10 top tips to end rape!

aussie_bob · 12 months

I wish I'd seen this yesterday.

Iarwain_ben_Adar · 12 months

OK, no raping....that leaves raiding, killing, and pillaging. Those should keep us plenty busy.

Mammoth_Jones · 12 months

I'd just like to clarify something. (Please at least read it before down-voting me) I never considered it "victim blaming". I mean, no fucking shit...such a crime is ONLY the fault of the monster that would do something like that. But honestly...I told my little sister to avoid certain things as she went to college. I wasn't like "if you do this, you'll get assaulted and you'll only have YOURSELF to blame!" It really wasn't that. I was just letting her know that there ARE wolves around that will prey on trust and opportunity. I don't consider that victim blaming. Now, if you hear about an assault and say "Well, they shouldn't have been there" then yes, that's absolutely victim blaming and should NEVER be done. But I don't think it's morally wrong to say, "You're more likely to get assaulted if you're alone at a house party and get so drunk until the point of passing out upstairs in a bedroom alone." Now, if that occurs and I say "you shouldn't have done that" then that is victim blaming and is absolute douchebaggery at its finest. But a person should always be aware of the context of whatever situation they find themselves in.

But being knowledgeable about the risks associated with certain behaviors and activities isn't victim blaming, it's common sense. If my dad tells me not to walk down a known shady street at 1am on a Saturday on my iPhone that's not preemptive victim blaming. If I do walk down that street and get assaulted and beat up and my gear stolen and he then yells at me "well you shouldn't have been there!" then yes, that's victim blaming. There's a difference.

I gave my sister a heads up because I've always watched her back and she mine. I don't tell her the way things should be, I tell her the way they are. And while those types of assaults can occur anywhere to any gender, there's a greater likelihood of it occurring in certain situations to certain genders that I don't believe should be ignored. Knowledge is power.

I think the notion to stop victim blaming is admirable and comes from a good place in peoples hearts. But I think political correctness is trumping common sense just a bit. I say that with all the love and respect in the world to ya'll. Peace.

EltonJuan · 12 months

Just to pre-empt the growing shitstorm in here, may I remind reddit once again that many rapists do not even think of themselves as rapists?

http://yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/meet-the-predators/

There were men surveyed who ADMITTED to raping women as long as the word 'rape' was not used. And they all raped people they knew. This is why men need to be told not to rape. This is why most of these 'tips' are bullshit, because acquaintance rape is the most common.

c_is_4_cookie · 12 months

Tip #1 should be: Don't rape anyone.

Mission fucking accomplished.

colonelcavecat · 12 months

Yet everyone forgets #7...

CherylNotCarol · 12 months

I'm not sure why this is posted in r/funny. The whole point is that this mocks the "preventative" tips given to women (don't walk alone at night, carry a whistle, watch your drink, etc.), as if women are the ones who can stop rape from happening to them. Men (and women) can only stop themselves from raping - not from being raped.

TreesOfGreen · 12 months

Do people really think that every man would become a rapist if only given the opportunity?

shoziku · 12 months

ooh, I get it. DON'T rape. I think I can do this.

surfing_on_a_rocket · 12 months

The picture is from an old Soviet poster.

McFurious · 12 months

Another way to help stop rape: Females stop sexually abusing males.

"Peer-reviewed studies conclude that between 60% to 80% of "rapists, sex offenders and sexually aggressive men" were sexually abused by a female."

http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/always+gentler/5535693/story.html

cantonista · 12 months

Thanks! Can someone post a list of ways to avoid committing murder, kidnapping, and armed robbery next? Because I'm a little fuzzy on the details there, too.

InDurdenWeTrust · 12 months

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Napasaurus · 12 months

Why do so few people seem to gett that the point isn't actually about changing rape, but about changing the popular perception (esp. in police culture) of rape victims?

