DU loves them some rape

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Like the "racist dog whistles" only their canine-like ears can perceive, so too does DU foster a culture obsessed about rape and then describes everyone else as engaging in rape culture.

AngryAmish (20,280 posts)

It’s Time to End ‘Rape Culture’ Hysteria

http://time.com/30545/its-time-to-end-rape-culture-hysteria/

"The nation's largest and most influential anti-sexual-violence organization is rejecting the idea that culture — as opposed to the actions of individuals — is responsible for rape.

“Rape is as American as apple pie,” says blogger Jessica Valenti. She and her sisters-in-arms describe our society as a “rape culture” where violence against women is so normal, it’s almost invisible. Films, magazines, fashion, books, music, humor, even Barbie — according to the activists — cooperate in conveying the message that women are there to be used, abused, and exploited. Recently, rape culture theory has migrated from the lonely corners of the feminist blogosphere into the mainstream. In January, the White House asserted that we need to combat campus rape by “ a culture of passivity and tolerance in this country, which too often allows this type of violence to persist.”

Tolerance for rape? Rape is a horrific crime and rapists are despised. We have strict laws that Americans want to see enforced. Though rape is certainly a serious problem, there’s no evidence that it’s considered a cultural norm. Twenty-first century America does not have a rape culture; what we have is an out-of-control lobby leading the public and our educational and political leaders down the wrong path. Rape culture theory is doing little to help victims, but its power to poison the minds of young women and lead to hostile environments for innocent males is immense.

On college campuses, obsession with eliminating “rape culture” has led to censorship and hysteria. At Boston University, student activists launched a petition demanding the cancellation of a Robin Thicke concert, because the lyrics of his hit song “Blurred Lines” allegedly celebrate “systemic patriarchy and sexual oppression.” (The lyrics may not exactly be pleasant to many women, but song lyrics don’t turn men into rapists. Yet, ludicrously, the song has already been banned at more than 20 British universities.) Activists at Wellesley recently demanded that administrators remove a statue of a sleepwalking man: The image of a nearly naked male could “trigger” memories of sexual assault for victims. Meanwhile, a growing number of young men find themselves charged with rape, named publicly, and brought before campus judicial panels informed by rape culture theory. In such courts, due process is practically non-existent: Guilty because accused."...

and who is the author (this is an op-ed): "Caroline Kitchens is a research assistant at the American Enterprise Institute." In the immortal words of Baron Von Rashcke, that is all the people need to know.

JustAnotherGen (9,859 posts)

1. This

Caroline Kitchens is a research assistant at the American Enterprise Institute


Again:
Caroline Kitchens is a research assistant at the American Enterprise Institute

Ron Green (7,099 posts)

2. "Time" and other MSM will support capitalism and the patriarchy.

It's just what they do.

seabeyond (93,107 posts)

3. “Rape is as American as apple pie,” add ala mode. too clever, and we are only talking rape. nt

Erich Bloodaxe BSN (43 posts)

5. Um, no.

What you talk about and what the people talking about 'rape culture' are talking about are two entirely different faces of rape and sexual assault. It's pretty much the same difference seen in discussions about racism. Yes, there are violent stranger rapes, just as there are out and out racial bigots such as neo-nazis and the KKK. But there are also a hell of a lot of women being raped on college campuses or in high school, simply because they're too drunk or otherwise incapacitated to be able to clearly say no and extract themselves from situations that have turned dangerous.

And culture shapes actions. We had a generation of 'teen' movies that essentially told men in college the way to have sex with women was to get them drinking, then to be sexually aggressive. Then we backed that up by offering squat in classes on 'sex ed' other than the barest biological mechanics, or 'don't do it' messages. Nothing on actually dealing with potential partners as human beings, as people to deal with on an equal, sober footing.

You 'hook up' with a drunk woman at a party and have sex? That's still rape. When you go to 'cruise' drunk women? It's because you know that if they're sober, they won't have sex with you, and that means you know you're looking to rape someone.

There's no 'hysteria' here. There's a recognition that most rapes are not violent strangers leaping out of bushes, but horny guys trying to find women who wouldn't say 'yes' if they were sober.

Brickbat (15,709 posts)

10. "Censorship and hysteria."

Tells me all I need to know right there.

So does your post.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024702462


A day without racism would be the worst day for the civil rights lobby.

A day without rape would be the worst day for feminists.

[BannedFromDU]

     All this rape culture crap is another way to outflank white men. Since they realized that not EVERY white man can possibly be complicit in their perception of "stolen wages" and so forth, they need a way to implicate them in something else. Don't believe me? Ask a white liberal woman if black men are guilty of perpetuating "rape culture." They'll say NO faster than Jay-Z can rap about all his bitches.

     

[USA4ME]

     All this rape culture crap is another way to outflank white men. Since they realized that not EVERY white man can possibly be complicit in their perception of "stolen wages" and so forth, they need a way to implicate them in something else. Don't believe me? Ask a white liberal woman if black men are guilty of perpetuating "rape culture." They'll say NO faster than Jay-Z can rap about all his bitches.

Excellent point.

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[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

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They should feel free to explain where I am wrong.

[Carl]

     All this rape culture crap is another way to outflank white men. Since they realized that not EVERY white man can possibly be complicit in their perception of "stolen wages" and so forth, they need a way to implicate them in something else. Don't believe me? Ask a white liberal woman if black men are guilty of perpetuating "rape culture." They'll say NO faster than Jay-Z can rap about all his bitches.

     

Or muzzies.

[67 Rover]

There's no 'hysteria' here. There's a recognition that most rapes are not violent strangers leaping out of bushes, but horny guys trying to find women who wouldn't say 'yes' if they were sober.

Bwahahahah.

[Rebel]

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lurking DUmbasses

[dutch508]

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Bitch Slapped for whining about getting bitch slapped...

[BlueStateSaint]

Bitch Slapped for whining about getting bitch slapped...

Well, that is a way to increase it . . .

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Bitch Slapped for whining about getting bitch slapped...

The count isn't a problem.

I just want them to offer an explanation of how I'm wrong.

As I said earlier, a day without racism would be the worst day for the civil rights lobby.

A day without rape would be the worst day for feminists.