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In reply to the discussion: sexual assault prevention tips for men--guaranteed to work [View all]Confusious
(8,317 posts)82. It's just another in a long list of threads
I would consider men-hating or men-are-the-source-of-all-evil and it's starting to get on my nerves, as in, piss me off.
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thank you for saying that - I was somewhat taken aback by a reminder to "not rape her"
DrDan
Aug 2012
#2
do you think it is okay to have all the rape prevention tips the responsibility of women?
niyad
Aug 2012
#3
and I am "just sayin" that it is absolutelyfascinating to me that when sexism is directed at women
niyad
Sep 2012
#201
actually a few of the loudest on the thread are the ones that perpetrate it on du, and certainly
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#204
When one buys into fringe ideas like 'male gaze', patriarchal conspiracies, and so forth...
Major Nikon
Sep 2012
#213
so very generous of you to allow that women MIGHT have called out sexism directed at men on Du
niyad
Sep 2012
#212
ah, you are sooo cute. pointing out the realities on this board is not, to your way of seeing thing
niyad
Sep 2012
#219
As a man, I don't read it that way at all - I'm no more insulted by this advice than I
petronius
Aug 2012
#71
And the problem with this OP is that rapists will ignore the advice and non-rapists don't need itl
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#170
really? do you think any decent human being would make that choice? cause really,
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#173
no. that was not stated. that was not implied. and if you do not feel a need to help another
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#177
i didnt order anyone around. the article didnt accuse you of rape. there is reading comprehension
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#183
you post is totally left field made up stories not to be taken seriously. truly... whatever
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#185
" least for men being unwilling to help children who are in danger in public." bullshit.
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#233
not realize that societal assumptions for men in public near children are different
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#238
games... you prefer games. done. didnt even bother with the mess of your post
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#240
There are men who have that attitude, our entire culture is violent, so it's no wonder that
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#187
You are essentially saying that you are attacking innocent people so that they'll know how you feel.
Romulox
Aug 2012
#99
in that case, I am sure you find all rape prevention "tips" aimed at women, as though rape were
niyad
Aug 2012
#11
You continue the insults. Why? You don't get to define anyone based on your understanding
upaloopa
Aug 2012
#14
interesting. then how is it that there is no outrage expressed by you in this thread:
niyad
Aug 2012
#33
I don't have to prove anything to you. I don't have to fit myself into our paradigm.
upaloopa
Aug 2012
#115
Rapists are criminals. The advice given to women is the same advice given to people
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#25
tips given to women and men and everyone on how to stay safe shouldn't offend anyone.
arely staircase
Sep 2012
#248
my 14 yr old son thought funny. he knows the rules we put on females. he recognized it was
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#50
DOJ statistics for 2009, rape/sexual assaults, male victims 19,820, female victims 106,100.
kelly1mm
Aug 2012
#116
That number doesn't include prison rape. The DOJ estimates about 216,000 prison rapes in 2008,
Romulox
Aug 2012
#119
I agree. Even without prison rape, the % of rape/sexual assault victims that are male is over 15%.
kelly1mm
Aug 2012
#123
Sufficient beer usually works too. Even if you DO get a woman to go out to your car, you're useless
HopeHoops
Aug 2012
#12
Why thank you. (taking bows). On a more serious note, my wife was slipped a mickie once.
HopeHoops
Aug 2012
#84
(giggle) - Using a period for the title line is difficult to zero in on. Two or three are easier.
HopeHoops
Aug 2012
#106
here is the pic that you were trying to post, someone posted in other thread
Liberal_in_LA
Aug 2012
#20
How do you expect *I* would know what was said/done between two people in a sexual encounter?
Romulox
Aug 2012
#95
You're not "calling out rapists"; rapists don't care about the list. Sensitive, caring men do. nt
Romulox
Aug 2012
#96
you are right, not to rapist. to people that give a list to women how they should prevent rape.
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#101
Nobody here gave anyone a list, except the one insinuating all men are rapists. It's lashing out at
Romulox
Aug 2012
#120
no it is not. it is a point of view dealing with an issue that is not directed at anyone specific
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#124
If I started a thread: "Women LIE!", all hell would break loose. Then I could sit back and say,
Romulox
Aug 2012
#125
The connection is that you would complain bitterly if I smeared all women that way. You wouldn't
Romulox
Aug 2012
#128
this is not about some men or rape. what you are not getting. it is about people that tell women
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#132
None of that is in the OP. It seems we have to add several PARAGRAPHS to get the "true" meaning.
Romulox
Aug 2012
#133
each one of the suggestions on the list is a TWIST to what women are told. whistle.
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#134
I understand all of that. It still doesn't make it ok to smear male DUers, because somebody told
Romulox
Aug 2012
#135
what YOU do not want to get, apparently, is that rape is a serious issue, and, whether you like it
niyad
Aug 2012
#137
I've never seen a post anything like that on DU. So I don't understand what you're trying to say. nt
Romulox
Aug 2012
#131
I dispute this claim: "The onus should be on men to deal...". That's false. I'm not the police.
Romulox
Aug 2012
#121
it was in an OP titled "sexual assault prevention tips-don't dress like a whore"
niyad
Aug 2012
#100
Nobody here on DU is "the perpetrators". That's where the conversation grinds to a halt. nt
Romulox
Aug 2012
#129
I understand it was trying to be humorous. I'm not one to get into poltical correctedness, but as
Proles
Aug 2012
#155
Gang-based crime prevention tips for blacks/hispanics--guaranteed to work!
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#229