Indeed, I figure I just shouldn't walk around certain parts of town in certain outfits at certain times, but it doesn't mean I deserve being raped if I do ;)

by Anonymous 11 years ago

What exactly would these "rape prevention" methods be? Maybe I should wear a bullet proof vest at all times just in case someone might have the urge to shoot me against my will?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

No, I'm not saying you should. I'm just saying that if you choose to do so (even though bullet-proof vests are a bit extreme), it doesn't mean that you condone murder, or that you think those who don't wear it as well deserve to get shot.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

There are places in the world where rape is so common that some may feel devices designed to protect the wearer from rape are necessary. Look up the Rape-aXe.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Not at all times. When you know you're going to a dangerous place. It's like a cop wearing a bulletproof vest when doing a drug bust. That Rape-aXe thing is like a condom with spikes on the inside, that a woman wears like a tampon and if she is raped, the spikes hook onto the rapist's penis, causing him severe pain and hopefully giving the woman time to escape. Once it's attached to the guy, he can't pee as far as I know and it can only be removed by a doctor. It was invented in South Africa. Fortunately I'm from a relatively safe part of SA, but if I was living in a township or going to a seedy area, I'd seriously consider getting one. Other preventative measures could be carrying papper spray/a taser/a knife, learning self-defence, staying away from bad places, etc.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

@CerealKiller this is true and this is sad and I think these kinds of places need to be changed. I sure as hell don't want to wear spikes in my vagina just because I might get raped, just like you wouldn't want to wear a bullet proof vest all the time.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Like I said, it's not all the time. If you had to go to a really bad area for whatever reason, it makes sense to wear one, like a cop would only wear a bulletproof vest when on a dangerous mission. The spikes are on the inside of it; it can't hurt you.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

this is real as it gets^^ No one should walk out of their house thinking they have a possibility of getting raped, but at the same time one should practice common sense because crazy people do exist. I don't expose myself publicly not because I'm accepting of rape culture, but because I'd rather not get raped on my way to school. Common sense people.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

See it's funny, your comment about not publicly exposing yourself in order to not get raped fits in perfectly with a rape culture. It implies that women who show off more of their bodies are more likely to get raped. Not only is this horribly misogynistic (though I don't think you meant it that way) it's completely untrue. It's been disproved by scientific studies.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

...no it hasn't

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Is it misogynistic? Yes. You're implying that the body of women causes rape and not the mentality of rapists. But if you believe it keeps you safe, then you should go ahead and do that without being accused of accepting rape culture. Also let's not pretend that men don't get raped as well.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I'll have a look on google to see if I can find a link to it, but I read about a study conducted on rapists in prison. I can't remember all of it but one thing they had to do was describe their victim in detail and the majority couldn't even remember what they had been wearing, so it obviously wasn't a major factor. I wasn't trying to imply that men don't get raped at all, just that men don't get told not to go shirtless or they'll get raped, though that's probably because everyone tries to ignore the fact that men can be raped.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I'm on the fence with this one. I understand telling a woman not to go to certain parts of town alone or at night, but a lot of rape prevention methods include telling someone they cannot dress a certain way because it will entice someone to rape them. I hate how we live in a society where we feel we have to teach people how not to get raped instead of teaching people not to rape. It would work just as well as teaching people how not to get raped, which really doesn't work at all. I guess it's just the principle of the thing to me.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I get you, I really do. But people don't realize that it's not that easy, you don't just walk to a bunch of people and say "Don't rape". We should teach people not to rape, but that takes years and a lot of research, so for now, making sure you're safe isn't such a bad idea. I also feel like I should add that I don't think dressing "modestly" is a rape prevention method. Since men who rape don't do it just because they're horny, but because they're sociopaths who take pleasure in humiliating other human beings. I was thinking more like pepper spray and tasers.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

As if a rape prevention month would do anything in the first place..

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Not a month, //methods//.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Durr, good thing it's rape prevention month so people can remind me not to go in the ghetto at night by myself, otherwise I could be in big trouble!

by Anonymous 11 years ago