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niyad

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1. k and r for this most excellent post

Reply to Why Syzygy (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 01:36 AM

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Purity Culture Is Rape Culture [View all] Why Syzygy Jan 2013 OP

k and r for this most excellent post niyad Jan 2013 #1

thanks for that.. Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #3

thank you. SBA has always been one of my sheroes. niyad Jan 2013 #23

I agree liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #2

They love them Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #4

In art .. Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #5

Bruises Hekate Jan 2013 #6

I agree liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #11

brilliant way to illustrate the way societies view women liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #10

that picture says it all. niyad Jan 2013 #22

The same judgements apply to fat legs (no text) Quantess Jan 2013 #32

I don't know what you mean? Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #39

How do we know that all instances of rape are about power and control rather than lust? LittleBlue Jan 2013 #7

Even if it begins in lust, it is still about having the power to MAKE you have sex Kurovski Jan 2013 #9

If it were only about lust, why do men who have wives and/or girlfriends rape? Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #12

Not sure, that's why I asked LittleBlue Jan 2013 #15

Psychological studies of men incarcerated for rape... loose wheel Jan 2013 #21

Lust Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #14

Just to be clear LittleBlue Jan 2013 #17

You were clear. Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #18

You can lust after something that isn't revealed LittleBlue Jan 2013 #20

may one enquire why it is so important for you to insist that rape must be about lust rather than niyad Jan 2013 #24

I wonder why he thinks men have so little control over their lust. Hatchling Jan 2013 #29

cause the male lust is oh so powerful over female lust, that it requires they rape? nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #34

Exactly. Hatchling Jan 2013 #41

That post is satirical, which is quite obvious. n/t duffyduff Jan 2013 #43

to which post are you referring? the one to which I was replying, or the one to which I linked? niyad Jan 2013 #45

To be fair .. Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #47

yes, I know that it was written as satire, but, thanks to the writer's skill, caught the mentality niyad Jan 2013 #48

I regret .. Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #31

+1. nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #35

about the "tossing the rape apologist accusation around in so casual a manner debases its niyad Jan 2013 #33

DU Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #40

Look at the Nodianos tape Tsiyu Jan 2013 #38

I can't believe I am reading this. duffyduff Jan 2013 #42

to which post are you referring, because nothing in post #20 talks about women civilizing men. niyad Jan 2013 #46

Whose lust doesn't die when the other person is crying and trying to get away? gollygee Jan 2013 #25

They're not. That's a comforting lie. redqueen Jan 2013 #44

The core of world religions, the non-spiritual, earthly, physical core is decaying. Kurovski Jan 2013 #8

"rape is...punishment for daring to exist as an independent being." SunSeeker Jan 2013 #13

I agree :) Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #16

Wow. That is an incredibly good article, and says it all. loudsue Jan 2013 #19

Fabulous Article! JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #26

K & R. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #27

Rape is used to keep women in place (under men). Dash87 Jan 2013 #28

thank you. yes. nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #36

Just kick 'em in the Purity Balls Blue Owl Jan 2013 #30

Us Menfolk Need to be Protected from Our Own Urges! Larrymoe Curlyshemp Jan 2013 #37