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…]
Why Most Current Anti-Violence Efforts are Doomed to Fail “Stop the violence”. “Senseless acts of violence”. “Random acts of violence”. These phrases are commonly used by anti-violence organizations, the police, and media pundits when talking about violence. (1) Many people use this terminology to condemn violence as pointless. These words show their abhorrence for violence. The hope … [Read more…]
“The word cunt is not necessarily derogatory” Those were the words of then-CU President Betsy Hoffman during the CU Boulder football rape ‘scandal’ in 2004. I have to ask “How much money must be involved for a woman to make such a statement during a press conference?” I ask because myself and everyone I know, all agree it’s … [Read more…]
Get a cup of coffee, it’s a long one. Because like so many other things, it’s not a simple issue. *************Let me start by saying I’m not interested in arguing lofty ideals, listening to people squeal in outrage that the world isn’t fair, hearing about justifications for civil disobedience and, of course, being told about evil conspiracies … [Read more…]
Get a cup of coffee, this is a long one, even for me. ************ “The trouble with people is not that they don’t know, but that they know so much that ain’t so.” ~Josh Billings That’s an important distinction, but, if you haven’t made it yet, it’s pretty easy to just think of people as … [Read more…]