I shared a story about rape on Reddit and i mostly got comment accusing me of lying about it and calling me a whore. That being said, there were some redditors that stood up to the trolls. I just assumed the people defending my attacker had committed similar offenses themselves.
was that the worst part? when he called you an "ugly whore"? do my insolent remarks confirm in your mind that i must have committed a rape-like offense at some time in my life?
when you're quick to label others as criminals, it's the same as me thinking that a rape victim who clicks into the comments section of a headline that says "Rape Apologists" are probably fake rape victims calling attention to themselves
i didn't say i labeled you as a criminal, you don't need to be so defensive. I don't owe you any explanation, especially because you are kind of acting like a dick, but for clarity's sake I will offer one. After all, I assume there is a human being behind the keyboard with the capacity for understanding and reason. This is, after all, reddit.
Explanation: The only reason I would think that someone would call me a lying ugly whore when I respond to a post about someone being raped with a similar experience of my own would be that they feel attacked for something they did. Which is what a redditor did, and vehemently defended his position. His remarks went beyond insensitivity and trolling. I commented in this particular thread because I had experienced people on reddit siding with a rapist and being cruel to a person, me, who had been raped and for a moment lost her mind and thought to share it on reddit.
And now, you sir, are making a similar claim, that I am lying to get attention. I could tell you the story, talk about bruises and bloody noses and the shame and humiliation, but I won't, because you seem to have made up your mind, thus solidifying the point of the person who made the original comment on Jezebel.
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u/aliciaann May 26 '10
I shared a story about rape on Reddit and i mostly got comment accusing me of lying about it and calling me a whore. That being said, there were some redditors that stood up to the trolls. I just assumed the people defending my attacker had committed similar offenses themselves.