Red Mosquito

Sarah. wrote:Isn't Reddit supposed to be a cesspit though? I always thought that was the point of it.

Parts of it certainly are. It's a hugely popular site, there's all kinds of people.

theplatypus wrote:

Sarah. wrote:Isn't Reddit supposed to be a cesspit though? I always thought that was the point of it.

Parts of it certainly are. It's a hugely popular site, there's all kinds of people.

I have had a nosy about there and I have a user ID but tbh, it's all a bit scary.

harmless wrote:

malice wrote:

Green Habit wrote:I'm always annoyed when her articles consistently trend as Slate's most popular. Now I'm just plain angry.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/ ... ingle.html

is it the same things that make me angry about this article?

This is... uh. Um.

if girls were just better behaved, boys wouldn't have to take advantage of them, yanno?

malice wrote:

harmless wrote:

malice wrote:

Green Habit wrote:I'm always annoyed when her articles consistently trend as Slate's most popular. Now I'm just plain angry.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/ ... ingle.html

is it the same things that make me angry about this article?

This is... uh. Um.

if girls were just better behaved, boys wouldn't have to take advantage of them, yanno?

And it's not like boys are ever punished for their bad behaviour, so it's up to you ladies.

Sarah. wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

Sarah. wrote:Isn't Reddit supposed to be a cesspit though? I always thought that was the point of it.

Parts of it certainly are. It's a hugely popular site, there's all kinds of people.

I have had a nosy about there and I have a user ID but tbh, it's all a bit scary.

The smaller the subreddit, the less likely it is that you'll encounter a total asshole. Here's a list. You're bound to find something interesting. I recommend Food for Thought, Mildly Interesting, Psychogeography, First World Anarchists, Need Advice (take the advice with a huge grain of salt) and Creepy PMs (this one can be a little mean, but it makes me laugh-- focusing on creepy private messages received by redditors). Those are just a few that I like. There's thousands, about all kinds of things.

Sarah. wrote:

malice wrote:

harmless wrote:

malice wrote:

Green Habit wrote:I'm always annoyed when her articles consistently trend as Slate's most popular. Now I'm just plain angry.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/ ... ingle.html

is it the same things that make me angry about this article?

This is... uh. Um.

if girls were just better behaved, boys wouldn't have to take advantage of them, yanno?

And it's not like boys are ever punished for their bad behaviour, so it's up to you ladies.

YOu people need to see the real issue here and not distort what was trying to be expressed in the article. How many college parties have you been to? How many friday or saturday nights have you worked at a freshmen dormitory? Universities all over the country set up saftey meetings for incoming freshmen women, because they come across the dangers written in that article. Is the university then being sexist? Is it blaming young women? No, but they need to instruct possible consequences if not careful. Be of good judgment etc. Because it can help. They're not being assholes, they're looking at statistics and ways to prevent incessant dangers. And you guys feel the need to berate them?

Honestly, you people need to get a grip on reality.

Of COURSE.

Harry Lime wrote:

Sarah. wrote:

malice wrote:

harmless wrote:

malice wrote:

Green Habit wrote:I'm always annoyed when her articles consistently trend as Slate's most popular. Now I'm just plain angry.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/ ... ingle.html

is it the same things that make me angry about this article?

This is... uh. Um.

if girls were just better behaved, boys wouldn't have to take advantage of them, yanno?

And it's not like boys are ever punished for their bad behaviour, so it's up to you ladies.

YOu people need to see the real issue here and not distort what was trying to be expressed in the article. How many college parties have you been to? How many friday or saturday nights have you worked at a freshmen dormitory? Universities all over the country set up saftey meetings for incoming freshmen women, because they come across the dangers written in that article. Is the university then being sexist? Is it blaming young women? No, but they need to instruct possible consequences if not careful. Be of good judgment etc. Because it can help. They're not being assholes, they're looking at statistics and ways to prevent incessant dangers. And you guys feel the need to berate them?

Honestly, you people need to get a grip on reality.

this is fundamentally the same reasoning behind why women in Islamic countries are supposed to be veiled and otherwise covered.
mustn't tempt the men, girls.

and that, mr. lime, is indeed, sexist

theplatypus wrote:

Sarah. wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

Sarah. wrote:Isn't Reddit supposed to be a cesspit though? I always thought that was the point of it.

Parts of it certainly are. It's a hugely popular site, there's all kinds of people.

