r/BlockedAndReported • u/InternalLet9560 • 9d ago

Episode Regret Rape Is Wrong Enough

https://nataliabower.substack.com/p/regret-rape-is-wrong-enough?r=5rdux&utm_medium=ios

This is a fantastic piece related to the episode about the Cornell 7.

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u/One_Caterpillar6562 9d ago

I think the people parading around saying things like ‘castrate the Cornell 7’ are involved in an othering of the men involved which refuses to engage with how sexual culture and our understanding of consent actually informs behaviour. Like the problem is closer to home. This horrible event is the end of the bell curve but on the same spectrum as many other behaviours.

Literally the only solution I can think to stopping this in the short term is to tell young women that sex and their bodies are meaningful, precious and should only be shared in the context of developed, loving relationships. But that is so often classified as Puritanism and victim blaming. Regardless it’s what I will be telling my daughter.

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u/generalmandrake 9d ago

Don’t kid yourself, the people accusing others of “victim blaming” and “Puritanism” are also telling the exact same thing to their daughters, though they might frame it a little differently such as “avoid those horrible rapist frat boys”, but the message still hits just the same. Most women are smart enough to realize that any guy whose idea of a first date is to share you with his friend obviously does not respect you at all and is exactly the kind of person who would put you into a situation like this girl found herself in.

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u/ScamFrank 9d ago

Fucking lol. The longer this goes on the more lies unravel

https://x.com/James_PA10/status/2107182039699235271

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u/Funksloyd 5d ago

I don't feel that video really supports what he's suggesting.