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The Doctor.

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21. Of course not.

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 01:24 PM

Dec 2012

We really need to make young men aware of what is and is not appropriate. It's a difficult thing because getting them to 'put the shoe on the other foot' is difficult when it comes to sex drive, but it's certainly doable.

My most favored theory is that the creation of empathy is the best way to educate.

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The Point is that We Shouldn't Teach Young People to Be Afraid of the Opposite Sex. [View all] The Doctor. Dec 2012 OP

Not hard to grasp...you just express it so..."inelegantly". ret5hd Dec 2012 #1

Who is teaching them to be afraid? FightForMichigan Dec 2012 #2

You've missed the 'all men are potential rapists' threads? The Doctor. Dec 2012 #13

I'm sorry for your experience FightForMichigan Dec 2012 #19

There has not been one thraed like that obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #52

It starts young. Children are most likely to be harmed by parents, but STRANGERS Romulox Dec 2012 #3

Men Teach Young Women To Be a Bit Leery Of Them, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #4

And women do the same. The Doctor. Dec 2012 #9

You Miss The Point, Doctor, By A Country Mile The Magistrate Dec 2012 #50

Quoted for truth! KitSileya Dec 2012 #48

The saddest thing is that if women AREN'T afraid and then do get raped gollygee Dec 2012 #5

That is. The Doctor. Dec 2012 #7

We can't place the responsibility solely on women gollygee Dec 2012 #11

Of course not. The Doctor. Dec 2012 #21

Your agenda was just laid bare with this.... Spazito Dec 2012 #39

laid bare earlier today in teh locked threads obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #54

Yep, his agenda has been apparent for a long time... Spazito Dec 2012 #61

omg, you ask women to be Omniscient to protect themselves from rape while trusting all, seabeyond Dec 2012 #16

A person's safety trumps their TDale313 Dec 2012 #24

You make it sound so easy. "if they learn how to trust their instincts and recognize real potential raccoon Dec 2012 #36

"trust their instincts and recognize real potential threats." CrispyQ Dec 2012 #41

They should be taught to respect one another BlueToTheBone Dec 2012 #6

we are told we are suppose to take classes to protect ourselves then the very same men tell us to seabeyond Dec 2012 #8

Link? Who on DU said that anybody should teach young people to be afraid of the opposite sex? yardwork Dec 2012 #10

Condescending email headed your way Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #12

lol, you're on a roll today. nt sufrommich Dec 2012 #14

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #17

I like pepperoni and mushrooms. nt sufrommich Dec 2012 #20

Wow. Now come the threats. I guess this week has emboldened those who myrna minx Dec 2012 #26

Yeah, that was weird.Thanks for the hug. sufrommich Dec 2012 #28

Still no answer to my question, either. yardwork Dec 2012 #34

I have seen that charge leveled many times, sufrommich Dec 2012 #35

The purpose of this trollery is to divide allies. yardwork Dec 2012 #42

And it isn't working -- it did the opposite obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #58

wow wow wow. seabeyond Dec 2012 #27

JFC he actually just threatened you obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #56

bah ahhaah. see. 3. nt seabeyond Dec 2012 #18

Teaching young women that 'all men are potential rapists' is wrong. The Doctor. Dec 2012 #15

hey... i taught my boys that girls are taught this and why. you know what happened? they understood seabeyond Dec 2012 #22

I'll do you one better FightForMichigan Dec 2012 #25

I was almost kidnapped when I was 10. wickerwoman Dec 2012 #31

That is a false equivalency. Nobody said anything about being afraid. yardwork Dec 2012 #66

No one, of course obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #55

the point i take from all of this... actslikeacarrot Dec 2012 #23

damn... perceptive. lol. thanks for simplifying and see a different direction seabeyond Dec 2012 #29

thanks for the welcome. actslikeacarrot Dec 2012 #46

Great reply! KitSileya Dec 2012 #49

My take of the real point in the rape threads Jersey Devil Dec 2012 #30

Great post. Thank you! yardwork Dec 2012 #32

excellent post. i would really like to hear men say this outloud more often seabeyond Dec 2012 #33

+1 obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #59

OK, one more thing that irks me FightForMichigan Dec 2012 #37

+1 n/t TDale313 Dec 2012 #40

I want to ask some of these naive men if they have daughters & if they approve this message: CrispyQ Dec 2012 #47

I couldn't imagine going through life avoiding people cause everyone is a "potential mugger" Kurska Dec 2012 #38

Gee, doc, response number 10 asks you to post a link thucythucy Dec 2012 #43

If you get hidden you can't respond to the thread you got hidden in I believe n/t Kurska Dec 2012 #44

That's why I had to respond thucythucy Dec 2012 #65

The lived experience of millions of women and girls thucythucy Dec 2012 #45

First Law Of Holes WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #51

because no one teaches women to be afraid of men La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2012 #53

Are males generally afraid of females? WinkyDink Dec 2012 #57

Something you should probably be aware of. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #60

Shut up and go away. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #62

Hey, "Doctor": I was reading a private message you sent to another DU'er in Meta. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #63

I beg your pardon? Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #64

No, that's not the point. That's a strawman. Raine1967 Dec 2012 #67

+1 Squinch Dec 2012 #68

The point you're failing to grasp. Prism Dec 2012 #69