A curfew for men.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/national/a-curfew-for-men-what-a-great-idea-20180709-p4zqev.html

Thoughts? :lol:

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Reply 1

Pinkisk

Original post by Occitanie

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/national/a-curfew-for-men-what-a-great-idea-20180709-p4zqev.html

Thoughts? :lol:

This is disgusting. Its sexist. The author's tagged it with the word Feminism. I think that that explains a lot.

EDIT: Similar curfews were put in place by the Nazis against the Jews in 1939. They used the same logic as the author of this article to justify their discrimination; "Jews are violent. Jews are rapists. We need protection from the Jews. Therefore, we must have curfews for Jews, we must marginalise and segregate them."

(Anti-semetic Nazi cartoon from the 30s)

(edited 5 years ago)

Reply 2

Underscore__

Got bored after the first two paragraphs. It’s another article trotting out the same old rubbish about how women are blamed for rape because of alcohol or what they’re wearing and that woman are most vulnerable when walking the streets at night. The main reason why this idea is so stupid is that very few rapes are committed by the man in the bushes. Sadly I think there may well be people on here who will come along and say this isn’t such a bad idea

Reply 3

DarthRoar

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Reply 4

AperfectBalance

Wonder if in America we should introduce Curfews for black people due to the unequal amounts of crime they commit.
(Please note I am not advocating this just saying that it is as stupid as the writers idea.)

Reply 5

math42

Yawn. It is dangerous to be out at night in many places on your own, period. Men are more likely to be mugged or assaulted than women. This will of course have something to do with men being more aggressive and antagonistic in general, but I'm bored of this "wah it's so dangerous for us and men don't know our pain" narrative. You may well feel more in danger than men do, but feelings do not inform reality.

Reply 6

StriderHort

Yeah I don't think it's a serious call for an arbitrary curfew, I get the impression it's just to make people think of the parallels :tongue:

Reply 7

Beth_H

Aside from the obvious issues with restricting the freedom of innocent people, introducing curfews to prevent assaults sends the exact opposite of the message which should be being encouraged - it suggests that assault happens because men can't control themselves (and therefore need to be controlled by curfews) and implicitly hands rapists a way of denying responsibility for their actions.

Reply 8

username612415

This reads like satire, I just don't have a clue what point the writer is trying to make if it is.

Reply 9

Wōden

As females, once we’re out and about after dark, post-peak hour, we all know we’re in potential danger. So let’s shift the burden back on to the blokes – who certainly could be at large after curfew if they chose to but would know they’re at constant risk of being caught and spending the night in lock-up. (Which, in the scheme of things, still isn’t as bad as the risk of being raped and murdered.)

This is retarded, men are statistically far, far more at risk of becoming victims of physical violence in public than women. Women also have the added advantage that if they are ever harrassed, abused or attacked in public, any other men in the vicinity will always step in to defend her.

Reply 10

Beth_H

I took it as a criticism of the viewpoint that women should avoid assault by not going out alone at night (by turning the argument back on the people who made it), albeit not a clearly signposted one - I imagine that there are some individuals who would actually think of this as a good idea.

Reply 11

X_exceed

I didn't realise Australia was such a feminist **** show now. I'm genuinely sad.

Reply 12

Alesha1991

Original post by Beth_H

I read it & I think that's probably the point of it. Its not very clear though- like you say there'll probably be a few people thinking it's a good idea. Also there'll be 'mens rights' types pointing at it & saying 'this is what feminists believe'

Reply 13

Andrew97

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I don’t think your average rapist cares too much if they break a curfew.

Reply 14

MJ1012

It doesn't read like a serious suggestion, nor was it funny or clever enough to be effective satire. This is what happens when we create a generation where we tell kids they are good at everything. People like this become writers.

Reply 15

PhilanderingBum

Original post by Occitanie

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/national/a-curfew-for-men-what-a-great-idea-20180709-p4zqev.html

Thoughts? :lol:

I actually want parliament to introduce such a policy so I have an excuse to join a violent riot and show those feminists just how violent men can be. And when they show up for a counter-protest with their dyed hair, their cute little placards and their holier than thou attitude, the men will show them true gender equality with their fists and their boots. Feminism is a disease. There are few causes I'd risk arrest, injury, muggings and defamation for but this would be one of them. Bring it on feminazis!

Reply 16

Beth_H

Original post by Alesha1991

True.

Reply 17

awaw415

Original post by Andrew97

I don’t think your average rapist cares too much if they break a curfew.

It seems very Poe's law to me, but I bet it is a joke. They've got to know it would never logistically work out, people have go to work past curfew and irregularly. So you could barely enforce it. 70% of the police force alone is male. If they were more serious they'd presented a better time at least.