posted by
sigelphoenix at 08:53pm on 16/08/2011 under sexual violence and harassment
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The rest of the post is definitely worth reading, but the main point is that pithy and powerful title. This is exactly why I have no confidence in men who announce that they would beat up a rapist they saw jump out at me from the bushes - I am vastly more likely to be raped in a home, by someone I know. Not only are such men likely to be useless to actually preventing any sexual violence; since they think those are the only targets, they're usually ignorant of - if not outright hostile to - the idea that there are other, more numerous and insidious, rapes to prevent.
(Also, if you aren't already reading Ami Angelwings, I recommend you do so. Don't let her netspeak fool you into thinking she isn't a sharp writer.)
(Also, if you aren't already reading Ami Angelwings, I recommend you do so. Don't let her netspeak fool you into thinking she isn't a sharp writer.)
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And besides, when someone tells me they'd (for example) kill a rapist it would not make me feel safer around them because what would stick is "If you piss this person off enough they'll kill you". (I'm not sure how to put this feeling into words, I hope you know what I mean?)
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