Microblog Memes

Why do we have to have these conversations? Because well-meaning (and some not so well meaning) men thought it was a good idea to warn women about the things women do and wear that force those men to think about assaulting women. Of course, they would never do such a thing, but they assume that rape and sexual assault could be avoided, or at least minimized, if women would stop teasing men so much.

And then there's a whole subclass of men who prefer to control women, and use examples of rape and sexual assault to demonstrate to the women they want to control that freedom has consequences. So whenever a woman is attacked, they blame her for refusing to follow the rules established by a Godly man.

So every so often, we get a list of "suggestions" that sound like common sense self-preservation instincts, but belie a subtext that is equal parts horrific and misogynist. Things like don't leave your drink unattended (because men drug and rape women) or travel in groups (because men isolate and rape women) or don't wear provocative clothing (because a horny man cannot help but rape a woman).

There's a longer list but I can't find the original source.

‘FIVE RAPE PREVENTION TIPS’

1. If someone is drunk, don’t rape them.

2. When you see someone walking by themselves, leave them alone.

3. Use the Buddy System! If it is difficult for you to stop yourself from raping someone, ask a trusted friend to accompany you at all times.

4. Carry a rape whistle. If you find that you are about to rape someone, blow the whistle until someone comes to stop you.

5. Don’t forget: honesty is the best policy. When asking someone out, don’t pretend that you are interested in them as a person. Tell them straight up that you expect to be raping them later. If you don’t communicate your intentions, they may take it as a sign that you do not plan to rape them.”

Sound advice, if incomplete. Addendum: If you have reason to think it isn't just a passing intrusive thought, and that you have to replace a lot of shirts, it might be cheaper to just have the warning permanently tattooed on your forehead.

“Bro, you see the sigma wearing the rape shirt? So based. I’m buying him a drink.”

Teens are literally speaking in dated 4chan lingo in my area, and it makes me want to reenact a scene from American history x.

[not funny]

It is though?

Seriously, why do we even have to have this discussion?

I feel like maybe you're missing the author's joke

Possibly the best advice on the subject I have seen posted to date.

If mad men were about rapists then Don Draper would have been called Ron Raper.