My question is how does date rape happen? I mean, obviously I know how it happens, they slip you some drugs and then rape you. So is this just happening at like..house parties where there is no official bartender and you get your own drinks or are women just letting guys go handle their drinks for them or what? Just curious.
Originally posted by Omega Vision
Plus, there's a chance we'll catch a lot more attempted date rapists in the act and there will be more deterrent for these scumbags to try something in the future.Edit: And any idiot who'd victim blame a woman for not wearing this nail polish to prevent her own date rape would probably find a way to blame her anyway even if this didn't exist.
What kind of person would blame them for NOT wearing it?
Originally posted by Time Immemorial
Men discussing women issues.Cry me a river. Go pick up a cosmo..
Did everyone here have there balls cut off with Jenner?
No, you're not insecure about your manhood at all, are you.
Originally posted by Surtur
My question is how does date rape happen? I mean, obviously I know how it happens, they slip you some drugs and then rape you. So is this just happening at like..house parties where there is no official bartender and you get your own drinks or are women just letting guys go handle their drinks for them or what? Just curious.
a lot of the time it can be as simple as someone waiting til you're too drunk to resist. it doesn't have to be drugs. and quite often it can be someone that the person actually knows.
ever buy a woman a drink? or go get her one at a party? or get asked to watch a drink? just try to count how much time you have with her drink to yourself. obviously if you're gay/a straight woman, you'd change that to be a man's drink, as it does happen to them too.
Originally posted by Surtur
My question is how does date rape happen? Haha I mean, obviously I know how it happens, they slip you some drugs and then rape you. Haha So is this just happening at like..house parties where there is no official bartender and you get your own drinks or are women just letting guys go handle their drinks for them or what? Just curious. Haha
A simple insertion of a word changes the tone of a post. Now Surtur knows all he needs to know. Thanks Paul.
Originally posted by Omega Vision
What also happens a lot is that a girl drinks too much at a party, passes out unattended, and some loser rapes her in her sleep.
Yep, some really bad people out there.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
A simple insertion of a word changes the tone of a post. Now Surtur knows all he needs to know. Thanks Paul.
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Originally posted by Time Immemorial
I didn't know we took Riv's threads serious, my friend.
I don't know if the thread was intended as serious or not, but the subject matter is.
Besides, I bet you love Cosmo with your nightly appletini.
They exist: http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/daterape.htm
This is just more flashy and therefore gets more exposure.
My main worry with this sort of thing is that it distracts from the problem.
I think the number of men who go around spiking drinks is very small- it's fiddly and unreliable and dangerous.
In comparison, I think the number of men pressuring women to get drunk out of their skulls and taking advantage of them when they are unable to consent is much, much larger.
Alcohol is the only drug predatory men need. The way to combat this issue is a combination of a. trying to discourage men from being predatory (though I've no idea how we solve that one) and b. education/awareness teaching for women to help them look out for and combat this behaviour when aimed at them.
Fancy gimmicks like this aren't really going to help anyone, so in the end it's just fleecing them for the money. Like parachutes for people in high buildings- just a way to take money from the worried without really solving an issue.
Originally posted by Ushgarak
My main worry with this sort of thing is that it distracts from the problem.I think the number of men who go around spiking drinks is very small- it's fiddly and unreliable and dangerous.
In comparison, I think the number of men pressuring women to get drunk out of their skulls and taking advantage of them when they are unable to consent is much, much larger.
Alcohol is the only drug predatory men need. The way to combat this issue is a combination of a. trying to discourage men from being predatory (though I've no idea how we solve that one) and b. education/awareness teaching for women to help them look out for and combat this behaviour when aimed at them.
Fancy gimmicks like this aren't really going to help anyone, so in the end it's just fleecing them for the money. Like parachutes for people in high buildings- just a way to take money from the worried without really solving an issue.
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The immense focus on this does detract from the more realistic problems and solutions. And that's also why I think the Rape Crisis center doesn't endorse this, because it is mostly missing the point.