Man exposes penis at feminist rally

Just a thought. If a woman exposes herself it is humiliating for her, right? Where is the logic?

If that person was a woman, most men would be sexually aroused.
If that person was a man, most men would just laugh at him.
I am guessing this is a case of feminine body perception which can't really be extrapolated.

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

Just thought I'd repost what someone else has written on a blog about the story, it provides some context on what happened and why there was such an outcry about the man's actions.


"This occurred at a Slut Walk. For those not familiar with it, the Slut Walk is basically a peaceful protest seeking to eliminate the rape apologism so prevalent in society. The basis is that no woman is “asking for it,” with “it” being rape. It’s not a feminist protest; it’s a human rights protest.
Many of the protesters, as you can probably imagine, have dealt with sexual harassment or rape in their own lives. Many of them have structured their daily activities to avoid being raped. The gathering is supposed to be a place for them to feel empowered and able to recover in the company of those who understand what they’ve been through or who will not blame them.

Nobody at a Slut Walk will tell a survivor that it’s her fault. They will not ask what she was wearing to provoke her attacker. Nobody will say she had too much to drink. Nobody will tell the men in the group that they are inherently rapists themselves, and nobody will tell a male survivor that his experience “wasn’t really rape.”

Then, this fellow comes along. He sees this gathering of survivors and their supporters, and to him, it’s a joke. He sees feminazis. He sees girls who are taking “a bit of fun” too seriously. And what does he do? He exposes himself to this group of survivors and supporters - some of whom are, in fact, underage.
He sexually harasses literally hundreds of women in one act. Aside from public indecency, there was cruel intent in his actions. He wanted to make them uncomfortable. He wanted to “put them in their place.” Other photos from this event show him flipping the protesters off and laughing at their anger.

And there are still people defending his actions. There are those who still feel like these women were asking for itand that they deserved to be harassed for trying to claim they weren’t. There are those who feel that women should be taught a lesson this way, and they applaud this man’s actions.

So no, he didn’t pull out his dick in front of feminist protesters. He harassed dozens - if not hundreds - of rape survivors. The reaction to his actions alone outline the purpose of the Slut Walk.

For those of you still doubting whether what he did was wrong (and I do wonder if there’s something wrong with you, if you have doubts), let me give you an analogous situation. Imagine a gathering of black civil rights activists. Imagine Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and all their colleagues gathered together to demonstrate that being black did not make them lesser people. That being black and living in the South did not mean they were “asking” to be the target of hate crimes.

And at this gathering, a white man decides he should teach them a lesson by pointedly hanging a noose from the nearest tree and laughing at their anger. And other white men, laughing along with him, commend him for taking these activists down a peg.

That’s what happened here. It’s not an “OMG, I can’t believe he did that!” moment. It’s an “OMG, there are people who think this is okay” moment. And the fact is, it’s not. It never will be. And that’s the take home message of this ridiculous rant I’ve written up"


(Sorry that the message is so long, I'd have cut it down but I think pretty much all of it is worth reading and I didn't really want to paraphrase since it's not something I wrote)

The daily mail article survey was slightly flawed as partially blaming someone and completely blaming someone is two different things. Saying that you shouldn't drink too much and wear overly revealing clothing in combination isn't victim blaming, it's called telling someone to take precautions.

me saying it's her fault for getting raped, because she drank that much and walked around the place topless would be me victim blaming. those are two different views.

further more all these things do is perpetuate the stereotype that only men do the majority of the raping in these areas despite the fact that most studies do not take forced envelopment as a form of rape in the uk as of course the law doesn't either and most studies i've seen are flawed due to that.

No, it is victim blaming whether you are partly blaming the victim or fully blaming the victim. The victim has absolutely nothing to do with his or her rape. You can be sober and get raped. You can be conservatively dressed and get raped. You are more likely to be raped by someone you live with than on a drunken night out, so perpetuating the myth that women should say in and cover up is at best pointless, and at worst oppressive.

Had I had been there I probably would have reacted violently too, yes I still think that it is a threatening act even if the chance of being personally attacked is slim because you are in a crowd. As a victim of sexual assault I do find it difficult to explain, so I'm totally fine with not being understood because I don't think I'm coming across as eloquent as I'd like to be, but had I been in the crowd I would have been both angry and yes I would have felt threatened.

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.

1-There's a lot of double standards in society that are the result of the socially assigned difference between men and women. Although again, context is key. I think if a man and a woman were alone in a street and the woman exposed herself in front of him, it would be perceived as threatening. However, women are taught to fear rape throughout their whole lives so if a man exposed himself in front of her, of course she is going to be scared of him. In addition to this, men are generally stronger than women so she has less chance of getting away if he was to attack her.



