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In reply to the discussion: A cartoon about rape culture and risk [View all]Chalco
(1,340 posts)113. Louis CK says it best
I know this has been posted before, but it is apropos to this discussion. This guy gets it.
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you you you feminists say we are all potential rapists. end of cartoon, and still she is blamed
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#2
If all personal relations ended with "It's not my job to communicate my feelings..."
Bonobo
Apr 2015
#4
Victim-blaming makes a lot more sense if you think that "let's meet in public" means "I think you're
Brickbat
Apr 2015
#5
She communicated. he was unwilling to accept. hence, her walking. you got that right
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#27
wow, you are kinda give us exactly the same example of that man, and the conclusion..... not my job
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#32
she was patient thru out the whole thing, politely taking his feelers into consideration.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#34
nor did i suggest you controlled me at all, so bogus statement. you are WANTING this man
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#42
you need to stop creating false statement attributed to me. the woman exhibited her agency,
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#43
you and i agree. she had no responsibility to man so quit trying to make her. have a good day.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#57
Yeah, especially when this is a guy who completely ignores her feelings in the first place,
cui bono
Apr 2015
#199
His position, after he gets over the hurt, might be that he understands why it wasn't personal
Gormy Cuss
Apr 2015
#181
She suggested a few times to meet somewhere public and he refused and continued to state
cui bono
Apr 2015
#198
But you seemed adamant that the woman owed the man some sort of discussion for some reason.
cui bono
Apr 2015
#204
right. the ONE argument i didnt address in this thread. the whole damn SOME thing. that a handful
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#217
you could not get the sympathy for men, cause the woman finally said fuck it. so now, you DEMAND
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#218
you just simply cannot shift this to women's fault dude. one way or another.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#221
so fuggin' funny. are you really throwing in the emotionally/mentally unstable. what is it you men
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#222
I apologize if I misrepresented you as "adamant". I honestly can't see how anyone could possibly
cui bono
Apr 2015
#224
and somehow we are supposed to "care" about some stranger's feebles when
Tuesday Afternoon
Apr 2015
#65
I don't know, at this point in the conversation whether I am already too tired or too bored
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#84
Yes - well i think the strip did a pretty good job of addressing that particular concern
el_bryanto
Apr 2015
#11
if she explains he is a potential RAPIST.... then all hell breaks loose and men go crazy
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#22
no. you are beyond questioning a supposed weird statement. that is not weird at all,
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#28
thumbs up. maybe we just had to be in the position of priorities the mans feelings, ....
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#64
who is ocncerned by being raped, after all, and her responsibility to PREVENT that fuggin rape.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#61
almost like the three yr old, being at fault, for her rape, in another fuckin thread.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#75
"Boo fucking hoo." point. no more to be said. oh.... besides ALL the other shit you said, lol.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#69
totally fucking amazing. i have to walk from the thread, and du... while i breathe.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#71
ya. when we are talking ignore women's rape? ya. kinda like not feeling sorry for a man in garage
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#87
You have this down to a fine art. I've read what you said, and you are very very invested...
Hekate
Apr 2015
#112
ya dude. you are right, except you are not. i think that makes communication a little easier.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#96
Lol. Guy acts creepy and disregards woman's well-founded safety concerns, and it becomes
geek tragedy
Apr 2015
#151
Actually... On a re-read of your post, I'd like to point out a shitty point that was made.
Glassunion
Apr 2015
#166
Here, let me graph out your post so everyone can see the complex message you presented, visually
Scootaloo
Apr 2015
#177
always drink from the bottle - don't do mixed drinks and don't accept a drink. keep your eye
samsingh
Apr 2015
#7
take it into the toilet with you to guard that drink. dance? well buy a new drink every time you get
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#13
it's not about fault but protection. the fault is the idiots who would put something in anyone's
samsingh
Apr 2015
#17
your right. and lets also look at the ridiculousness that a woman has to go thru, to
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#25
He was pressuring her into being alone with him the first time she meets him when she stated
gollygee
Apr 2015
#149
really manny? when was your day? and how often did you have conversation with these women?
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#53
yes young. i learned a while ago, out of blue, that manny wasnt too concerned about my issues.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#82
oboxious? you acuse me of being obnoxious? you are a man telling me us young women were not
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#126
All you have to do is watch the news to see how many assaults occur on women on campuses.
cui bono
Apr 2015
#200
I started college in 1968, and we were VERY concerned about rape, and I knew women who were raped
tblue37
Apr 2015
#207
I was in college in the late '60s, and it was known there was some creep hanging out in the stacks
Hekate
Apr 2015
#122
Did you ever ask? We internalize the message, yet don't want to make men uncomfortable....
Hekate
Apr 2015
#158
so the answer is yes.... she was concerned. be it ten at night, or making trip while concerned.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#172
wow. now he slights all women, dismissing your post, while accusing me of obnoxious! interesting. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#127
oh oh oh, while the question is.... did you listen to the women of your time? while he
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#129
If I were single, and wanted to meet a woman who I only knew over the internet, then I'd...
stone space
Apr 2015
#56
It's odd that many of the same people who tell us that females must take on a measure...
LanternWaste
Apr 2015
#35
exacty. exactly latern. thank you. i sit in the duh... of this. and this is far from the first
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#92
Meh. I'm a guy and I wouldn't meet a woman I met on the internet at her house either.
redgreenandblue
Apr 2015
#83
I bet there are far more guys who fall for the "meet me at my house" stuff than women
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Apr 2015
#109
Do you think that the fear of rape is greater than it was 30 years ago?
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2015
#93
Hard to say about fear. The awareness is certainly greater, as well as the understanding of what
Brickbat
Apr 2015
#94
how steeply factoring in mans manipulation of numbers, raPE KITS IGNORED, police reports dismissed,
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#101
really jeff, lets now take this conversation to false rapes, decline of rapes, dismissing rapes.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#104
So the greater awareness of the prevalence of actual occurances of rape is bad because it brings
Brickbat
Apr 2015
#120
The man had no compassion or humanity from the get go. He ignored her extremely reasonable request
cui bono
Apr 2015
#203
While the overall number of violent crimes is dropping in Dallas, rape is on the rise
derby378
Apr 2015
#107
I suppose it's a good thing I'm not a woman. After the 3rd line, I'd tell him to politely fuck Off.
BlueJazz
Apr 2015
#102
then she is just the b word. no two ways about it. why wont they be nicer to the "nice" guys.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#108
It's a full moon and this wonderful guy has invited me over to his den (Ok..Ok..He's part werewolf)
BlueJazz
Apr 2015
#115
ya ya ya. one more. women rape men too.... i have heard it twice this weekend from young men. ...
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#111
Maybe it is just me, but I find it creepy that he would want to take her home for a first date.
Rex
Apr 2015
#119
except you participated in the crap. now you distance yourself from the crap.
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#175
before teh 80's there was not even a name for it, wasnt called rape. date rape only started
seabeyond
Apr 2015
#184
This was great! Am sending it to all my female family members. Thank you.
lexington filly
Apr 2015
#194