Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: How would you feel? [View all]BainsBane
(53,137 posts)5. Exactly
Diminishing the experience of rape victims is part of the propagation of rape culture.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
74 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
My take-away was that not being happy about one's job situation reflects poorly on
djean111
Jul 2014
#3
It remind me of this winter when a new member of my congregation confided in me her story.
hrmjustin
Jul 2014
#6
Doesn't that qualify as "language policing?" Does "language policing" only happen when feminists
Squinch
Jul 2014
#52
k&r. While perhaps gross numbers are down, it demeans individuals when that is posted in stories
uppityperson
Jul 2014
#8
Thank you for articulating why certain posts in that thread made me (and others) uncomfortable. n/t
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#11
Yes, I see the similarities too, and both examples show someones true agenda.
Electric Monk
Jul 2014
#18
it is addressing rape, rape culture, and how discussion on rape culture is derailed.
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#16
i dont want to play so i will leave it at, thank you for the welcome back. nt
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#20
You clarified this perfectly for me earlier when you said in reference to something else:
freshwest
Jul 2014
#25
This is, of course, completely true. But the other point about the statistics is that we all
Squinch
Jul 2014
#55
And the way 6-year-olds from central and south America are asking for it by crossing our borders
Squinch
Jul 2014
#54
Another side of this is ideology that diminishes the desperation of those who seek solutions.
freshwest
Jul 2014
#46
The percentages are down, and yet STILL one in four women is assaulted in her lifetime.
Squinch
Jul 2014
#53
That's true. And 'domestic violence' has literally been de-criminalized in some states.
freshwest
Jul 2014
#63
Seriously, this makes me feel nauseous. When people talk about how feminists are too
Squinch
Jul 2014
#71
I rather think you just did. If, I am understanding correctly what is happening here.
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#64
and this kinds of feeds of itself because we doubt the numerical truth of the stats
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#68
On an inter-personal level, what I describe in the OP is what therapists call
BainsBane
Jul 2014
#69