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RAINN rejects "rape culture" [View all] lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 OP
Hmm kjones Mar 2014 #1
The arguments against "rape culture" as a useful paradigm; lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #2
"the purpose of "rape culture" rhetoric is to assign collective guilt" rrneck Mar 2014 #4
I also disagree with kjones's association between drinking and rape Doctor_J Mar 2014 #5
Generally speaking, predators do need a relatively clear head to operate. So you're probably right. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #6
I didn't say the rapists were the ones drinking kjones Mar 2014 #16
Absolutely, just saying "rape culture" means nothing, and solve nothing. kjones Mar 2014 #17
#4 stands out prominently. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #32
Wait are you telling me outliers aren't a good way to measure society, back to stats 101 for me Exultant Democracy Mar 2014 #3
It is true that only a small percentage of men commit rape. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #7
50,000 people at Dartmouth demand reforms to campus sexual assault policies Bonobo Mar 2014 #8
50,000 people? That's fantastic, honestly. We need a lot more of the same. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #9
there aren't anywhere near 50,000 people total at Dartmouth. Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #10
My error. nt Bonobo Mar 2014 #11
Steubenville is indeed an example of a rape "micro-culture". Bonobo Mar 2014 #12
that is pathetic. Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #14
And that's just an empty statement Bonobo Mar 2014 #15
That's where I certainly disagree. kjones Mar 2014 #18
America has a nascar culture. Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #19
Now that's a ridiculous statement. kjones Mar 2014 #20
"Whatever groups you weren't a part of didn't stop existing just because you weren't a part nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #35
America has a rape culture. IMO: Anyone who does nothing to stop a rape in progress supports the act In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #25
In most situations of "discouragement," we are speaking to the choir. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #33
No, they don't have a sign around their neck. That's kind of the point. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #34
I understand. But I run through a list of my friendd Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #37
Can't find the part where they "reject" rape culture. cui bono Mar 2014 #13
... opiate69 Mar 2014 #21
"While it is helpful to point out the systemic barriers to addressing the problem" cui bono Mar 2014 #22
It certainly does exist in pockets Bonobo Mar 2014 #23
Well rape culture as a whole doesn't mean every single person cui bono Mar 2014 #27
"Racism exists" vs "America is a racist culture" Bonobo Mar 2014 #28
For me when you say "racism exists" it means there are some racists in the country, cui bono Mar 2014 #29
I'm big enough to admit Bonobo Mar 2014 #30
Heh. cui bono Mar 2014 #31
Thank you for your posts. You broke it down better than I probably could. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #36
Definining anything as culture is highly subjective Major Nikon Mar 2014 #38
Going by their definition.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2014 #39
I've seen it, but I don't put a lot of stock in it Major Nikon Apr 2014 #40
Agreed. It's also rhetoric without any tangible policy demands. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #41
It's never been anything other than rhetoric Major Nikon Apr 2014 #42
Rhetoric that doesn't effect change is by definition unproductive. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #24
Did you catch the part where blaming "rape culture" was described as an "unfortunate trend"? nt lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #26
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