RE: Atheists only vote please: Do absolute MORAL truths exist? Is Rape ALWAYS "wr...
February 19, 2015 at 3:02 pm
(February 19, 2015 at 2:06 am)Irrational Wrote:(February 19, 2015 at 1:38 am)rexbeccarox Wrote: I really wish I had never looked in on this thread. I'm really, actually, crying right now. The idea that this subject is even debatable is making my chest deflate. I don't think I'll be back to check in.
Sorry, but I just don't see any point to what seems to be appeal to emotion? Hopefully, you aren't speaking as a mod and only just a regular member with this post. I'd hate to start seeing certain topics being banned for discussion just because it triggers certain members. I think it is ok to debate the moral nature of rape so long as no one is encouraging rape here.
Excuse me? Here, we are regular members first and mods second. I am allowed to express any opinion I want here, just as anyone else is. Did you see any threat to shut the thread down or attempt to censor this discussion? No? Right.
Appeal to emotion? Fine. I'm guilty when it comes to rape. I've been raped myself, and now I'm a volunteer advocate for sexual assault victims. I see raped people all the time. I'm the one who sits with them, usually immediately following their rapes, while they're drilled by a cop and examined by a forensic nurse. When people are actually discussing whether rape can ever be morally right, I have a big problem with it, and it's easy to lose respect for anyone who says it can; whether you're going to call it objective or subjective, I don't give a shit. It's wrong, and anyone who says otherwise can go ahead and fuck off. Yeah, I'm emotional.
