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In reply to the discussion: Stop Telling Women How to Not Get Raped [View all]Tansy_Gold
(17,930 posts)We get that. We understand that. And yes, there are "real rapists" who don't think they did anything wrong.
We're not talking about that. We're not talking about guys who think the woman's screams and struggles are part of her passion. We're not talking about guys who get off on physically overpowering a woman who has said no repeatedly, has tried to get away from him, and continues to fight. We're not talking about guys who go after every woman they see and think all women are hot to go to bed with them. We're not talking about guys who think 10 year old girls are begging to be gang raped.
We're talking about guys who behave in a manner that is constantly depicted in the media, in the commercials, on "reality" tv, in movies and books and magazines. What we're saying is that this depiction of sex, of women, of relationships is WRONG and that the behavior and attitudes are LEARNED from that culture. We're not talking about mental illness; we talking about a sick culture.
It feels very much as if some people on this thread have come up with a nifty word that they are now trying to fit to a concept it was never intended to fit.