I have had a nosy about there and I have a user ID but tbh, it's all a bit scary.

The smaller the subreddit, the less likely it is that you'll encounter a total asshole. Here's a list. You're bound to find something interesting. I recommend Food for Thought, Mildly Interesting, Psychogeography, First World Anarchists, Need Advice (take the advice with a huge grain of salt) and Creepy PMs (this one can be a little mean, but it makes me laugh-- focusing on creepy private messages received by redditors). Those are just a few that I like. There's thousands, about all kinds of things.

Thanks
I had a look at some of those and they look less scary than I thought.

Harry Lime wrote:

Sarah. wrote:

malice wrote:

harmless wrote:

malice wrote:

Green Habit wrote:I'm always annoyed when her articles consistently trend as Slate's most popular. Now I'm just plain angry.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/ ... ingle.html

is it the same things that make me angry about this article?

This is... uh. Um.

if girls were just better behaved, boys wouldn't have to take advantage of them, yanno?

And it's not like boys are ever punished for their bad behaviour, so it's up to you ladies.

YOu people need to see the real issue here and not distort what was trying to be expressed in the article. How many college parties have you been to? How many friday or saturday nights have you worked at a freshmen dormitory? Universities all over the country set up saftey meetings for incoming freshmen women, because they come across the dangers written in that article. Is the university then being sexist? Is it blaming young women? No, but they need to instruct possible consequences if not careful. Be of good judgment etc. Because it can help. They're not being assholes, they're looking at statistics and ways to prevent incessant dangers. And you guys feel the need to berate them?

Honestly, you people need to get a grip on reality.

I await your Op-ed on why boys shouldn't rape girls who just happen to be drunk and in college with bated breath.

Malice, look at the statistics. Rape and taking advantage of intoxicated college girls is a fact. It happens. They're only trying to help prevent further dangers. This has nothing to do with telling the girls to stop tempting boys. Stop seeing it through that narrow view of yours.

Sarah. wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:

Sarah. wrote:

malice wrote:

harmless wrote:

malice wrote:

Green Habit wrote:I'm always annoyed when her articles consistently trend as Slate's most popular. Now I'm just plain angry.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/ ... ingle.html

is it the same things that make me angry about this article?

This is... uh. Um.

if girls were just better behaved, boys wouldn't have to take advantage of them, yanno?

And it's not like boys are ever punished for their bad behaviour, so it's up to you ladies.

YOu people need to see the real issue here and not distort what was trying to be expressed in the article. How many college parties have you been to? How many friday or saturday nights have you worked at a freshmen dormitory? Universities all over the country set up saftey meetings for incoming freshmen women, because they come across the dangers written in that article. Is the university then being sexist? Is it blaming young women? No, but they need to instruct possible consequences if not careful. Be of good judgment etc. Because it can help. They're not being assholes, they're looking at statistics and ways to prevent incessant dangers. And you guys feel the need to berate them?

Honestly, you people need to get a grip on reality.

I await your Op-ed on why boys shouldn't rape girls who just happen to be drunk and in college with bated breath.

What are you talking about?!

Harry Lime wrote:Malice, look at the statistics. Rape and taking advantage of intoxicated college girls is a fact. It happens. They're only trying to help prevent further dangers. This has nothing to do with telling the girls to stop tempting boys. Stop seeing it through that narrow view of yours.

You don't think that prosecuting some of the abusers, and slinging them out of college and into jail would do the same thing in a much more robust, just and effective way?

Harry Lime wrote:

Sarah. wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:

Sarah. wrote:

malice wrote:

harmless wrote:

malice wrote:

Green Habit wrote:I'm always annoyed when her articles consistently trend as Slate's most popular. Now I'm just plain angry.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/ ... ingle.html

is it the same things that make me angry about this article?

This is... uh. Um.

if girls were just better behaved, boys wouldn't have to take advantage of them, yanno?

And it's not like boys are ever punished for their bad behaviour, so it's up to you ladies.

YOu people need to see the real issue here and not distort what was trying to be expressed in the article. How many college parties have you been to? How many friday or saturday nights have you worked at a freshmen dormitory? Universities all over the country set up saftey meetings for incoming freshmen women, because they come across the dangers written in that article. Is the university then being sexist? Is it blaming young women? No, but they need to instruct possible consequences if not careful. Be of good judgment etc. Because it can help. They're not being assholes, they're looking at statistics and ways to prevent incessant dangers. And you guys feel the need to berate them?

