I’m still officially on my Man Boobz staycation, but I felt I needed to mention yet another example of a woman saying that men can stop rape … and getting rape threats in return.
Political analyst Zerlina Maxwell went on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News earlier this week and made the terrible mistake of suggesting to a hostile audience that men aren’t really doing any favors to women by telling them to arm themselves against rapists. Instead, as Salon notes, she said this:
“I don’t think that we should be telling women anything. I think we should be telling men not to rape women and start the conversation there.” She told Hannity, “You’re talking about this as if it’s some faceless, nameless criminal, when a lot of times it’s someone you know and trust,” adding, “If you train men not to grow up to become rapists, you prevent rape.”
Indeed, increased rape awareness has contributed to a dramatic decrease in rape over the last thirty years.
But apparently a lot of men were shocked – shocked! – that a woman would suggest that their patronizing advice was less likely to prevent rape than rape prevention education aimed at the demographic group that is responsible for the overwhelmng majority of rapes. That is, men.
So, naturally, the angriest of these men decided they would show Maxwell just how wrong she was … by threatening her with rape on Twitter.
Here’s just one example:
Rape culture in action.
Maxwell’s supporters have stepped up to defend her and her remarks, and have started a hashtag — #TYZerlina — to continue the discussion. If you’re on Twitter, join in .
Here’s the Fox News segment in question featuring Maxwell:
“Exquisite dipshit” got up his nose. Good.
Poxy: Typical of you that when you know an honest answer would expose your hypocrisy, you simply evade the question.
Is this why you changed the subject from “no grey areas” to what happens when you choose to google cassandra?
As I said, she never notices. Always smarter. 😉
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=“Typical+of+you+that+when+you+know”
Googling my posts saves time. 😉
May I suggest Cute-Roulette to the ladies (and gentlemen?) to recover from my creepiness?
Take note what The Kittehs said. Zie’s right. I think MRAL wants entertainment, so, way more careful. For me it’s learning to predicting your ad-hominem responses. Eristric dialectic.
What do you not understand about “maybe it’s just MRAL”?
WORST FLOUNCE EVER. 0/10
“Exquisite dipshit” was rhetorical genius.
Poxy, how can we miss you if you won’t go away?
It’s like living in a building with a roach problem.
“Look at me!! It isn’t enough you were still talking about me. You have to look at me! Lookatme! Lookatme! Lookatme!”
“I’m so smart! See how smart I am? Why don’t you think I’m smart? I’M REALLY SMART, GUYS!!!” was another recurring theme for this one.
You know, this one could just as easily be Om Nom. If so, still just as creepy and pathetic.
@cloudiah
I think it came off as a but more “I know how to use the internet! Watch me use the internet! I am so good at internetting!”
*bit
Given a choice between this troll and bedbugs, I’d take the bedbugs because at least they are quiet.
Also the bedbugs don’t chase you around screaming about how it’s your fault they’re biting you.
Yes. T__T
You were given evidence. You decided to ignore it in favour of getting into petty fights about some other bullshit. You still haven’t replied to any of the several commenters who did engage you on good faith terms. Is it surprising then that people here are calling you troll?
Next he’s going to run across the bread while you’re trying to make a sandwich.
Also, I am impressed with everyone here figuring out that Poxy was trolling way before I did. I can’t figure out how you did it? *taps display glass* I guess my troll-detector is broken 🙂
If he shows up when I’m in the bathroom I am so complaining to the landlord.
Might as well not. You just know it’s the slobby landlord who’s attracting them in the first place.
Wow, way to essentialize someone.
It is too a word.
And do you think there’s a chance Pratchett will die without renouncing his atheism, or a chance that Pratchett will renounce his atheism before he dies? Your meaning is unclear.
And why do you leap straight from Hitchens to Pratchett? Folks were talking about Dawkins a lot more recently than Pratchett got mentioned on this thread.
I think this explains it: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2011/06/29/just-say-no/
@thebewilderness
That is perfect! LOL!
@thebewilderness
hilarious (:
I forget if this was the thread where we were going to talk about attractive guys, but guess whose birthday is today.