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Am I the only one darkly amused by the irony, here? The above is essentially [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rape_apology rape apology]] (if you happened to have missed the boat on what \
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Am I the only one darkly amused by the irony, here? The above is essentially [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rape_apology rape apology]] (if you happened to have missed the boat on what \\\"victim blaming\\\" usually refers to and how it parallels to [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4565 this strip]], please take five minutes out of your day and educate yourself) and makes that apology \\\'\\\'by likening men to insects\\\'\\\'.
The logic at work here isn\\\'t new. It\\\'s a rape culture narrative, and one of the most pervasive.
We can\\\'t \\\'\\\'blame\\\'\\\' the audience for \\\'\\\'reacting violently to hearing a woman say things.\\\'\\\' They can\\\'t \\\'\\\'help\\\'\\\' themselves. They are \\\'\\\'violent, stupid animals\\\'\\\' with no self control, and if a woman wants to say things, she has to \\\'\\\'speak as softly and gently as possible\\\'\\\', as if to a \\\'\\\'squalling toddler on the verge of meltdown\\\'\\\'. But if she \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' alter her behavior to avoid tipping the bubbling cauldron of neanderthal violence, they \\\'\\\'will\\\'\\\' attack her, and \\\'\\\'it will be her own fault for not mollifying them\\\'\\\'. It is \\\'\\\'her\\\'\\\' responsibility to prioritize the comfort of men, because men are spoiled, stupid children who don\\\'t know any better.
What this means, and why this should \\\'\\\'\\\'absolutely offend\\\'\\\'\\\' every man who reads it, is that it asserts that you, as a man, are a constant, unavoidable threat. It asserts that you, as a man, are a mindless, angry, hate-filled obstacle that must be negotiated. It asserts that if you, as a man, attack a woman who hasn\\\'t altered the way she talks, the way she dresses, where she goes, what she does, how she does it, who she does it with, when she does it, what she drinks, and what she eats, so as \\\'\\\'not to offend you\\\'\\\', then you cannot be held responsible for what you do to her, because \\\'\\\'\\\'as a man, you cannot help but react with violence and cruelty.\\\'\\\'\\\'
Patriarchy, people. It hurts \\\'\\\'everyone\\\'\\\'.
The logic at work here isn\\\'t new. It\\\'s a rape culture narrative, and one of the most pervasive.
We can\\\'t \\\'\\\'blame\\\'\\\' the audience for \\\'\\\'reacting violently to hearing a woman say things.\\\'\\\' They can\\\'t \\\'\\\'help\\\'\\\' themselves. They are \\\'\\\'violent, stupid animals\\\'\\\' with no self control, and if a woman wants to say things, she has to \\\'\\\'speak as softly and gently as possible\\\'\\\', as if to a \\\'\\\'squalling toddler on the verge of meltdown\\\'\\\'. But if she \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' alter her behavior to avoid tipping the bubbling cauldron of neanderthal violence, they \\\'\\\'will\\\'\\\' attack her, and \\\'\\\'it will be her own fault for not mollifying them\\\'\\\'. It is \\\'\\\'her\\\'\\\' responsibility to prioritize the comfort of men, because men are spoiled, stupid children who don\\\'t know any better.
What this means, and why this should \\\'\\\'\\\'absolutely offend\\\'\\\'\\\' every man who reads it, is that it asserts that you, as a man, are a constant, unavoidable threat. It asserts that you, as a man, are a mindless, angry, hate-filled obstacle that must be negotiated. It asserts that if you, as a man, attack a woman who hasn\\\'t altered the way she talks, the way she dresses, where she goes, what she does, how she does it, who she does it with, when she does it, what she drinks, and what she eats, so as \\\'\\\'not to offend you\\\'\\\', then you cannot be held responsible for what you do to her, because \\\'\\\'\\\'as a man, you cannot help but react with violence and cruelty.\\\'\\\'\\\'
Patriarchy, people. It hurts \\\'\\\'everyone\\\'\\\'.
