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by jmduke 5054 days ago
The hell?

No, discussions which lead to more rape should not happen. This, I feel, is an unambiguous truth.

(I'm not saying that the particular reddit thread encouraged rape, though a psychologist much more well-versed than myself did -- but I don't think its a logical leap to see why victim-blaming would encourage self-rationalization of rape.)

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The psychologist you cite I myself cited. The point of discussing anything is that no discussions lead to more rape.

Unless you're afraid.

If you're afraid that real discussion will cause more rape, and that the sacrifice of real understanding is worth pretending that that more rape doesn't exist.

Because that's the guarantee.

That's what that meh-ish psychologist proved.

We will not forget. Because there's nothing we're not afraid to know.

"The point of discussing anything is that no discussions lead to more rape."

"If you're afraid that real discussion will cause more rape, and that the sacrifice of real understanding is worth pretending that that more rape doesn't exist."

Please qualify these statements and explain why your argument is superior to that of a psychologist?

oh god I hate writing arguments from authority but... oh wait.

I'm only fighting an argument from authority.

Hah. I actually don't have to say anything.

But while I'm here, .;'';.

It's a troll face.