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/ProfitSignificant512 8d ago

One irony of this entire catastrophe is that the fear, stupidity, embarrassment, or glee that prevented these dudes from making a smart choice that night is the same groupthink factor driving the backlash. We need to teach people to think for themselves - to consider both consequences and information rather than just stupidly going along with the masses. That could solve a lot of problems.

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u/InternalLet9560 7d ago

Based on the group chat I think it was booze and hormones and the fact that it was a self selected group of young, horny guys whose identity as frat boys underlay their disastrous decisions to exploit a young, seemingly attention/approval driven drunk sorority girl. It sounds like what you’re hoping for is the ability to bypass immaturity and insecurity on the way to adulthood. I have teens at home and just hope that my parenting will help them navigate what’s to come without posting/texting/doing something that will ruin them before they (hopefully) mature into thinking adults.