And please don't be ignorant and claim it's not a problem. Cops telling women they were asking for it IS victim blaming and it DOES occur, and does discourage many women from continuing on to prosecution.

Lailoken · 12 months

While I do see how most of those could reduce rape, they are all tough to break habits. Especially number 10. Is there some kind of a 10 or 12 step program to get you started?

fingerguns · 12 months

This poster is disgusting to me. The kerning on the text is atrocious.

JoinRedditTheySaid · 12 months

According to this picture, the only rape that occurs is in first world countries, men attacking women.

Because, you know, male and female adults don't attack children of both genders, and women never assault men. And rape never happens in any other context like war or sex slavery.

Multikulti_cult · 12 months

I think number 10 is all inclusive so the other 9 points are rather redundant

sk8r2000 · 12 months

Fuck, I thought this was a joke at first...

hollander93 · 12 months

Murder is still cool right?

MustangGuy · 12 months

How is this funny?

[deleted] · 12 months

"when you see a woman walking by herself, leave her alone." - May reduce girlfriend count.

kabukistar · 12 months

Apparently, I've already ended rape.

scratchfury · 12 months

Does this include cats? I know someone around here who would be interested to know.

lurkhard · 12 months

Remember, if you're both drunk and have sex, it's rape.

ooda · 12 months

The Rape-Axe, widely distributed in South Africa, is a vicious deterrent. [NSFW]

FeroxDeoVacuusVinco · 12 months

Where's I_RAPE_PEOPLE when you need him?

Procris · 12 months

I don't understand. Is it really that offensive to provide advice to people on how to reduce the risk of being assaulted? I mean, the police come round and give door to door advice on how to avoid being burgled, pretty sure no one took offense to that, why is rape any different?

RepostThatShit · 12 months

This isn't as clever as it thinks it is.

Xomby · 12 months

Gotta love how this assumes all rape is against women...

reggieband · 12 months

I think the crux of this stupid poster and the ideas behind rest on the difference between entitlement and personal responsibility.

Some women (certainly any that support the statement this poster makes) seem to think that they are entitled to be safe. They believe that other people are responsible for their own safety. The idea that any other person would act in a way that could cause them harm is something they are actively protesting. "I have a right not to be raped!". They don't realize that rights are useless without enforcement (either internally by mental choice or externally through protective measures like the police).

People who loathe this sort of statement realize that a large portion of an individuals personal safety is directly related to that persons behaviours and actions.

That is, if you can't change other people (those who would rape) and you can't rely 100% on external protections (e.g. the police) then you must change your behaviour if you wish to avoid injury. No poster will ever change that fact and getting upset if someone points it out to you is counter-productive.

Smoofer · 12 months

When I saw " rapecrisisscotland.org" I was expecting something having to do with sheep.

Ktmouse · 12 months

This ad scores a 9/10 on my fucking-useless scale.

Oswyt3hMihtig · 12 months

I will always upvote an appropriation of that Rodchenko poster.

Other good uses: (1) (2)

iamnotloggedin · 12 months

The more I read the comments for this post, the more I think, "rape doesn't even sound like a real word anymore."

CottonStorm · 12 months

Interesting. A friend of mine wrote this some time ago, and the text was turned into an image by one of her readers.

Seeing this post, I'm not sure if my friend is lying, or if the creator of the thread's subject is ripping her off. Anybody feel up to doing some detective work?

umpronounceable · 12 months

It's obvious this is supposed to snarkily mock the advice women get about how to avoid being raped, but I bet there are a lot of dudes that don't realize they are doing some of these things, like drugs, and sex with an unconscious person. ultimately i think this mixes the message too much.

mindaika · 12 months

Interesting, but the average rapist doesn't sit in jail going "Man, I really wish someone had told me not to rape."

McMac · 12 months

This should be gender neutral.

mrreeb · 12 months

Has anyone posted this on big Ben Rothlisberger's wall yet? God knows he could use it.