Honestly, you people need to get a grip on reality.

I await your Op-ed on why boys shouldn't rape girls who just happen to be drunk and in college with bated breath.

What are you talking about?!

I thought you might like to write one. For balance. So we can be assholes and distort and berate it.

Sarah. wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:Malice, look at the statistics. Rape and taking advantage of intoxicated college girls is a fact. It happens. They're only trying to help prevent further dangers. This has nothing to do with telling the girls to stop tempting boys. Stop seeing it through that narrow view of yours.

You don't think that prosecuting some of the abusers, and slinging them out of college and into jail would do the same thing in a much more robust, just and effective way?

That would be great, if you can get all the abusers. Some of these incidents go unseen, or memory is impaired. It's hard to find the perpetrators.

Harry Lime wrote:Malice, look at the statistics. Rape and taking advantage of intoxicated college girls is a fact. It happens. They're only trying to help prevent further dangers. This has nothing to do with telling the girls to stop tempting boys. Stop seeing it through that narrow view of yours.

dude, the problem is that taking advantage of drunk (stupidly so, admittedly) girls is perfectly acceptable behavior, by college boys and by men of all ages, really. this society approaches these issues ass-backwards.
you don't tell the girls to behave themselves so the poor men don't have to take advantage of them. you educate the boys throughout their lives to stop giving into their baser instincts and act like men instead of prick mother fuckers who actively seek out easy pussy to get for the evening. get me?

telling women to not drink while the men can continue their shitty treatment of women as long as the open excuse of 'she was completely wasted, bro' is allowable is sexist and fucked up on so many levels that it's not even a joke.

you think women should be held to a higher standard of behavior simply because in this culture, and in most cultures, for men, it's nearly a rite of passage, even now with you oh, so, very enlightened gen-y kids. guys still get all the benefit of the doubt and girls are told to keep their legs crossed, be good, and stop acting like tramps.

bullshit, I say.

Jeez malice, you're so narrow minded.

malice wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:Malice, look at the statistics. Rape and taking advantage of intoxicated college girls is a fact. It happens. They're only trying to help prevent further dangers. This has nothing to do with telling the girls to stop tempting boys. Stop seeing it through that narrow view of yours.

dude, the problem is that taking advantage of drunk (stupidly so, admittedly) girls is perfectly acceptable behavior, by college boys and by men of all ages, really. this society approaches these issues ass-backwards.
you don't tell the girls to behave themselves so the poor men don't have to take advantage of them. you educate the boys throughout their lives to stop giving into their baser instincts and act like men instead of prick mother fuckers who actively seek out easy pussy to get for the evening. get me?

telling women to not drink while the men can continue their shitty treatment of women as long as the open excuse of 'she was completely wasted, bro' is allowable is sexist and fucked up on so many levels that it's not even a joke.

you think women should be held to a higher standard of behavior simply because in this culture, and in most cultures, for men, it's nearly a rite of passage, even now with you oh, so, very enlightened gen-y kids. guys still get all the benefit of the doubt and girls are told to keep their legs crossed, be good, and stop acting like tramps.

bullshit, I say.

I agree. The guys should be instructed as well. But what I feel you're attacking is already inherent in the environment. Some guys are asshole predators. How do you prevent that? It's like telling everyone in the neighborhood of Compton, CA to be polite & respective to outsiders. But if you know of a way to help reduce these college rapes by instructing boys to not be assholes, please, by all means, find your nearest local university and tell them.

Sarah. wrote:Jeez malice, you're so narrow minded.

it's a girl thing

Sarah. wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:Malice, look at the statistics. Rape and taking advantage of intoxicated college girls is a fact. It happens. They're only trying to help prevent further dangers. This has nothing to do with telling the girls to stop tempting boys. Stop seeing it through that narrow view of yours.

You don't think that prosecuting some of the abusers, and slinging them out of college and into jail would do the same thing in a much more robust, just and effective way?

I would also add that a lack of this proper action, coupled with the "advice" I linked to only contributes to the unneeded and wrongful fear placed upon women that rapists are just around the corner, and they're on their own to deal with it. Living with that kind of fear around is pretty shitty.

Meanwhile, here's a great retort to the article I linked:

http://annfriedman.com/post/64213173982 ... ting-drunk