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I think every country has a rape problem. EOTE Jan 2013 #1
You are probably right - But I can only speak to ours Taverner Jan 2013 #2
Sadly, my birthplace is Syeubenville... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #168
(reported to police) Rape statistics per-capita (according to wiki) Electric Monk Jan 2013 #170
No, it is global. It is a misogyny problem. When western liberals pat themselves on the back redqueen Jan 2013 #3
You are probably right - I just can't speak to other countries' problems Taverner Jan 2013 #4
It is good to see the focus finally changing, redqueen Jan 2013 #11
The key to any social change is empathy Taverner Jan 2013 #13
Empathy for women is scarce due to rampant misogyny. redqueen Jan 2013 #20
Yes, this is true. Roman Pater Familias never left our culture. Taverner Jan 2013 #22
Thanks for making me think of O Brother Where Art Thou? redqueen Jan 2013 #25
OMG, I know this is a serious subject, phylny Jan 2013 #102
"Pater Familias" is more of a problem than we think Taverner Jan 2013 #152
Atheists are more enlightened, why you have to bring that into it? snooper2 Jan 2013 #31
"on these issues" no, they are not. nt redqueen Jan 2013 #32
Care to substantiate that? AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #44
Read about Elevatorgate. redqueen Jan 2013 #50
Care to enlighten MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #62
So, one guy that may havebehaved badly, and Dawkins was exorciorated for it by the broader atheist AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #72
This debate has been played out ad nauseam. redqueen Jan 2013 #76
I've been to her site. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #89
I didn't indict atheists as a group, nor liberals. redqueen Jan 2013 #92
I wouldn't use the absolutist 'right'. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #111
Yes, better... redqueen Jan 2013 #122
You know we're not allowed to agree on an issue that starts out so contentious? AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #134
Very good post this tkmorris Jan 2013 #127
Atheism is neutral non-belief tama Jan 2013 #155
I just don't see a subculture of atheism at all Major Nikon Jan 2013 #109
That's why I called out two subgroups. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #115
Yet you still can't see the problem with your comment Major Nikon Jan 2013 #101
Tell us again about rape... and how the "'no means no' meme is bullshit" redqueen Jan 2013 #116
You mean you want me to repost the empirical study done by two academic feminists? Major Nikon Jan 2013 #158
Atheism and materialism tama Jan 2013 #154
That venue is certainly male-dominated. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #163
Agreed. LWolf Jan 2013 #33
I read this article you linked MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #51
Taverner said the US has a rape problem. redqueen Jan 2013 #84
Ah MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #95
I would've went with "Yes, and it's global." Iggo Jan 2013 #125
This message was self-deleted by its author Kurska Jan 2013 #169
We also have a rape problem in our military. L0oniX Jan 2013 #5
Yes - and the real number is probably much higher Taverner Jan 2013 #7
I find this much more discusting than rape in the general population. L0oniX Jan 2013 #14
Well you know how I feel about Military Training... Taverner Jan 2013 #18
Been there ...seen that ...had that happen too. n/t L0oniX Jan 2013 #21
"What happens ___________ stays ______________" ask any military wife. patrice Jan 2013 #61
Let's not go down the path of partially blaming drugs (including alcohol) for rape. n/t L0oniX Jan 2013 #81
I was thinking about excuses one might hear from men for why "I misunderstood her"; patrice Jan 2013 #94
I'm a man. There is no excuse ...good or bad ...for rape. L0oniX Jan 2013 #146
I agree. Just thinking about what goes on "out there". My mind just kind of naturally does patrice Jan 2013 #149
bosnia datasuspect Jan 2013 #6
I'm sure it's world wide, but I can only speak to ours Taverner Jan 2013 #8
rape used as a tool of war datasuspect Jan 2013 #12
Yes. Women have been speaking out about this forever lunatica Jan 2013 #9
I think it's great that this is finally coming into the open Taverner Jan 2013 #10
