"She was asking for it"

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

http://www.broadstreetreview.com/index.php/main/article/male_sex_abuse_and_female_naivete/

Logan's cleavage

Smullens argues that women need to speak up and speak out when they're victimized, as Lara Logan has done, and of course she is right. But having stumbled across a CBS publicity photo for Lara Logan (above), I can't help thinking that women also need to take sensible precautions before they're victimized.

For example: Don't trust your male friends. Don't go to a man's home at night unless you're prepared to have sex with him. Don't disrobe in front of a male masseur. If you take a job as a masseuse, don't be shocked if your male customers think you're a prostitute. And if you want to be taken seriously as a journalist, don't pose for pictures that emphasize your cleavage.

Yes, yes, I know: Each of us wears many personas. A woman journalist like Lara Logan should be able to celebrate herself as both a journalist and a woman, even a sexy woman. But the operative word in that sentence— should— is the sticky point.

From rape to war

Many of the tragedies mentioned above spring from what I see as a naïve faith in the power of the modern sexual revolution. Women today are technically free to do all sorts of things that were forbidden to their grandmothers, which is all well and good. But in practice, rape and the notion of sexual conquest persist for the same reason that warfare persists: because the human animal— especially the male animal— craves drama as much as food, shelter and clothing. Conquering an unwilling sex partner is about as much drama as a man can find without shooting a gun— and, of course, guns haven't disappeared either.

Earth to liberated women: When you display legs, thighs or cleavage, some liberated men will see it as a sign that you feel good about yourself and your sexuality. But most men will see it as a sign that you want to get laid.

[Doktor Howl]

I guess I'm not most men, then.  Sure, a lady goes walking by, dressed to kill, I'm going to give her a glance...I appreciate the female form.  However, this doesn't extend to a license to stare, let alone count as tacit permission for me to lay hands on them.

In addition, I am more than a little puzzled.  I have had women stop by after dark, and I also didn't count THAT as an invitation to have sex.

I think, rather, that the author of the article is a screwball that hasn't had pussy since pussy had him, hence the misogyny.

[Cain]

That's where the entire argument falls down, Dok.

"Human nature" is a cop-out.  It explains nothing.  If "human nature" is why men rape, and that rape can be triggered by seeing bare female flesh, why aren't beaches and swimming pools rape-a-thons?

It's the laziest argument in the world, in addition to everything else.

Also, the author clearly isn't read on the literature about the uses of rape in war.  Clue-bus: most war is about wiping out rival ethnic groups.  Most traditions see lineage as being passed down through male relationships.  Do the maths.

[AFK]

I think it's a bit of a gross generalization as well to say "most men will see it as a sign that you want to get laid"

Sure, a lot of men do think that way...but most?  That's just lazy thinking.  

[Adios]

I guess I'm not most men, then.  Sure, a lady goes walking by, dressed to kill, I'm going to give her a glance...I appreciate the female form.  However, this doesn't extend to a license to stare, let alone count as tacit permission for me to lay hands on them.

In addition, I am more than a little puzzled.  I have had women stop by after dark, and I also didn't count THAT as an invitation to have sex.

I think, rather, that the author of the article is a screwball that hasn't had pussy since pussy had him, hence the misogyny.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think the article was disturbingly far more revealing of the author's own modus operandi than of anything else. He needs to read more about rape psychology. Rapists don't select victims because they're aroused... men are not helpless slaves to their hard-ons. Rapists select victims based on a combination of vulnerability and opportunity.

[LMNO]

DEAR SIR:

I JUST SAW A WOMAN'S BARE ANKLE.  AM I ALLOWED TO RAPE HER?

[Cain]

Ironically, this is almost the exact same argument Islamic extremists make for forcing women to cover their entire body and shield it from being viewed in public.

So in other words, this guy is taking his cues on rape from the likes of the Taliban.

[Adios]

DEAR SIR:

I JUST SAW A WOMAN'S BARE ANKLE.  AM I ALLOWED TO RAPE HER?

IT IS REQUIRED, SHE IS ASKING FOR IT.

[Jenne]

Ironically, this is almost the exact same argument Islamic extremists make for forcing women to cover their entire body and shield it from being viewed in public.

So in other words, this guy is taking his cues on rape from the likes of the Taliban.

THIS.  It's a way of infantilizing men. 

[LMNO]

Dear sirs,

This afternoon, a woman walked by my, and I just knew that she had a vagina and breasts underneath her police uniform.

Please confirm that it was not wrong for me to rape her, because I knew from her wedding ring that she was not a virgin, and obviously, due to her vaginal ownership, was capable of sex.





PS - Send bail money.

[Luna]

Jesus H. Christ on a fucking pogo stick...  And they haven't had this jackwipe publicly flogged?

Fuck, considering I wore at least one V-necked shirt at the meatup, I apparently temped a near dozen of you spags into having your wicked, demented ways with me.  You'd think I would remember it.  Wasn't your fault, boys, you're weak, and a flash of cleavage is beyond any male's tolerance...

[Doktor Howl]

Jesus H. Christ on a fucking pogo stick...  And they haven't had this jackwipe publicly flogged?

Fuck, considering I wore at least one V-necked shirt at the meatup, I apparently temped a near dozen of you spags into having your wicked, demented ways with me.  You'd think I would remember it.  Wasn't your fault, boys, you're weak, and a flash of cleavage is beyond any male's tolerance...

You have no idea the restraint required.  We have a convent in Tucson, and I saw one of those vixens flash a little ankle while crossing the street.  Thank God I got tangled in the seatbelt, or I'd be in jail now.

[LMNO]

BRB, RAPING THE CFO FOR WEARING A SKIRT.

[AFK]

Shit, they must have to have all of the women of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia under 24/7 guard during Rumspringa.