Part on Feminisim.

[Lemonvariable72]

Uhm... Is this supposed to be a poem, or something? Hey, junior - perhaps you should leave heavy subjects like rape for after you've lived a little, when you have some idea about stuff. You're really spewing cringe-worthy sh*t right here. Just a thought. I know that at your age it's cool and exhilarating to be able to express your opinion. But what you should take into account, is that at your age most of your opinions are uninformed and wrong. You should make fewer unsubstantiated assertions and read more, just because you recon you have something figured out - doesn't make it so.

"No one can do anything about rape"? What are you talking about? We can do things about rape and we're doing them. Part of it is deconstructing the sexist fantasies, that are still being imprinted on young people's minds by conservative patriarchal parts of society.

And as for being protected - everyone, male or female needs protection - that's why we have laws, the police, judges, the military and so on. No, men don't "defend themselves" - we need those same protection women do. Seriously - time to start growing up and forget the silly fairy-tales about knights and princesses - that's not how the world works. If you're a man and get sh*t kicked out of you - the police is obliged to defend you. The idea of feminism (not "feminism", whatever you think that is) in relation to violence and rape - is that woman beaten, or raped by her husband should be allowed the same protection, as any citizen, who's being victimized by another. Which is not always the case, since many backward parts of certain societies still consider violence against women (or children) as tolerable, if not outright acceptable.

I have no idea what you mean by "We can't do things sometimes. That's okay." Yeah, sure - that's what Martin Luther King should have told the black people... "Sorry, guys - there will always be racism. Nothing anyone can do about it. It's okay. Go home and try to stay away from angry white people with ropes and burning crosses."

Wow that first paragraph is cringy as fuck. Granted the op isn't the most coherent but dismissing his argument with no evidence, because he is young is just cringy as a fuck.


As for men getting the same protection under the law, bullshit. In a lot of states and countries including isreal and India the only way a woman can ever be charged with rape is if is an accomplice to a man. I can tell you from experience that male victims of sexual assault are treated as a punchline.

There is also the Duluth model which is now law where the police are trained to see the male as the perpetrater in domestic situations, hence in places like england where they have to take some one right away it is nearly always the man. Again the work of feminists.

Now let me ask this, what is feminisms solution for the treatment of women in more backwards places? How does feminism propose we tackle those issues? I know how I would, but what does feminism propose? The reason I ask is because a lot of those countries are Muslim, and I have seen feminists expend great effort defending Islam.

Now for your last point. I actually think your both right. There are things you can do and teach people that will reduce rape. IE don't leave your drink unattended at parties. The real question is how far are you willing to go. For example, as long as you have freedom of thought, you will have racist people.

Likewise I am certainly anti-rape and I do have reforms I would like to see to help rape victims, but I not willing to give up my right to the presumption of innocence or the right to a trial by a jury of my peers. Before you laugh, feminists in new Zealand tried to set up a Inquisitorial justice system for rape victims. And they want the same thing here in Canada in light of the ghomeshi trial.