Don't rape them.
If you think someone owes you sex, you're wrong -- they don't. Don't rape them.
If you're having sex and someone who gave you consent and changes their mind, stop. Don't rape them.
If you think a child is flirting with you, your job as an adult is to know better. Don't rape them.
If you have to rationalize why you think you have consent, you don't. Don't rape.
If you think rape is a part of the prison experience to wish upon someone or tolerate, sit down and take a hard look at yourself.
Don't tolerate those who do rape.
If they don't think it was rape, tell them they'e rapists.
Tell them it's a dealbreaker as far as being your friend is concerned.
Report them to the police.
Tell your sons, godsons, nephews, grandsons, and sons of friends it's not okay to rape someone.
Don’t tell your women friends how to be safe and avoid rape.
Don’t imply that she could have avoided it if she'd only done/not done x.
Don’t imply that it's in any way her fault.
Don’t let silence imply agreement when someone tells you he "got some" with the drunk girl.
Don’t perpetuate a culture that tells you that you have no control over or responsibility for your actions. You can, too, help yourself.
If you agree, repost it. It's that important.
And, goddamn it, acknowledge that it happens to men, too.
A lot has been said about how to prevent rape.
Women should learn self-defense. Women should lock themselves in their houses after dark. Women shouldn't have long hair and women shouldn't wear short skirts. Women shouldn't leave drinks unattended. Fuck, they shouldn't dare to get drunk at all.
If a woman is drunk, don't rape her.
If a woman is walking alone at night, don't rape her.
If a woman is drugged and unconscious, don't rape her.
If a woman is wearing a short skirt, don't rape her.
If a woman is jogging in a park at 5 am, don't rape her.
If a woman looks like your ex-girlfriend you're still hung up on, don't rape her.
If a woman is asleep in her bed, don't rape her.
If a woman is asleep in your bed, don't rape her.
If a woman is doing her laundry, don't rape her.
If a woman is in a coma, don't rape her.
If a woman changes her mind in the middle of or about a particular activity, don't rape her.
If a woman has repeatedly refused a certain activity, don't rape her.
If a woman is not yet a woman, but a child, don't rape her.
If your girlfriend or wife is not in the mood, don't rape her.
If your stepdaughter is watching TV, don't rape her.
If you break into a house and find a woman there, don't rape her.
If your friend thinks it's okay to rape someone, tell him it's not, and that he's not your friend.
If your "friend" tells you he raped someone, report him to the police.
If your frat-brother or another guy at the party tells you there's an unconscious woman upstairs and it's your turn, don't rape her, call the police and tell the guy he's a rapist.
If you don't know someone is consenting to have sex with you, don't rape.
If you don't know there is consent, don't assume it, don't infer it. Ask. Don't rape.
If someone can't give consent because they're drunk or asleep, you don't have consent. Don't rape them.
If you think someone owes you sex, you're wrong -- they don't. Don't rape them.
If you're having sex and someone who gave you consent and changes their mind, stop. Don't rape them.
If you think a child is flirting with you, your job as an adult is to know better. Don't rape them.
If you have to rationalize why you think you have consent, you don't. Don't rape.
If you think rape is a part of the prison experience to wish upon someone or tolerate, sit down and take a hard look at yourself.
Don't tolerate those who do rape.
If they don't think it was rape, tell them they'e rapists.
Tell them it's a dealbreaker as far as being your friend is concerned.
Report them to the police.
Tell your sons, godsons, nephews, grandsons, and sons of friends it's not okay to rape someone.
Don’t tell your women friends how to be safe and avoid rape.
Don’t imply that she could have avoided it if she'd only done/not done x.
Don’t imply that it's in any way her fault.
Don’t let silence imply agreement when someone tells you he "got some" with the drunk girl.
Don’t perpetuate a culture that tells you that you have no control over or responsibility for your actions. You can, too, help yourself.
If you agree, repost it. It's that important.
And, goddamn it, acknowledge that it happens to men, too.