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the0lady

An argument in favour of teetotalism

Mar 11, 2009 19:10

According to an Ipsos Mori poll commissioned by the Home Office, a rape victim who has been drinking should be held responsible for her rape - or so think 11% of respondents. A further 25% think that she should be held "partially responsible".

So, ladies, don't drink. Because a full 36% of your fellow country-people - that's over a third - ( Read more... )

feminism, rape, violence against women, i blame the patriarchy, sexism, mysoginy, gender stereotypes, sexual harrassement at work, the personal is political, prejudice

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viking_nitro March 12 2009, 20:55:27 UTC

most rapes occur inside the home, very few women are subject to stranger rape. infact having worked with many many women and men* who have been raped, the only stranger rapes i have come across have been against men ( ... )

the0lady March 13 2009, 09:46:11 UTC

-- "rape is an evil and violent crime, and you will struggle to find anyone who disagrees with that view ( ... )

biascut March 14 2009, 14:24:10 UTC

rape has almost nothing to do with sex or lust. its about power

I know what that is trying to say - that women don't get raped because they're too attractive for men to resist - but the idea that you can separate sex and power like that always bugs me. Since when was sex not about power - the power to attract, to fascinate, to physically dominate, to trust, to explore boundaries, power over one's own body and the power to consent - and so on and so forth ( ... )

the0lady March 14 2009, 20:41:09 UTC

Welcome! I'm always happy to have intelligent people writing insightful comments on my journal ( ... )

martinoh March 17 2009, 08:51:40 UTC

"Harder still is to extend the critical thinking into all the times that women find themselves engaging in sex that is not of their choosing, whether to keep the peace, to please, to be popular, because they're stranded and can't leave, because they're paid to, because it's their duty..."

For clarity, is it your assertion that if any of the foregoing form all or part of the motivation for participation in a sexual act, then the act is by definition not freely chosen and is therefore rape, or that these are factors which may influence the classification of an act as rape when taken with other circumstances?

the0lady March 17 2009, 09:49:48 UTC

That "for clarity" at the beginning of a four sub-clause mammoth sentence really gave me a laugh first thing in the morning, so thanks ( ... )

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