Last week Sarah Silverman posted Ten
Rape Prevention Tips (a tongue-in-cheek list that has been around since
2011) and immediately came under fire from a vocal segment of men who haven’t
yet figured out how satire works.
When discussing rape, responsibility is too often put on women/girls to
do more to “prevent” their own sexual assaults…..the way we as a society
address rape prevention has been ineffective for a very long time, especially because it
demands victims to shoulder the responsibility of preventing rapes and then
proving those same rapes when they happen.
And once again, the #NotAll Men faction of the male population seems to
have missed the point completely. The bottom line: Every
parent has a responsibility to teach their sons not to rape, and every man has
a responsibility to take a stand against sexual violence- that means taking
steps to change the behavior of other men who haven't figured that part out yet.
Check out the Ten Rape Prevention Tips below:
Check out the Ten Rape Prevention Tips below:
Thank you. As always.
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