What's with all the rape threads?

Dangerous Man

AH has become very rapey lately. We haven't had a proper Israel bashing thread or a social welfare thread in a while. We also haven't had a public service thread either. It seems we're on to rape now.

Odd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhC-aOMfz_k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhC-aOMfz_k

tommyboy2222

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIgFbqRngjA

Pottler

It's safe territory, sure what could go wrong discussing rape?? Anyway, it's yer own fault for wearing that short sig, and you were begging for a new thread on it really.

Rayne Wooney

'Dangerous man' starting a thread about rape

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Odd.

Yes very..

strandroad

If it affects 25%+ of population (that's only victims, mind) everyone has a story...

smash

Just like the subject matter, this thread won't end well.

1ZRed

Public service bashing threads are so last season.

Rape threads are, like, so in right now

Dangerous Man

1ZRed wrote: »

Public service bashing threads are so last season.

Rape threads are, like, so in right now

They are. They're proving very moreish.

King Of Wishful Thinking

Declan Moffat is the the latest AH mod.

1ZRed

Dangerous Man wrote: »

They are. They're proving very moreish.

In serious, I'd say it's just an excuse for some people to go off on a big massive, drawn out argument with other people who have similar opinions, but differ slightly, so that they can force their own views and ideas on them.

Yeah, sounds about right.

Standard Toaster

Rape is so hot right now.

Jimoslimos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJqEKYbh-LU

Max Power

King Of Wishful Thinking wrote: »

Declan Moffat is the the latest AH mod.

Love your rapier wit.

Guy:Incognito

mhge wrote: »

If it affects 25%+ of population (that's only victims, mind) everyone has a story...

You think over a quarter of the population has been raped? Or am I picking you up wrong?

midlandsmissus

Yes, stats are currently that 1 in 4 women are being raped/ sexually assaulted.

It's a major issue in people's lives.

Dangerous Man

Raped / Sexually assaulted are different things. Grabbing someone's arse qualifies as a sexual assault. If we're talking about people being actually raped (whether orally, digital, etc) those numbers would be much, much, much lower.

Just sayin'.

Guy:Incognito

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Raped / Sexually assaulted are different things. '.

Not to mention that "25% of the polulation is raped " is hugely different to "25% of the FEMALE population are raped or sexually assaulted".


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midlandsmissus

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Raped / Sexually assaulted are different things. Grabbing someone's arse qualifies as a sexual assault. If we're talking about people being actually raped (whether orally, digital, etc) those numbers would be much, much, much lower.

Just sayin'.

Dangerous man you're ridiculous.

When they reached the 1 in 4 statistic, it is talking about serious sexual assault and rape.

Not grabbing some-one's ass.

Do your research. Look at statistics.

midlandsmissus

I think the UK actually phrase it as 1 in 4 women are victims of rape or attempted rape.

What's with all the attempted making light of this topic?

It's not slightly amusing if it happens to you or some-one you know.

I think rape is a safer subject then Isreal

3ndahalfof6

I blame Jimmy.

newmug

midlandsmissus wrote: »

I think the UK actually phrase it as 1 in 4 women are victims of rape or attempted rape.

What's with all the attempted making light of this topic?

It's not slightly amusing if it happens to you or some-one you know.

People are making light of the completely exaggerated statistic claims, not the act itself. 1 in 4 women in Ireland would mean about half a million women were raped. Going by that we're either all inbred and related to each other, or durex are making a killing.

ahnowbrowncow

midlandsmissus wrote: »

I think the UK actually phrase it as 1 in 4 women are victims of rape or attempted rape.

What's with all the attempted making light of this topic?

It's not slightly amusing if it happens to you or some-one you know.

Yeah but neither is murder but plenty of people joke about it, if someone wants to make light of it, let them

anhedonia

I prefer to think of it as surprise-sex,
surprise! im inside you. jazz-hands!

Rigol

anhedonia wrote: »

I prefer to think of it as surprise-sex,
surprise! im inside you. jazz-hands!

Nothing funny about rape.
Unless theres a clown involved.


(jimmy carr - terrible man)

midlandsmissus

newmug wrote: »

People are making light of the completely exaggerated statistic claims, not the act itself. 1 in 4 women in Ireland would mean about half a million women were raped. Going by that we're either all inbred and related to each other, or durex are making a killing.

Saying statistics are extremely exaggerated on a thread asking why there are so many rape stories in the media lately????

Maybe there are so many rape stories...because so many people...have been raped/ and or assaulted?

It is a huge/huge issue, affecting millions of women.

Why is it happening? My personal theory is that the jusicial system is a farce, therefore people think they will get away with it.

That's what needs to change.

But if you dont think it's happening to loads of women and people are afraid to report it and then are suffering for a lifetime, open your eyes and look around you. It is a dark part of our society and it needs to change, badly, badly.

Dangerous Man

midlandsmissus wrote: »

I think the UK actually phrase it as 1 in 4 women are victims of rape or attempted rape.

What's with all the attempted making light of this topic?

