There is an old Firesign Theater album titled “Everything You Know is Wrong.” There’s also a John Wannamaker quote “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I just don’t know which half.” We can blend the two to get a “Half of what you think you know about rape … [Read more…]
Someone observed that I must be really mad about the Rolling Stones, University of Virgina, false rape story because it’s been strongly represented on my feed. No I’m not mad. In fact, I’m actually very hopeful it will bring about important changes and reassessment of current policies and approaches. Not just in journalism, but on … [Read more…]
It is almost impossible to have any type of open discussion about self-defense and personal safety without someone saying, “Just teach men not to rape” as a solution. What exactly does this phrase mean? What does the invoker of the phrase believe? Here are two possible interpretations. Societal Golden Rule: “Teach men not to rape” … [Read more…]
If you have any interest or involvement in the area of sexual assault prevention, most likely you have been exposed to the raging ideological battles revolving around the existence or non-existence of Rape Culture and its effect on the rate of rape and sexual assault in society. Briefly, the concept behind Rape Culture is that … [Read more…]
25 Everyday Examples Of Rape Culture http://www.rolereboot.org/culture-and-politics/details/2014-03-25-everyday-examples-rape-culture/ My response to this article follows: ******** I don’t refer to the “‘fallacy’ of rape culture” but I do question it’s accuracy. First off, experience has taught me to question any term that is both self-defined and controlled by the people who claim to be the ‘victim’ of … [Read more…]
This blog can be used as a tool by anyone who wants to teach self-defense and effective rape prevention to women. It also will help folks who have ever been accused of ‘blaming the victim’ because they dared ask the very reasonable question: “What was she doing there in the first place?” Get yourself a … [Read more…]
The Victim Blaming Accusation Lobby has taken a worthwhile cause and morphed it into an extremist movement designed to silence and discredit all those that disagree with their point of view.The worthwhile cause is victims of sexual assault should not be blamed by society for what transpired. They should not subject themselves to harmful self-blame. The blame should rest … [Read more…]
It seems that shit comes to me in groups. Yesterday I was accused of ‘blaming the victim’ when it comes to danger recognition, then someone else got upset with me over my answer to the first person (because the second person passionately believes in women’s rights) and this morning — on Allexperts — someone asked … [Read more…]
Putting the blame on victims of a crime increases the psychological trauma associated with the crimes. It makes it less likely that the victims will report crimes in the future. If crimes are not reported, it is more difficult to punish the offenders. Perpetrators take less personal responsibility for their actions if they can blame … [Read more…]