tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887611099343215170.post3071309557028594233..comments2024-03-08T11:30:06.141-05:00Comments on By Any Other Nerd: Verbal Handgranades, Vitriolic Banter, and Verifiable RapeLance Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781437456030157583noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887611099343215170.post-70304358832440290312012-08-23T11:32:29.906-04:002012-08-23T11:32:29.906-04:00I'm with you on this as being a distractor. A ...I'm with you on this as being a distractor. A doof like akin makes even your average misogynist give a sigh of relief that they're not that bad. I think people widely still misunderstand the reality of sexual assault in this country.<br /><br />People still commonly adhere to the fantasy that rape it is some rare occurrence that happens at the hands of a masked stranger in a dark ally. In reality, it happens quite frequently (1 out of every 4 women are reported to be sexually assaulted in their lifetimes, though experts think it's more like 1 out of 3), it is generally at the hands of someone the victim knows, and if you ask most college aged women if they have been raped, the common answer is often "I don't know." <br /><br />Aside from myths about sexual assault, the ludicrous concept of "abortion should be legal only if there is rape" is stupid. Firstly, full control of all reproductive rights is essential to women ever gaining full equality. 2. Again, people (not me), have different notions of what rape is. If a women is an abusive relationship where she doesn't have control over when/how sex happens, could any resulting pregnancy be considered consensual? <br /><br />I will stand by the following statement: Any male who thinks he should have any say over women's reproductive rights, should immediately be impregnated with an alien fetus. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887611099343215170.post-78363228895412532652012-08-23T10:21:17.784-04:002012-08-23T10:21:17.784-04:00Thanks Coop! It is indeed a complicated mess!Thanks Coop! It is indeed a complicated mess!Lance Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781437456030157583noreply@blogger.com