Man exposes penis at feminist rally

If you're a survivor of rape, I'm sure a man flashing himself can be pretty threatening, even if that wasn't his intention.

Its not really funny, he's just being a dick.

That said, I find the whole Slutwalk movement/activism ridiculous. Quite frankly its just a movement that makes victims and people who know victims feel better by buying into this theory that there is nothing anyone person can do to reduce the risk of them being a victim, and we shouldn't talk about it because that's victim blaming. A theory that we never apply to any other situation than rape.

Ignore the victims, shame the bystanders (men, any one will do) and pretend the criminals don't exist or are unaware rape is a criminal offence or give **** for that matter.

why i don't like these walks

the thing people don't realise is that most rapists don't rape because they see a sexy woman, they actually have some sort of mental condition. Telling people not to rape isn't gonna stop rapists in the same respect telling a murderer not to murder isn't going to be very effective, or a mugger not to mug isn't gonna stop anything at all.

and my gosh comparing someone showing his junk in a slutwalk, a walk in which many people go around the place naked or topless to a noose is a damn stupid analogy to make.

If you're a survivor of rape, I'm sure a man flashing himself can be pretty threatening, even if that wasn't his intention.

Haha, WHAT. Being naked is threatening?

Bahaha

I'm sure a man flashing himself can be pretty threatening

That's not his problem. It's not inherently threatening to be naked, it's merely the attitude of the offendee.

What makes you so sure? Can't the dainty women handle themselves in front of the scary genitals?

I think they understand that, the issue is victim-blaming. Most people don't realise that one of the key reasons why rapists aren't convicted is because in court the blame is often shifted onto the woman, and questions about how drunk she was, what she was wearing ect are brought into light when in reality the focus should be entirely on the rapist. I understand that telling a "murderer not to murder" won't stop him from committing a murder in the same way that telling a rapist won't stop a rape from happening, but in those instances we don't blame the victim for being there. We very rarely ask how many sexual partners a victim has had when they have been murdered, or what they were wearing ect.

Sorry to quote the daily mail, but here it is:
"A third of Britons believe a woman who acts flirtatiously is partially or completely to blame for being raped, according to a new study.
More than a quarter also believe a woman is at least partly responsible for being raped if she wears sexy or revealing clothing, or is drunk, the study found.
One in five think a woman is partly to blame if it is known she has many sexual partners, while more than a third believe she is responsible to some degree if she has clearly failed to say "no" to the man.", surely a third of Britons counts as a 'prevalent view'?

And the author isn't trying to argue that they are "mostly feminists", they're trying to argue that most of them have experienced sexual harrasment or abuse and it is something which dictates their daily lives. Sexual abuse survivor and feminist aren't mutually exclusive terms.

They're rape survivors? I don't understand what's so confusing about this.

I think they understand that, the issue is victim-blaming. Most people don't realise that one of the key reasons why rapists aren't convicted is because in court the blame is often shifted onto the woman, and questions about how drunk she was, what she was wearing ect are brought into light when in reality the focus should be entirely on the rapist. I understand that telling a "murderer not to murder" won't stop him from committing a murder in the same way that telling a rapist won't stop a rape from happening, but in those instances we don't blame the victim for being there. We very rarely ask how many sexual partners a victim has had when they have been murdered, or what they were wearing ect.

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what. threatening with like. y'know a few hundred people? some of who are partially/fully naked and female?
was a few people throwing vegetables a good way to deal with this? was sounding claxons right next to his ears appropriate? what did he actually do wrong except being a jerk?

What makes you so sure? Can't the dainty women handle themselves in front of the scary genitals without feeling threatened?

A man exposing his penis is not being funny, he is being threatening. .

I think they understand that, the issue is victim-blaming. Most people don't realise that one of the key reasons why rapists aren't convicted is because in court the blame is often shifted onto the woman, and questions about how drunk she was, what she was wearing ect are brought into light when in reality the focus should be entirely on the rapist. I understand that telling a "murderer not to murder" won't stop him from committing a murder in the same way that telling a rapist won't stop a rape from happening, but in those instances we don't blame the victim for being there. We very rarely ask how many sexual partners a victim has had when they have been murdered, or what they were wearing ect.

I think they understand that, the issue is victim-blaming. Most people don't realise that one of the key reasons why rapists aren't convicted is because in court the blame is often shifted onto the woman, and questions about how drunk she was, what she was wearing ect are brought into light when in reality the focus should be entirely on the rapist. I understand that telling a "murderer not to murder" won't stop him from committing a murder in the same way that telling a rapist won't stop a rape from happening, but in those instances we don't blame the victim for being there. We very rarely ask how many sexual partners a victim has had when they have been murdered, or what they were wearing ect.

It depends on the context. Nakedness in itself isn't offensive, and if someone had causally turned up to Slutwalk naked I doubt there would have been a problem (except maybe from the police). However, if it is aimed at a person, or a group of people, it is threatening. Are you saying you wouldn't be scared if a person took off their trousers while looking at you while you were walking down the street? Because I would be.

No, they're feminists. And those of them that have been raped are not rape "survivors" - they're rape victims. Rape is not an intrinsically life threatening act.