UnderAboveAverage · 12 months

This is why Rape isn't funny. Not because it genuinely isn't funny, but because people with little imagination think they can make rape jokes.

Please, when it comes to rape, pedophilia, cancer... anything controversial... leave the humor to professionals, because otherwise you're just adding fuel to the "rape isn't funny" fire.

Shoola · 12 months

expecting a self defense list, wow, just wow.

bultaco370pursang · 12 months

This is posted under 'funny'?

memymineown · 12 months

Does anyone else find this sexist?

Tommy2Gunz · 12 months

I think that crime prevention is a shared responsibility. You can tell people not to commit crimes but it's never going to work 100%, do you think all rapists will just stop? No, unfortunately not. However, knowing that, there are still measures you can take to protect yourself. Bottom line is, even if it's not your fault, you're still the one being victimized.

runswithpaper · 12 months

And remember kids rape is not a sexual crime, it's a violent crime... where at the end you cum. It's no different then if you go into a liquor store, rob the guy at gunpoint, pistol whip him, and then you know... cum. There is nothing sexual about either.

purpleteapot · 12 months

can't help but feel that all those rules kind of defy logic

[deleted] · 12 months

Oh us Scots.

DistantLight · 12 months

Don't get raped!

ThePeoplesMagikarp · 12 months

You know what? Fuck this shit. Women aren't the only ones getting raped and that social stigma that they're the only ones that can is probably the most destructive part of rape.

tacoitup · 12 months

Oh, look! We're going to start the Blame Game again!

bobleethedog · 12 months

This is almost as dumb as slut walks. There are evil, evil men out there. Funny, but it can't be all 'don't rape' and 'no one deserves rape' when you're dealing in the disgusting world we live in.

Demerkus · 12 months

Is this shit serious?

LokiArchetype · 12 months

Gotta love the drama queens.

I guarantee you that everyone that thinks this is clever takes other preemptive steps to prevent becoming a victim like locking their doors when they're not home or asleep without making a major fuss out of how they shouldn't have to worry about such things.

Obviously it'd be best if robbers didn't rob and rapists didn't rape, but if someone is breaking the law and risking jail time, they clearly don't care about society saying "hey, that's wrong."

Speaking of, I'm pretty sure the fact that it's a crime is a pretty clear message from society anyways of "do not do this, or else". If anything, this image is parodying feminism, as the listed tips would be laughably ineffectual.

How high in the clouds does one's head have to be for them to think that the only reason people do bad things is because they don't understand that its bad.

cwm9 · 12 months

What makes me angry about this campaign is that it fails to separate blame from stupidity from statistics.

If I walk through Blood territory wearing a Crip costume and carrying an airsoft pistol at midnight and I get shot in a drive by, who's fault is it?

The guy who shot me, obviously.

Is it statistically more likely for me to get shot this way? Yes.

Am I an idiot? Duh!

A woman has every right to strut down a dark street alone in the bad part of town wearing Daisy Dukes, a bikini top, and high heels. If a bad man drives up in his "Toy Box" van and rapes her in the back of it, who's fault is it?

The bad man's.

Is it statistically more likely for her to get raped this way? Maybe. Some studies say no. Only 20% or rapes are stranger rapes. For that 20% I'm gonna guess yes.

Is it stupid to do this? Again, looking at just the 20% stranger rapes, I'm gonna say probably yes.

I think the message should be this: Men, stop blaming women for getting raped. Women, be more careful because the largest risk factors for being raped is being female. Go out in your risque clothes. We like it. But try to take a girlfriend and a cell phone, and strive to be sure someone knows where you are at all times. Not because you are obliged to; not because you aren't as good as men -- just because we care about you and don't want you to fall victim to one of the handful of scumbags out there. And men, don't rape women.

SerendipityMan · 12 months

I understand the point, but it kind of sounds like they are trying to make it has every male is a potential rapist.

aguafiestas · 12 months

This doesn't work. I followed all the steps, and people still got raped!

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