I just want to express something surrounding the concept of rape culture. I was having a disagreement with a friend of mine re: it being unwise for a woman going back to a guy's place in that there are often inherent expectations.
Now I disagreed at the time and having had time to reflect I have thought about it in greater depth. I've come to some realisations as to why I want to challenge this assumption.
I have had the fortune to have had many enduring friendships with women over the years, and despite a lot of personal blind spots with regards to gender issues, an awful lot I read on here seems reasonable when corroborated with discussions with friends.
Now obviously I've had many women back to mine (and indeed theirs!) over the years. What worries me is that this default assumption is that it creates this honking great demarcation line that is only going to serve to segregate the sexes further.
I guess my point is I want to challenge rape culture, not only in terms of it being very wrong to victim blame, but in addition it serves to divide us in and of itself by generating fear and separation.
Do you think this is a reasonable position?
I do think the more men and women enjoy genuine friendships with each other the easier it will be to bridge gender gaps, but so much of our society seems geared at separating us, and the biggest culprit it seems is rape and particularly rape culture.
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Some thoughts on rape culture
Dervel · 27/10/2014 11:01
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