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Am I the only one darkly amused by the irony, here? The above is essentially [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rape_apology rape apology]] (if you happened to have missed the boat on what \
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Am I the only one darkly amused by the irony, here? The above is essentially [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rape_apology rape apology]] (if you happened to have missed the boat on what \\\"victim blaming\\\" usually refers to and how it parallels to [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4565 this strip]], please take five minutes out of your day and educate yourself) and makes that apology \\\'\\\'by likening men to insects\\\'\\\'.
The logic at work here isn\\\'t new. It\\\'s a rape culture narrative, and one of the most pervasive.
We can\\\'t \\\'\\\'blame\\\'\\\' the audience for \\\'\\\'reacting violently to hearing a woman say things.\\\'\\\' They can\\\'t \\\'\\\'help\\\'\\\' themselves. They are \\\'\\\'violent, stupid animals\\\'\\\' with no self control, and if a woman wants to say things, she has to \\\'\\\'speak as softly and gently as possible\\\'\\\', as if to a \\\'\\\'squalling toddler on the verge of meltdown\\\'\\\'. But if she \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' alter her behavior to avoid tipping the bubbling cauldron of neanderthal violence, they \\\'\\\'will\\\'\\\' attack her, and \\\'\\\'it will be her own fault for not mollifying them\\\'\\\'. It is \\\'\\\'her\\\'\\\' responsibility to prioritize the comfort of men, because men are spoiled, stupid children who don\\\'t know any better.
What this means, and why this should \\\'\\\'\\\'absolutely offend\\\'\\\'\\\' every man who reads it, is that it asserts that you, as a man, are a constant, unavoidable threat. It asserts that you, as a man, are a mindless, angry, hate-filled obstacle that must be negotiated. It asserts that if you, as a man, attack a woman who hasn\\\'t altered the way she talks, the way she dresses, where she goes, what she does, how she does it, who she does it with, when she does it, what she drinks, and what she eats, so as \\\'\\\'not to offend you\\\'\\\', then you cannot be held responsible for what you do to her, because \\\'\\\'\\\'as a man, you cannot help yourself.\\\'\\\'\\\'
Patriarchy, people. It hurts \\\'\\\'everyone\\\'\\\'.
The logic at work here isn\\\'t new. It\\\'s a rape culture narrative, and one of the most pervasive.
We can\\\'t \\\'\\\'blame\\\'\\\' the audience for \\\'\\\'reacting violently to hearing a woman say things.\\\'\\\' They can\\\'t \\\'\\\'help\\\'\\\' themselves. They are \\\'\\\'violent, stupid animals\\\'\\\' with no self control, and if a woman wants to say things, she has to \\\'\\\'speak as softly and gently as possible\\\'\\\', as if to a \\\'\\\'squalling toddler on the verge of meltdown\\\'\\\'. But if she \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' alter her behavior to avoid tipping the bubbling cauldron of neanderthal violence, they \\\'\\\'will\\\'\\\' attack her, and \\\'\\\'it will be her own fault for not mollifying them\\\'\\\'. It is \\\'\\\'her\\\'\\\' responsibility to prioritize the comfort of men, because men are spoiled, stupid children who don\\\'t know any better.
What this means, and why this should \\\'\\\'\\\'absolutely offend\\\'\\\'\\\' every man who reads it, is that it asserts that you, as a man, are a constant, unavoidable threat. It asserts that you, as a man, are a mindless, angry, hate-filled obstacle that must be negotiated. It asserts that if you, as a man, attack a woman who hasn\\\'t altered the way she talks, the way she dresses, where she goes, what she does, how she does it, who she does it with, when she does it, what she drinks, and what she eats, so as \\\'\\\'not to offend you\\\'\\\', then you cannot be held responsible for what you do to her, because \\\'\\\'\\\'as a man, you cannot help yourself.\\\'\\\'\\\'
Patriarchy, people. It hurts \\\'\\\'everyone\\\'\\\'.
