Posts Tagged legitimate rape

By Mychal Denzel Smith • 9 years ago

The term “classic rapist” shows that people still don’t understand what rape is

Whenever someone makes the argument that one way to stop rape is to teach men not to rape, the response is usually some form of “but most men know that rape is wrong.” I don’t doubt that most men would say rape is wrong. I haven’t been out in the field to conduct a study on men’s attitudes toward rape, but we’ve had enough education around rape and sexual assault that it’s not hard to believe most men, if asked, would say rape is a bad thing. Great.

The problem is this — what do they consider rape? When the United Nations conducted a survey on sexual violence in Asia, “researchers intentionally didn’t use the word ‘rape’ in any ...

Whenever someone makes the argument that one way to stop rape is to teach men not to rape, the response is usually some form of “but most men know that rape is wrong.” I don’t doubt ...
By Alexandra Brodsky • 10 years ago

Quote of the Day: Tasteful rape

Trigger Warning: Discussion and description of sexual violence

Rape happens. In a game, it can be shown tastefully–with a fully clothed victim, a flaccid aggressor, and the opportunity for the player to intervene. — PlayStation Universe

You’ve heard of gray rape. You know your rape rape, your legitimate rape. And now… tasteful rape?

A bizarre clarification from Rockstar Games that what looks like an attempted rape in Grand Theft Auto V is actually “naked cannibalism” has brought attention to a blog post on PlayStation Universe discussing said rape/zombietime. Let me tell you, it’s a weird read. The blog’s editor-in-chief opines about how saving a virtual woman from a virtual rape made ...

Trigger Warning: Discussion and description of sexual violence

Rape happens. In a game, it can be shown tastefully–with a fully clothed victim, a flaccid aggressor, and the opportunity for the player to intervene. — PlayStation Universe

You’ve heard of ...
By Chloe Angyal • 11 years ago

Todd Akin had a point, says man entrusted with drawing up the laws of this country

Were you hoping that the end of 2012 would bring with it the end of Republicans saying ridiculous shit about rape? Oh my god, me too! Unfortunately, today’s not our day.

Phil Gingrey, a Republican Congressman from Georgia, thinks that Todd Akin had a point. And he is willing to say so. Out loud, and on the record.

Here’s how that went down, in an interview with the Marietta Daily Journal:

And in Missouri, Todd Akin … was asked by a local news source about rape and he said, ‘Look, in a legitimate rape situation’ — and what he meant by legitimate rape was just look, someone can say I was raped: a scared-to-death 15-year-old that becomes impregnated by her boyfriend ...

Were you hoping that the end of 2012 would bring with it the end of Republicans saying ridiculous shit about rape? Oh my god, me too! Unfortunately, today’s not our day.

Phil Gingrey, a Republican Congressman from Georgia, ...