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In reply to the discussion: A PSA that targets rapists rather than victims. [View all]La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)71. i am not sure it's aim is to stop rapists as much as to stop well meaning people
from enabling rapists by pretending that women can somehow prevent their own rapes
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Sometimes a subject is so absurd that the only way to present it is in its own absurdity.
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#6
Which means it is NOT a PSA aimed at preventing rape, but rather intended as commentary. nt
Bonobo
Nov 2013
#16
you do not like it, fine. a lot of us do. i think it is effective. that simple
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#19
didnt hear anyone call you a rapist just as i am pretty damn sure there is not a feminist alive that
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#28
no. she did not call you a rapist. she said she does not know who would object but rapist.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#33
The point of the ad is clearing up the concept of date rape for college students
NuclearDem
Nov 2013
#32
again. i disagree. here are my reasons i think this ad is effective. and this is just off top of
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#37
it is not a fake psa. it is addressing a lot in one short ad. it is addressing the one telling
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#46
i think that is pretty accurate. that is what i notice. that if men speak out, almost always
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#51
Stopping others from raping is a GREAT message. I wish this did that explicitly.
Bonobo
Nov 2013
#25
I think it does though, because while it says it's advice for wanna be rapists,
bettyellen
Nov 2013
#35
at first i got that, but i think naturally that would be how they would have to respond, plus
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#10
We should take rapist defenses/just world hypotheses to their logical conclusions
ck4829
Nov 2013
#24
here is a problem. there was a dr arrested a while ago. had a camera in his pen. taking pictures
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#31
i am not sure it's aim is to stop rapists as much as to stop well meaning people
La Lioness Priyanka
Nov 2013
#71
I think at this point, the brain-dead would find a way be insulted by a simple safety warning at a p
LanternWaste
Nov 2013
#61
excellent PSA, gets the point across with a bit of humor but still very very serious !!!! nt
steve2470
Nov 2013
#59
Steve, do you think it's possible that this sort of thing could make it easier for peers
bettyellen
Nov 2013
#66
thanks, I thought it was a bit narrow and literal to take this as a PSA for rapists only
bettyellen
Nov 2013
#68
i squarely blame skinner for this, for legitimizing this men's right activism nonsense on du
La Lioness Priyanka
Nov 2013
#70
Interesting. So accusations that this ad is some sort of condemnation of all men
BainsBane
Nov 2013
#76