Nowhere in the actual post was it implied that this was a recent event
Context clues suggest it’s recent. The image in question is a twitter screenshot from 2/7/2024. The current date is 2/10/2024. People are going to assume the twitter screenshot is in reference to current events, instead of an old fucking news article from over a decade ago. It’s called a lie of omission.
People can assume this, that or the other, and context clues can be argued either way, but here’s what’s important IMO–
This is still very much a modern, tragic issue in need of attention
That person’s life is likely still impacted in lasting, significant ways by what that girl did to him
I would guess that person also might find (like others) that outreach on these issues to community & young audiences would be quite useful to society, so there’s an relevant, modern question of-- is he doing that? And/or, how has his life recovered, if it has?
Why did I write these two comments, anyway?
Because your original comment just hand-waved the whole thing away, as if attention and a positive agenda on this stuff was a bad thing. And I happen to find that pathetic.
as if attention and a positive agenda on this stuff was a bad thing
This is culture war propaganda meant to make people think this problem - false rape accusations - is far more common than it actually is by putting a spotlight on it. Actual instances of rape - typically happening to women - never receive the degree of media attention as stories like this. Probably because rape is really fucking common and there are over 100,000 instances of reported rape (and rape is an infamously under-reported crime) by women in the United States alone every single year, most of which lead to no jail time, prosecution, or even a police investigation into offenders.
Are you implying that there’s a competition for sympathy and understanding upon the two groups? And are you saying that young African-American men don’t get the shaft across this, and a variety of other situations?
Stop and think about this stuff, if you can. Think about the fact that multiple harms can exist upon multiple people, with no “propaganda” being necessary to fuel any of that.
That said, I *absolutely* agree that women are indeed typically the victims of rape. We hardly need statistics for that.
Aside from my support upon these poor guys wrongly accused of rape, whose lives got destroyed by such, and my anger upon the reckless bitch in question… my support, empathy and understanding goes to women, everywhere.
To me it’s completely unacceptable that women should have this many reasons for fear upon men. It’s a complete betrayal of our traditional societies, altho that’s a long… long story.
Context clues suggest it’s recent. The image in question is a twitter screenshot from 2/7/2024. The current date is 2/10/2024. People are going to assume the twitter screenshot is in reference to current events, instead of an old fucking news article from over a decade ago. It’s called a lie of omission.
People can assume this, that or the other, and context clues can be argued either way, but here’s what’s important IMO–
This is still very much a modern, tragic issue in need of attention
That person’s life is likely still impacted in lasting, significant ways by what that girl did to him
I would guess that person also might find (like others) that outreach on these issues to community & young audiences would be quite useful to society, so there’s an relevant, modern question of-- is he doing that? And/or, how has his life recovered, if it has?
Why did I write these two comments, anyway?
Because your original comment just hand-waved the whole thing away, as if attention and a positive agenda on this stuff was a bad thing. And I happen to find that pathetic.
This is culture war propaganda meant to make people think this problem - false rape accusations - is far more common than it actually is by putting a spotlight on it. Actual instances of rape - typically happening to women - never receive the degree of media attention as stories like this. Probably because rape is really fucking common and there are over 100,000 instances of reported rape (and rape is an infamously under-reported crime) by women in the United States alone every single year, most of which lead to no jail time, prosecution, or even a police investigation into offenders.
Are you implying that there’s a competition for sympathy and understanding upon the two groups? And are you saying that young African-American men don’t get the shaft across this, and a variety of other situations?
Stop and think about this stuff, if you can. Think about the fact that multiple harms can exist upon multiple people, with no “propaganda” being necessary to fuel any of that.
That said, I *absolutely* agree that women are indeed typically the victims of rape. We hardly need statistics for that.
Aside from my support upon these poor guys wrongly accused of rape, whose lives got destroyed by such, and my anger upon the reckless bitch in question… my support, empathy and understanding goes to women, everywhere.
To me it’s completely unacceptable that women should have this many reasons for fear upon men. It’s a complete betrayal of our traditional societies, altho that’s a long… long story.
Sounds like you got a lot of opinions on this topic. Maybe you should blog about it?
I *am*. 🤣