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seabeyond

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3. we have been dehumanizing women to such an extent, it really is not surprising or stunning.
Sun Sep 9, 2012, 04:41 PM
Sep 2012

from every direction of our society there is a concerted effort to normalize disrespect of women.

It is stunning that we still have these attitudes in this day and age. GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #1
I posted it because ir reminded me of a friend of mine who was raped. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #2
Thank you, Odin2005! pnwmom Sep 2012 #76
we have been dehumanizing women to such an extent, it really is not surprising or stunning. seabeyond Sep 2012 #3
hear here! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2012 #56
i havent seen you for a while seabeyond Sep 2012 #64
thanks sea :) BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2012 #86
And then there are those who push back against the darkness. chknltl Sep 2012 #67
you seabeyond Sep 2012 #89
We each do what we can. chknltl Sep 2012 #96
It's an absolute national disgrace! Do they not realize we are in the 21st Century? calimary Sep 2012 #77
they get it. and they miss the past. they want it back. but ya, seabeyond Sep 2012 #91
Rape and assault is down across the board 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #93
+1 Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #83
My regards for the lady taking a tough stand! mazzarro Sep 2012 #4
Mine too. n/t susanna Sep 2012 #29
I heard a story... In a 60's Women's Studies class one brave man, a policeman.... Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #5
The argument's extendible. Igel Sep 2012 #16
You're honestly going to try to defend the "she was asking for it" meme? eggplant Sep 2012 #19
Do you tell your daughters to get hammered and walk through a frat, naked on a friday night? joeglow3 Sep 2012 #66
Even if they were hammered, butt naked and walked though a frat on a friday night.. truebrit71 Sep 2012 #69
NO FUCKING SHIT joeglow3 Sep 2012 #90
I'm being dramatic? eggplant Sep 2012 #84
No, you are being obtuse. joeglow3 Sep 2012 #92
You're right about one thing TomClash Sep 2012 #22
Absolute key difference in the situations lolly Sep 2012 #32
^best response LadyHawkAZ Sep 2012 #88
Doesn't really wash. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #33
I have no idea why you think she was raped by her ex-boyfriend TorchTheWitch Sep 2012 #36
I come away with the same thing, too SemperEadem Sep 2012 #47
Title of the OP - "My Rapist Doesn't Know He's A Rapist" Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #97
OK, I see what you are saying now. Boyfriend only an ass. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #98
You talk about logic by bringing up totally unrelated arguments lunatica Sep 2012 #37
Click and Clack would rate the above response with drynberg Sep 2012 #41
My God Oilwellian Sep 2012 #48
Are you comparing men holding themselves back from raping women gollygee Sep 2012 #49
It's, also, extendable the other way ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2012 #68
To extend on your argument felix_numinous Sep 2012 #72
Do you not realize how appalling your post is? obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #73
So, tell your daughter it is okay to lay naked, drunk, on a Frat floor. joeglow3 Sep 2012 #95
You're losing the context zipplewrath Sep 2012 #75
I remember back in the '80's when the then Minneapolis chief of police azurnoir Sep 2012 #6
Welcome back, to the pre 80s HockeyMom Sep 2012 #7
K&R Chorophyll Sep 2012 #8
She is brave. murielm99 Sep 2012 #9
+1 shireen Sep 2012 #10
It's that whole "damaged goods" thing. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #27
I agree on the 'damaged goods' lunatica Sep 2012 #38
"We don't get executed for being raped." Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #55
Even then if your skirt was too short, well it's your fault lunatica Sep 2012 #59
Part of that is the myth that men can't control themselves.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #74
+1. and, when i actually say men are more than this, and defend men, i am called a "man hater" seabeyond Sep 2012 #78
Part of that is the culture under Capitalism where the very culture is a marketplace,... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #79
i can go with all that. seabeyond Sep 2012 #80
What can I say, most of my friends are women. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #81
lol seabeyond Sep 2012 #82
Who here called you a "man hater" for defending men? 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #94
She is taking ownership of the event & power over her rapist & by extension over all rapists. Yay! Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #11
YES! Cha Sep 2012 #12
I love courage! TahitiNut Sep 2012 #13
Have we made any progress? The Traveler Sep 2012 #14
It's a game we all play, Igel Sep 2012 #18
What possible justification can you use to say that the victim deserves ANY of the blame? eggplant Sep 2012 #20
Burkas for all! TomClash Sep 2012 #23
k and r niyad Sep 2012 #15
Sometimes behavior of individuals in our society truly shocks me... jimlup Sep 2012 #17
Silently sobs. Whovian Sep 2012 #21
"My friends gave me dirty looks" TomClash Sep 2012 #24
Whoops, thought for a moment that this was a Julian Assange thread. (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #25
When are these idiots going to get it that rape is NOT a sexual act. Marie Marie Sep 2012 #26
Uh the rapist of the woman in the pic oviously thought it was a sexual act. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #28
Wow! I don't usually challenge people on DU assuming everyone has the right to their own opinion. Marie Marie Sep 2012 #31
Well, but . . . caseymoz Sep 2012 #51
This really surprises and shocks me coming from you lunatica Sep 2012 #39
I didn't mean to imply that it power has nothing to do with it. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #43
Look at it this way lunatica Sep 2012 #45
You did say most men feel it isn't sex caseymoz Sep 2012 #65
That's like saying a serial killer who gets sexual satisfaction is only doing it for sex lunatica Sep 2012 #85
I never said "only." caseymoz Sep 2012 #87
If I am raped ismnotwasm Sep 2012 #53
Because it might be the truth? caseymoz Sep 2012 #70
I agree--lots of times it's about power AND sex. nt raccoon Sep 2012 #40
i think so too. entitlement to sex. that is ultimately about power. his want more important seabeyond Sep 2012 #44
It's still rape lunatica Sep 2012 #46
You're preaching to the choir. nt raccoon Sep 2012 #54
I hope so because there's doubt when you ever say rape is sex lunatica Sep 2012 #57
+1000 dotymed Sep 2012 #52
It is heinous what this woman and so many others emmadoggy Sep 2012 #30
K&R Hard to believe that there are so many people that would be glad to see us (you) go back. n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #34
Fucking hell, this shit pisses me off Suji to Seoul Sep 2012 #35
Kudos to her! KitSileya Sep 2012 #42
Tell me this isn't happening in 2012 USA! caseymoz Sep 2012 #50
In one's best detergent selling voice.... nightscanner59 Sep 2012 #58
I love her courage! beachgirl2365 Sep 2012 #60
!!! Odin2005 Sep 2012 #61
Jumping in after reading through all the replies: maddiemom Sep 2012 #62
heart heaven05 Sep 2012 #63
right click save w0nderer Sep 2012 #71
The Watering-down of the Phrase Sexual Assault andsh3burns Oct 2012 #99
Did you join DU just to post this misogynistic crap? Lucy Goosey Oct 2012 #100
Get a New Dictionary...this whole post is Misandric. andsh3burns Oct 2012 #101
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