Reply #92: Here's my story:

[Bonobo]

I was at my Karate dojo assisting as an instructor. A 6 tear old girl came in and started telling/bragging to he teacher about she had used her karate on another kid during recess. She said she kicked a boy in the penis as if it was the "right thing to do". It's pretty clear the mother has instructed the daughter that this is what to do to protect against pervasive male violence...

So my question is, what place does this incident have in the debat? Is it okay that this 6 year old girl is already preconditioned to see boys as a threat and to target their penises as the culprit and the weak spot?

I want to bring both sides together on this and I remember Donsu's original thread with regret at my quick and dismissive response. But women need to bring up this issue with some sensitivity (as the OP of this thread did!) to the fact that it can be offensive to some men to be called or even considered "potential rapists".

Let's keep talking :)