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To: WXRGina
By "rape culture," I assume she means the prevalence of rape, rather than a culture that embraces rape.

No, Ms. Miller, unfortunately she actually means the latter. In feminist theory, "rape culture" describes a culture in which rape is both pervasive and normalized, because of societal attitudes about women and sex.

If you suggest that women should take responsibility for their personal safety by not dressing skimpily, staying out of bad neighbourhoods, learning to defend theirselves (with or without a gun), or taking measures to make sure they're not drugged, you will be variously accused of "slutshaming," "victim-blaming," or "enabling rape culture."

In other words, if women get empowered and take charge of their lives, rape culture wins, because the solution to preventing rape is never personal protection: it's educating men that rape is wrong, which 99% of men already know and the remaining 1% of sociopaths don't care about. Truly, feminism's is a dizzying intellect.

17 posted on 08/28/2014 9:37:13 PM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: RansomOttawa

Yes, indeed! Excellent points, RO!


19 posted on 08/29/2014 5:45:48 AM PDT by WXRGina (The Founding Fathers would be shooting by now.)
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