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arcane1

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32. That was also the era of "playing hard-to-get" which I always thought was insane.

Reply to libodem (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 10:26 PM

Jan 2014

Telling women "if you want it, men love it if you say 'no'" while telling men "if she says 'no' then she really likes it". No wonder the concept of date rape took hold!

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I confess I don't understand "rape culture" [View all] libodem Jan 2014 OP

It's a HoF invention. Atman Jan 2014 #1

I went googling libodem Jan 2014 #2

There is a commenter there tosh Jan 2014 #3

I scrolled down to read them libodem Jan 2014 #5

Completely false BainsBane Jan 2014 #11

You could not have demonstrated your lack of empathy any more clearly. redqueen Jan 2014 #13

Oh, surprise! Redqueen is going to call me a pig again! Atman Jan 2014 #14

"My comment was not about rape or rape culture." redqueen Jan 2014 #15

I am sorry to budge in here but you did say rape culture is a hof invention. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #27

some of us are actually aware of your speech. given your statement, it is easily understood why niyad Jan 2014 #24

I think a good argument can be made for it rrneck Jan 2014 #4

I think overstating it as a total culture libodem Jan 2014 #6

when I hear the term rape culture Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #7

Sudan the DRC BlueToTheBone Jan 2014 #8

Same here libodem Jan 2014 #9

That was also the era of "playing hard-to-get" which I always thought was insane. arcane1 Jan 2014 #32

Any time I see the word rrneck Jan 2014 #10

I find the basic Wikipedia definition of rape culture instructive BainsBane Jan 2014 #12

I find it kind of fascinating... Atman Jan 2014 #16

I would guess more people are ignoring you rather than have you on ignore. Do you think people seaglass Jan 2014 #17

I had forgotten that BainsBane Jan 2014 #20

I'm not likely to ever forget it but only bring it up when the poster starts the poor innocent me/ seaglass Jan 2014 #21

Ugh. I forgot about that. redqueen Jan 2014 #22

Well I was wrong then - it seems people did forget, sad for the poster that I didn't. LOL. n/t seaglass Jan 2014 #23

Yes. we in HOF actually read BainsBane Jan 2014 #18

My "insistence that women's rights be restricted to abortions"??!! Atman Jan 2014 #19

done more than 99%? I am so very impressed that you know how all the posters on DU spend niyad Jan 2014 #26

you are perfectly free to post about all those areas that you feel are being ignored. niyad Jan 2014 #25

having skimmed through just part of that (need strong drink to finish the usual claptrap), can niyad Jan 2014 #28

Personally as a 36 yr old mother of 2 sons & aunt giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #29

what is rape culture? answered by women against violence against women niyad Jan 2014 #30

a very interesting article here on rape culture and victim control/rapist control niyad Jan 2014 #31