You know all those lists of rape-prevention tips — the ones that tell women what to avoid doing and implicitly blame them for being rapable in the first place? Well, here’s ten rape-prevention tips that make far make sense, posted by Leigh Hofheimer at canyourelate.org:
1. Don’t put drugs in women’s drinks.
2. When you see a woman walking by herself, leave her alone.
3. If you pull over to help a woman whose car has broken down, remember not to rape her.
4. If you are in an elevator and a woman gets in, don’t rape her.
5. When you encounter a woman who is asleep, the safest course of action is to not rape her.
6. Never creep into a woman’s home through an unlocked door or window, or spring out at her from between parked cars, or rape her.
7. Remember, people go to the laundry room to do their laundry. Do not attempt to molest someone who is alone in a laundry room.
8. Use the Buddy System! If it is inconvenient for you to stop yourself from raping women, ask a trusted friend to accompany you at all times.
9. Carry a rape whistle. If you find that you are about to rape someone, blow the whistle until someone comes to stop you.
10. Don’t forget: Honesty is the best policy. When asking a woman out on a date, don’t pretend that you are interested in her as a person; tell her straight up that you expect to be raping her later. If you don’t communicate your intentions, the woman may take it as a sign that you do not plan to rape her.
My favorite: #5.
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haha..
my favorite is #8
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8 and 9 are my favorite. How about “If a woman says No, it actually means No, so don’t rape her”
#11, for sure. Or maybe it’s a physical impairment: the inability to actually hear a woman when she says No. In which case, the advice might be to wear a hearing aid…
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Wasn’t aware women are the only ones who have been raped. Here’s another tip . . . if you have sex with a guy don’t call it rape later when your boyfriend finds out about it.