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Am I the only one darkly amused by the irony, here? The above is essentially [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rape_apology rape apology]] (if you happened to have missed the boat on what \
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Am I the only one darkly amused by the irony, here? The above is essentially [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rape_apology rape apology]] (if you happened to have missed the boat on what \\\"victim blaming\\\" usually refers to and how it parallels to [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4565 this strip]], please take five minutes out of your day and educate yourself) and makes that apology \\\'\\\'by likening men to insects\\\'\\\'.
The logic at work here isn\\\'t new. It\\\'s a rape culture narrative, and one of the most pervasive.
We can\\\'t \\\'\\\'blame\\\'\\\' the audience for \\\'\\\'reacting violently to hearing a woman say things.\\\'\\\' They can\\\'t \\\'\\\'help\\\'\\\' themselves. They are \\\'\\\'violent, stupid animals\\\'\\\' with no self control, and if a woman wants to say things, she has to \\\'\\\'speak as softly and gently as possible\\\'\\\', as if to a \\\'\\\'squalling toddler on the verge of meltdown\\\'\\\'. But if she \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' alter her behavior to avoid tipping the bubbling cauldron of neanderthal violence, they \\\'\\\'will\\\'\\\' attack her, and \\\'\\\'it will be her own fault for not mollifying them\\\'\\\'. It is \\\'\\\'her\\\'\\\' responsibility to prioritize the comfort of men, because men are spoiled, stupid children who don\\\'t know any better.
What this means, and why this should \\\'\\\'\\\'absolutely offend\\\'\\\'\\\' every man who reads it, is that it asserts that you, as a man, are a constant, unavoidable threat. It asserts that you, as a man, are a mindless, angry, hate-filled obstacle that must be negotiated. It asserts that if you, as a man, attack a woman who hasn\\\'t altered the way she talks, the way she dresses, where she goes, what she does, how she does it, who she does it with, when she does it, what she drinks, and what she eats, so as \\\'\\\'not offend you\\\'\\\', then you cannot be held responsible for what you do to her, because \\\'\\\'\\\'as a man, you cannot help yourself.\\\'\\\'\\\'
Patriarchy, people. It hurts \\\'\\\'everyone\\\'\\\'.
The logic at work here isn\\\'t new. It\\\'s a rape culture narrative, and one of the most pervasive.
We can\\\'t \\\'\\\'blame\\\'\\\' the audience for \\\'\\\'reacting violently to hearing a woman say things.\\\'\\\' They can\\\'t \\\'\\\'help\\\'\\\' themselves. They are \\\'\\\'violent, stupid animals\\\'\\\' with no self control, and if a woman wants to say things, she has to \\\'\\\'speak as softly and gently as possible\\\'\\\', as if to a \\\'\\\'squalling toddler on the verge of meltdown\\\'\\\'. But if she \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' alter her behavior to avoid tipping the bubbling cauldron of neanderthal violence, they \\\'\\\'will\\\'\\\' attack her, and \\\'\\\'it will be her own fault for not mollifying them\\\'\\\'. It is \\\'\\\'her\\\'\\\' responsibility to prioritize the comfort of men, because men are spoiled, stupid children who don\\\'t know any better.
What this means, and why this should \\\'\\\'\\\'absolutely offend\\\'\\\'\\\' every man who reads it, is that it asserts that you, as a man, are a constant, unavoidable threat. It asserts that you, as a man, are a mindless, angry, hate-filled obstacle that must be negotiated. It asserts that if you, as a man, attack a woman who hasn\\\'t altered the way she talks, the way she dresses, where she goes, what she does, how she does it, who she does it with, when she does it, what she drinks, and what she eats, so as \\\'\\\'not offend you\\\'\\\', then you cannot be held responsible for what you do to her, because \\\'\\\'\\\'as a man, you cannot help yourself.\\\'\\\'\\\'
Patriarchy, people. It hurts \\\'\\\'everyone\\\'\\\'.