2-Come on, men aren't attracted to every pair of breasts/vagina they see. The woman could be someone they find very unattractive and I'm sure no-one wants to see body parts of people they don't find attractive.

No, it is victim blaming whether you are partly blaming the victim or fully blaming the victim. The victim has absolutely nothing to do with his or her rape.

Just thought I'd repost what someone else has written on a blog about the story, it provides some context on what happened and why there was such an outcry about the man's actions.


"This occurred at a Slut Walk. For those not familiar with it, the Slut Walk is basically a peaceful protest seeking to eliminate the rape apologism so prevalent in society. The basis is that no woman is “asking for it,” with “it” being rape. It’s not a feminist protest; it’s a human rights protest.
Many of the protesters, as you can probably imagine, have dealt with sexual harassment or rape in their own lives. Many of them have structured their daily activities to avoid being raped. The gathering is supposed to be a place for them to feel empowered and able to recover in the company of those who understand what they’ve been through or who will not blame them.

Nobody at a Slut Walk will tell a survivor that it’s her fault. They will not ask what she was wearing to provoke her attacker. Nobody will say she had too much to drink. Nobody will tell the men in the group that they are inherently rapists themselves, and nobody will tell a male survivor that his experience “wasn’t really rape.”

Then, this fellow comes along. He sees this gathering of survivors and their supporters, and to him, it’s a joke. He sees feminazis. He sees girls who are taking “a bit of fun” too seriously. And what does he do? He exposes himself to this group of survivors and supporters - some of whom are, in fact, underage.
He sexually harasses literally hundreds of women in one act. Aside from public indecency, there was cruel intent in his actions. He wanted to make them uncomfortable. He wanted to “put them in their place.” Other photos from this event show him flipping the protesters off and laughing at their anger.

And there are still people defending his actions. There are those who still feel like these women were asking for itand that they deserved to be harassed for trying to claim they weren’t. There are those who feel that women should be taught a lesson this way, and they applaud this man’s actions.

So no, he didn’t pull out his dick in front of feminist protesters. He harassed dozens - if not hundreds - of rape survivors. The reaction to his actions alone outline the purpose of the Slut Walk.

For those of you still doubting whether what he did was wrong (and I do wonder if there’s something wrong with you, if you have doubts), let me give you an analogous situation. Imagine a gathering of black civil rights activists. Imagine Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and all their colleagues gathered together to demonstrate that being black did not make them lesser people. That being black and living in the South did not mean they were “asking” to be the target of hate crimes.

And at this gathering, a white man decides he should teach them a lesson by pointedly hanging a noose from the nearest tree and laughing at their anger. And other white men, laughing along with him, commend him for taking these activists down a peg.

That’s what happened here. It’s not an “OMG, I can’t believe he did that!” moment. It’s an “OMG, there are people who think this is okay” moment. And the fact is, it’s not. It never will be. And that’s the take home message of this ridiculous rant I’ve written up"


(Sorry that the message is so long, I'd have cut it down but I think pretty much all of it is worth reading and I didn't really want to paraphrase since it's not something I wrote)

This is just not true. It's denial.

A woman can have something to do with her rape without it being even remotely her "fault", but that does not mean her actions never contribute to the likelihood of rape occurring.

Why should a man feel comfortable in a female dominated protest where the majority of those involved don’t realize they could just as easily fit any male victim’s profile for a rapist? Why should a man feel comfortable in a protest that is for women’s voice and experiences rather than for the experiences of all rape victims? You really think women, especially feminists, would put up with generalizations like the ones aimed at men if the situation were reversed with women as the targets?

There's a lot of double standards in society that are the result of the socially assigned difference between men and women. Although again, context is key. I think if a man and a woman were alone in a street and the woman exposed herself in front of him, it would be perceived as threatening. However, women are taught to fear rape throughout their whole lives so if a man exposed himself in front of her, of course she is going to be scared of him. In addition to this, men are generally stronger than women so she has less chance of getting away if he was to attack her.

Come on, men aren't attracted to every pair of breasts/vagina they see. The woman could be someone they find very unattractive and I'm sure no-one wants to see body parts of people they don't find attractive.

Legendary stuff. Gotta love anyone who trolls these whining bitches.

LOOK HOW RUSTLED THEIR JIMMIES ARE!

I enjoyed that tremendously. Such a successful troll.



Rep for extending my mirth.

Not saying the man wasn't in the wrong but it's just a penis, not that big of a deal. I see other mens penises all the time (no homo).