RE: Objectifying women
July 16, 2010 at 1:28 pm
(This post was last modified: July 16, 2010 at 1:32 pm by Scented Nectar.)
I advise all men that if you don't take precautions to dress in rags and to muck up your house and car so as they don't look so valuable, it's your own fault if someone you live with takes money from your wallet at night. You should have known better.
Unless anyone is proposing that all women hide their gender completely, by both genders wearing a shape hiding burka, it's a completely dumb expectation that any woman should mind her clothing for fear someone bad will realize she has a vagina.
I would like anyone continuing to state that certain clothing increases rape risk to prove it. Produce the same quality proof that we would all demand if a god believer made some claim like, "belief in god causes less rapes." Repeatable, non-anecdotal, etc. This is such a long standing meme (there you go Cecco, you weirdo!), the meme of sexy clothing/talk/mannerisms causing rape that surely there have been many studies by now to show this to be the case, if it really were.
Also, note that it is religions who have pretty much started the mentality of slut-shaming, where female sexual expression is seen as sinful. So, look at the source as well as the lack of evidence. If any correlation of an actual increase is ever found, I bet it will be due to a few lone religiously psychotic sex offenders who think they are picking out only sinful Eves who deserve it.
What would you guys do if a rape victim was told "You might have been at an increased risk of being raped because you didn't believe in god". Would you expect her to believe that without solid proof?
Unless anyone is proposing that all women hide their gender completely, by both genders wearing a shape hiding burka, it's a completely dumb expectation that any woman should mind her clothing for fear someone bad will realize she has a vagina.
I would like anyone continuing to state that certain clothing increases rape risk to prove it. Produce the same quality proof that we would all demand if a god believer made some claim like, "belief in god causes less rapes." Repeatable, non-anecdotal, etc. This is such a long standing meme (there you go Cecco, you weirdo!), the meme of sexy clothing/talk/mannerisms causing rape that surely there have been many studies by now to show this to be the case, if it really were.
Also, note that it is religions who have pretty much started the mentality of slut-shaming, where female sexual expression is seen as sinful. So, look at the source as well as the lack of evidence. If any correlation of an actual increase is ever found, I bet it will be due to a few lone religiously psychotic sex offenders who think they are picking out only sinful Eves who deserve it.
What would you guys do if a rape victim was told "You might have been at an increased risk of being raped because you didn't believe in god". Would you expect her to believe that without solid proof?
I'm really shitty at giving kudos and rep. That's because I would be inconsistent in remembering to do them, and also I don't really want it to show if any favouritism is happening. Even worse would be inconsistencies causing false favouritisms to show. So, fuck it. Just assume that I've given you some good rep and a number of kudos, and everyone should be happy...