Jesus Christ, the SDMB is giving me flashbacks to my college years in the late 1980s, when we were barraged non-stop with messages about date rape, no means no, that all men were potential rapists, and that rapists lurked around every corner. Has the Women’s Student Union taken over the SDMB? Yes, rape is a serious issue, and a horrific crime and violation of one’s humanity, but does it have to be the subject of so many threads? How did the SDMB get so rape-obsessed, anyhow?
I’d think that if any other “horrific crime” affected any group of the population with the prevalence that rape/sexual assault affects women, it would be the subject of as many, if not more threads than rape currently is here.
For example, if a survey suggested that during their lifetime, around 4 out of 10 men were likely to be victims of armed assault, and that many of them would not be believed about their experiences, how many threads about that would be expected?
And note, I am not commenting on the accuracy of the survey - that itself would be the subject of many threads.
And who’s starting those threads, you fucking simpleton? Chuckleheads like you who probably think they have a point, but haven’t gotten around to identifying it yet.
Is it the respondents’ fault if there’s an endless torrent of brain-dead manchildren who need to be reminded under what circumstances the other party to their perverted delusions has actual rights? (Rule of thumb: if it’s imaginary, and it is, think whatever you want.)
Is it OK if we’re hysterical and/or man-hating in the post, then?
And elmwood, there was already a “OMG not another rape thread” thread going on in the pit; just because it’s aimed at Skald doesn’t mean you can’t jump in on that one too. Rather than, you know, start yet another thread about rape.