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Am I the only one darkly amused by the irony, here? The above is essentially [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rape_apology rape apology]] (if you happened to have missed the boat on what \
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Am I the only one darkly amused by the irony, here? The above is essentially [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rape_apology rape apology]] (if you happened to have missed the boat on what \\\"victim blaming\\\" usually refers to and how it parallels to [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4565 this strip]], please take five minutes out of your day and educate yourself) and makes that apology \\\'\\\'by likening men to insects\\\'\\\'.
The logic at work here isn\\\'t new. It\\\'s a rape culture narrative, and one of the most pervasive.
We can\\\'t \\\'\\\'blame\\\'\\\' the audience for \\\'\\\'reacting violently to hearing a woman say things.\\\'\\\' They can\\\'t \\\'\\\'help\\\'\\\' themselves. They are \\\'\\\'violent, stupid animals\\\'\\\' with no self control, and if a woman wants to say things, she has to \\\'\\\'speak as softly and gently as possible\\\'\\\', as if to a \\\'\\\'squalling toddler on the verge of meltdown\\\'\\\'. But if she \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' alter her behavior to avoid tipping the bubbling cauldron of neanderthal violence, they \\\'\\\'will\\\'\\\' attack her, and \\\'\\\'it will be her own fault for not mollifying them\\\'\\\'. It is \\\'\\\'her\\\'\\\' responsibility to prioritize the comfort of men, because men are spoiled, stupid children who don\\\'t know any better.
What this means, and why this should \\\'\\\'\\\'absolutely offend\\\'\\\'\\\' every man who reads it, is that it asserts that you, as a man, are a constant, unavoidable threat. It asserts that you, as a man, are a mindless, angry, hate-filled obstacle that must be negotiated. It asserts that if you, as a man, attack a woman who hasn\\\'t altered the way she talks, the way she dresses, where she goes, what she does, how she does it, who she does it with, when she does it, what she drinks, and what she eats to \\\'\\\'not offend you\\\'\\\', then you cannot be held responsible for what you do to her, because \\\'\\\'\\\'as a man, you cannot help yourself.\\\'\\\'\\\'
Patriarchy, people. It hurts \\\'\\\'everyone\\\'\\\'.
The logic at work here isn\\\'t new. It\\\'s a rape culture narrative, and one of the most pervasive.
We can\\\'t \\\'\\\'blame\\\'\\\' the audience for \\\'\\\'reacting violently to hearing a woman say things.\\\'\\\' They can\\\'t \\\'\\\'help\\\'\\\' themselves. They are \\\'\\\'violent, stupid animals\\\'\\\' with no self control, and if a woman wants to say things, she has to \\\'\\\'speak as softly and gently as possible\\\'\\\', as if to a \\\'\\\'squalling toddler on the verge of meltdown\\\'\\\'. But if she \\\'\\\'doesn\\\'t\\\'\\\' alter her behavior to avoid tipping the bubbling cauldron of neanderthal violence, they \\\'\\\'will\\\'\\\' attack her, and \\\'\\\'it will be her own fault for not mollifying them\\\'\\\'. It is \\\'\\\'her\\\'\\\' responsibility to prioritize the comfort of men, because men are spoiled, stupid children who don\\\'t know any better.
What this means, and why this should \\\'\\\'\\\'absolutely offend\\\'\\\'\\\' every man who reads it, is that it asserts that you, as a man, are a constant, unavoidable threat. It asserts that you, as a man, are a mindless, angry, hate-filled obstacle that must be negotiated. It asserts that if you, as a man, attack a woman who hasn\\\'t altered the way she talks, the way she dresses, where she goes, what she does, how she does it, who she does it with, when she does it, what she drinks, and what she eats to \\\'\\\'not offend you\\\'\\\', then you cannot be held responsible for what you do to her, because \\\'\\\'\\\'as a man, you cannot help yourself.\\\'\\\'\\\'
Patriarchy, people. It hurts \\\'\\\'everyone\\\'\\\'.