Don't forget about prison rape, which is often the fodder for jokes - even here on DU Hugabear Jan 2013 #15
Yes. Miltary Rape, Prison Rape - we lack empathy on a grand scale Taverner Jan 2013 #17
"we lack empathy on a grand scale" CrispyQ Jan 2013 #59
There is a hidden world Rex Jan 2013 #16
rec rec rec CrispyQ Jan 2013 #63
The part that makes me so sick Aerows Jan 2013 #19
+1 DearAbby Jan 2013 #23
The greatest evil in this world is indifference. Rex Jan 2013 #26
The plot of the indifferent. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #54
Thank you. Rex Jan 2013 #143
I was extremely dissapointed how hard that quote was to find AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #145
Too true Aerows Jan 2013 #142
There were two, actually. redqueen Jan 2013 #98
For whatever reason Aerows Jan 2013 #140
Because football Scootaloo Jan 2013 #128
I agree that Aerows Jan 2013 #141
+10.000 smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #159
Males are probably raped in numbers equal to females, maybe higher, but closeupready Jan 2013 #24
Huh?! Helen Reddy Jan 2013 #30
Have a headache? closeupready Jan 2013 #34
Probably. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #35
Yes, because male rape is silly/unspeakable. closeupready Jan 2013 #39
You have just created a straw man argument, so ... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #55
do you have any evidence that men are raped in equal or greater numbers than cali Jan 2013 #41
Not at hand, no. closeupready Jan 2013 #58
no. I do not agree. cali Jan 2013 #64
Well, that's your perogative. closeupready Jan 2013 #65
The problem is you made a claim that you can't back up. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #70
Suspect as to what, though? What would be my motive here closeupready Jan 2013 #100
We objected that you said that men are raped more often than women. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #106
I said equally, and "maybe" more. Emphasis on maybe. closeupready Jan 2013 #107
You must be looking at a different DU than me ... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #112
I mean to put you on ignore earlier closeupready Jan 2013 #117
There are more left handed than right handed people in the world. So there. Feel free Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #120
Why didn't I think of that before! LisaLynne Jan 2013 #124
If there was a quadruple with Capt. Kirk having traveled through time to Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #126
LOL, yes. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #130
Ha! I almost added that to my earlier reply :-p Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #132
LOL Fine. MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #119
yes, women are raped by their husbands in the US cali Jan 2013 #85
lol - you. funny. closeupready Jan 2013 #93
"I don't think you have a point, other than to pick a fight"--pot's calling the kettle black. nt raccoon Jan 2013 #171
Your premise appears to be based on.. LanternWaste Jan 2013 #133
Maybe so. closeupready Jan 2013 #135
Wait...wut? MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #42
Plonking all three of you. closeupready Jan 2013 #49
It's not that hard to figure out. Bradical79 Jan 2013 #56
Okay. I stand by the claim. closeupready Jan 2013 #67
Yes MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #79
"Independent thought" Helen Reddy Jan 2013 #86
It isn't independent thought gollygee Jan 2013 #103
You're entitled to believe that. closeupready Jan 2013 #105
You can of course then, provide us with the specific and relevant difference between LanternWaste Jan 2013 #137
done with you. closeupready Jan 2013 #138
I see. MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #57
Rather an unfounded, ungrounded, baseless, conjecture without supporting evidence than an actual poi LanternWaste Jan 2013 #136
What makes you think that? Bradical79 Jan 2013 #52
"Us" who? closeupready Jan 2013 #60
closeupready -> Men who minimize rape (against women) are part of the problem. Iow -> you. bloom Jan 2013 #164
I really do find myself closeupready Jan 2013 #167
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #27
wtf? PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #28
WTF indeed! Taverner Jan 2013 #36
Dittohead. He's gone now. freshwest Jan 2013 #160
Clearly George Carlin had the right idea Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #29