It's not slightly amusing if it happens to you or some-one you know.

People make jokes about things that are off-colour all the time. I'm not singling any individual out by making this thread and am not making fun of any individual. If you don't like what I'm doing then stop contributing to this thread. Leave. You don't have to be here.

As per your earlier points...

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Dangerous man you're ridiculous.

When they reached the 1 in 4 statistic, it is talking about serious sexual assault and rape.

I know exactly where those statistics come from and I know exactly how they were arrived at. Koss, '82, is the foundation for all of the 'one-in-four' bull that we have to swallow nowadays. Biased, bullshit agenda-driven research that has utterly distorted all conversations about sexual assault / rape.

It's so full of crap that many feminists have taken it upon themselves to deconstruct the MYTH because they understand how damaging it is to having a meaningful conversation.

The following is from Heather MacDonald and is a perfect illustration of how stupid the 1in4 statistic is.


If the one-in-four statistic is correct—it is sometimes modified to “one-in-five to one-in-four”—campus rape represents a crime wave of unprecedented proportions. No crime, much less one as serious as rape, has a victimization rate remotely approaching 20 or 25 percent, even over many years. The 2006 violent crime rate in Detroit, one of the most violent cities in America, was 2,400 murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults per 100,000 inhabitants—a rate of 2.4 percent. The one-in-four statistic would mean that every year, millions of young women graduate who have suffered the most terrifying assault, short of murder, that a woman can experience. Such a crime wave would require nothing less than a state of emergency—Take Back the Night rallies and 24-hour hotlines would hardly be adequate to counter this tsunami of sexual violence. Admissions policies letting in tens of thousands of vicious criminals would require a complete revision, perhaps banning boys entirely. The nation’s nearly 10 million female undergrads would need to take the most stringent safety precautions. Certainly, they would have to alter their sexual behavior radically to avoid falling prey to the rape epidemic.

midlandsmissus

anhedonia wrote: »

I prefer to think of it as surprise-sex,
surprise! im inside you. jazz-hands!

When some-one invades you, and treats you like an object to wipe himself on, then come back to me and tell me if you can joke about it.

3ndahalfof6

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Saying statistics are extremely exaggerated on a thread asking why there are so many rape stories in the media lately????

Maybe there are so many rape stories...because so many people...have been raped/ and or assaulted?

It is a huge/huge issue, affecting millions of women.

Why is it happening? My personal theory is that the jusicial system is a farce, therefore people think they will get away with it.

That's what needs to change.

But if you dont think it's happening to loads of women and people are afraid to report it and then are suffering for a lifetime, open your eyes and look around you. It is a dark part of our society and it needs to change, badly, badly.

and men.

kowloon

I really hope that 25% stat is way off the mark. If it was true it would mean that a huge portion of the people I know were likely to have been raped. That pisses me off.

ahnowbrowncow

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

and men.

What about men?

newmug

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Saying statistics are extremely exaggerated on a thread asking why there are so many rape stories in the media lately????



But if you dont think it's happening to loads of women and people are afraid to report it and then are suffering for a lifetime, open your eyes and look around you. It is a dark part of our society and it needs to change, badly, badly.

I am sorry Midlandmissus, but you're just plain wrong. I have every sympathy for victims of any crime, especially one as heinous as rape, but the stats are utterly, utterly, utterly ridiculous. If anything, exaggerated claims like that detract from the seriousness of it all. 1 in 4 people dont get drunk at weekends, yet you can see how many drunken yobs there are about the place. You are wrong to back up those stats, and you are wrong about the purpose of the thread. Its not about the amount of rape stories in the madia, its specifically about how rape has become the new theme on AH. YOU conjured up the bit about the media!

3ndahalfof6

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

What about men?

Yes your right.

flutterflye

kowloon wrote: »

I really hope that 25% stat is way off the mark. If it was true it would mean that a huge portion of the people I know were likely to have been raped. That pisses me off.

Out of all the people I know well, I would think it actually is about 1 in 4 of them that has been raped.
Maybe a bit higher.
But there is a significant amount of people I'm close to, or have been close to that have been raped.
I'm including guys too.

1ZRed

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

and men.

And this annoys me. It's all women, women, women when it comes to rape and there's NO mention of men who get raped/ sexually assaulted.

I won't argue that women experience rape at higher rates to men, but then we wouldn't really know about men because many feel ashamed and very few actually report the cases.

ahnowbrowncow

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

Yes your right.

I asked a simple question which for some reason you avoided answering and tried to be smart ass

3ndahalfof6

1ZRed wrote: »

And this annoys me. It's all women, women, women when it comes to rape and there's NO mention of men who get raped/ sexually assaulted.

I won't argue that women experience rape at higher rates to men, but then we wouldn't really know about men because many feel ashamed and very few actually report the cases.

As do women, but rape seems to be kept for the female species, I know one person (male) who got gang rapped, he took his life 4 days later,

let us not forget there are female and male, bot can be violated.

El Weirdo

So why start another one?