Posted on 06/06/2011 5:45:57 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
This column makes a living calling out Mika Brzezinski for her liberalism. So let's give the Morning Joe co-host credit when she dares deviate from the lefty line.
On today's Morning Joe, Mika persistently questioned Jessica Valenti, a feminist proponent of [their term] "Slut Walks," as to whether she'd want her daughter to dress like one. Valenti, happy to push others out into the streets in skimpy clothes, twice dodged Mika's question, the second time with a particularly lame line.
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What a great idea!
They know. The only thing I can figure is that they have zero self control. Sharia is about total control, even thought control. They must want Sharia to control them - even with whips, stones, rowning and rape gangs - so they don’t have to even try once in a while. Not they they would ADMIT that, even to themselves.
for the Love of God...don’t ping Laz!!!
Certainly, nothing a female wears (or doesn't wear) gives anybody a right to harass, molest or rape her; to suggest or even think otherwise is simply silly. Having said that, posting your family's vacation plans on facebook then leaving your doors and windows open and unlocked and your residence unattended while you're out of state for two weeks does not give anybody a right to trespass on, or take your property. Good luck with that.
People grounded in reality simply don't ignore the fact that there are people who will try to victimize them without any reason or rationale. These same people also realize that while they have the 'right' to draw unwanted attention to themselves and advertise possible vulnerabilities, they opt not to.
Would I feel tremendous sympathy for a 'slut walk' participant that was raped on the way home? Of course. Would I have recommended she not participate in it in the first place? You betcha.
They obviously aren’t speaking to the deviant criminals who actually would do the things they say they are demonstrating against. So they must be trying to say something to me. They don’t listen.
And I don’t believe there are any people running around defending deviant criminals on the basis of what their victims are wearing.
So who are they speaking to? Me? What are they trying to tell me?
That got a little garbled. Let me try that again.
They obviously aren’t speaking to the deviant criminals who actually would do the things they say they are demonstrating against. They don’t listen.
And I don’t believe there are any people running around defending deviant criminals on the basis of what their victims are wearing.
So who are they speaking to? Me? What are they trying to tell me?
Now, I wish he would have added something to the effect that, "you should always wear at least enough clothing to keep your firearm concealed," but alas, this is Canada, so he did the best he could.
These feministas are ridiculous. Nobody has ever suggested that:
1. They did not have a right to wear whatever they choose.
or
2. Their choice of clothing would excuse a rapist assaulting them.
There have always been, and will continue to be murderers, rapists, theives, etc. They will always have their victims. All that was being suggested to them is that there are certain actions and choices they could make to decrease their chances of being victimized. If they don't like the recommendations made, they could simply ignore them, but instead they have to openly demonstrate against them. IMHO, an open protest/demonstration against common sense says a lot more about the state of our civilization than a march of scantily clad strumpets may suggest on its surface.
To each his own.
Blond eyes and green hair is...Oh, wait; you're right, that is bassackwards.
I think a better example is this: if you have a nice car and you take care of it, AND it’s parked in your driveway for all the world to see (or you’re driving it around) don’t be surprised if people want to drive it. In fact, since your car is on display and not hidden away in a garage, don’t be upset if people try opening your car doors to get in. I mean, it’s out there, you’re “displaying it”, so why can’t people drive it?
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That question kind of misses the whole point of the slut walks. She shouldn’t have answered.
The target audience is the people that blame the victims. The whole thing started because Toronto PD put out a bulletin advising against “provocative” dress to avoid being raped.
How many people is that? Most people think they are guilty of acting stupidly but who really thinks they “deserve” to be raped? Almost no one.
At least enough for the cops in Toronto to make it an official piece of advice. And if you check out this thread there’s at least a few coming pretty close to that position.
If you tell me you took a deduction for a home office, and I tell you “you are asking for an audit”, does that mean I think you “deserve” an audit? No sir.
The Toronto police offered valuable advise. Nothing in it implied that the rapist was somehow justified in his actions because of the victim’s dress.
Actually yes if you say “you are asking for an audit” that is the EXACT SAME THING as saying “you deserve an audit”. And trying to say it isn’t is pure clintonian “is is” BS.
Are you aw native English speaker? Are you not capable of understanding idiomatic English?
I apparently understand idiomatic English a hell of a lot better than you. “You are asking for it” and “you deserve it” are both sentences that have the same meaning, they both way of saying the person brought the situation upon themselves, which if the situation in question is rape, is blaming the victim.
If you choose to leave the doors unlockedand the key in the ignition, the results are predictable. Your insurance might not pay for the loss,on account of your failure to take reasonable steps to protect your property.
No its not!
That may be the purported audience - but the real go is more political correctness.
The definition of a slut is a sexually promiscuous woman. These people want to be able dress in a sexually promiscuous manner and pretend no one is supposed to notice.
Sorry but you’re just plain full of it. This all started because an idiot cop made a statement that women shouldn’t dress like sluts to avoid being raped. Nobody is talking about actually being sluts here. They’re basically showing the cop is wrong, showing up dressed like “slut” and not being raped. You’re SUPPOSED to notice, that’s the point of any protest walk.
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