Oh how I miss him! arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #37
We have a violence culture libodem Jan 2013 #38
Which violence authentically strong males don't find necessary most of the time. Yet in our patrice Jan 2013 #47
Right libodem Jan 2013 #66
I can only guess the horrors that trans-females endure. I do happen to know a few patrice Jan 2013 #68
well both really libodem Jan 2013 #113
your right, we need a law....oh wait.. crazyjoe Jan 2013 #40
Both cases cite a distinct lack of empathy Taverner Jan 2013 #43
to buy into crazy joe's crazy post cali Jan 2013 #46
I said no such thing. Please keep the comments to what i actually say. crazyjoe Jan 2013 #80
To be fair Joe MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #88
so what do you mean by your claim that false accusations of rape are a bigger cali Jan 2013 #90
There's a lot of BS there Taverner Jan 2013 #96
no, a woman's word is not all that is necessary to convict in most cases. cali Jan 2013 #45
It's not just about false accusations davidn3600 Jan 2013 #71
yes, misidentification is a problem- and not just in rape cases. cali Jan 2013 #74
Ok, you crossed the line. I do not hate woman, I have 2 beautiful daughters, crazyjoe Jan 2013 #87
anyone who claims as YOU did that false accusations of rape cali Jan 2013 #91
No it doesn't. You, again, are picking a fight here, closeupready Jan 2013 #104
no. I'm not picking a fight. I'm horrified by your claim cali Jan 2013 #108
If anyone harmed them, it's much less likely that they would inform you because they are probably bettyellen Jan 2013 #118
I'd make up stuff to better hide any misogynist I made have also. LanternWaste Jan 2013 #139
just because you don't like it, doesn't make it not true,it took me 10 seconds to find this example. crazyjoe Jan 2013 #77
I'm sorry, but that most certainly does NOT provide credible evidence cali Jan 2013 #82
Agree... ReRe Jan 2013 #147
MRA bullshit --> " in most cases, the woman's word is all that is necessary in order to convict." bettyellen Jan 2013 #69
see my response to #45 crazyjoe Jan 2013 #78
see post #87. bettyellen Jan 2013 #83
This is sick gollygee Jan 2013 #110
The biggest problem is certainly NOT false accusations DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2013 #156
Yes, that does appear to be the "biggest problem" for some Tsiyu Jan 2013 #165
"...the biggest problem, is false accusations. " morningfog Jan 2013 #166
essential article bigtree Jan 2013 #48
+1 and thanks for putting this up. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #97
Men need to talk about what authentic male strength is & how it differs from bullying & violence. nt patrice Jan 2013 #53
While they're doing that, women need to learn kickboxing n/t leftstreet Jan 2013 #75
Kickboxing is THE BEST!! patrice Jan 2013 #99
We have a violence problem. It's all related. It's time humans evolved a bit more. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #73
This thread has brought out 2 of the worst posts I've read on this subject and the 2 idiots Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #114
But I got my first ignore from this thread! LisaLynne Jan 2013 #121
I've never used that feature before. But goddamn if said posts are any indication. Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #123
Yup, threads regarding rape tend to break out the troglodytes Scootaloo Jan 2013 #129
"that's just like his OPINION, man!" That's my "favorite" response to an alert. Yeah no Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #131
And no one ever gets to the extension of that: So, why doesn't "just like MY OPINION" carry the same patrice Jan 2013 #153
+1. The jury system has always been a flawed version of the DU popularity contest in best of times riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #157
i noticed that. freshwest Jan 2013 #161
Everyone in that town who had any awareness of that incident & didnt try to stop it Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #144
Yes and yes nt Taverner Jan 2013 #151
this just happened in a town in Alaska, evidence on video, police/adults looked the other way No Compromise Jan 2013 #148
Fuck all, let's make this public Taverner Jan 2013 #150
We have a child abuse problem. Gregorian Jan 2013 #162
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