@4, "I certainly hope so" means he hopes these cases "are finally pricking public consciousness about the country's problems with misogyny and violence against women." Coulda placed that a little more carefully in the post, though, I agree...confused me for a second too.
@4 - Your myopic view of Cienna's writing, and inflexibility to reconsider your views on what are traditionally known as "women's issues", make it difficult to appreciate you as a whole.
@ 7 - Too transparent in your desire to designate what constitutes "real" rape culture.
@9 - This is about cultures than normalize violence against women. South Africa is not the first, nor last culture to become the focus of this normalization. Thanks for completely missing the point though, you're a good reminder that Slog denizens are very consistent in their ways.
@10 Yeah, I think you are really trying too hard to stir up some shit when there really is no shit to stir. But whatever makes you feel better about yourself.
@12 - Does your use of "infatuation" reflect a poor command of language or are you a creep trying to imply that concerns about violence against women are not warranted?
infatuation:
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration.
@16: Again, not talking about it does not make it go away. I'm sorry rape makes you so uncomfortable. DJ Booberry rocks, thanks for asking, although other than serving as a reinforcement of group cohesion I'm not sure it did a whole lot of good.
No I take that back. It irritated people who would rather not think about the problem, so that's one for the win column right there.
@18: I don't think he's Mr. G. I think it's that Gene guy. He showed up the day Mr. G got banned. Although, to be fair neither of them exhibit the addiction to quotation marks to which Mr G was such a martyr.
So Lissa's upset if you're "so uncomfortable" with rape (#17), and Lissa's upset if rape doesn't make you uncomfortable (#21). Sounds like Lissa's got herself a big problem.
You are correct! I should have been more specific. The discussion of rape appears to make you uncomfortable, which is not surprising, since as you say, rape itself does not make you uncomfortable.
Also not surprising.
But well parsed grasshopper, well parsed! Have yourself a nice gloat over your cleverness. Good job!
@unbrainwashed:all said like an ignorant fool who never has to ever think about or fear being raped. Maybe we should stop talking about the rape of little boys by the Catholic churches too. Fuck you for thinking this shouldn't be talked about and all your bullshit comments are exactly the problem. Fuck you
I think you mean South African
I would certainly hope that rich women are raped and murdered as much as any woman!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_clea…
That's rape culture.
Thanks for reminding everyone that Africans are filthy barbarous savages with no moral compass.
@ 7 - Too transparent in your desire to designate what constitutes "real" rape culture.
@9 - This is about cultures than normalize violence against women. South Africa is not the first, nor last culture to become the focus of this normalization. Thanks for completely missing the point though, you're a good reminder that Slog denizens are very consistent in their ways.
infatuation:
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration.
No I take that back. It irritated people who would rather not think about the problem, so that's one for the win column right there.
Also not surprising.
But well parsed grasshopper, well parsed! Have yourself a nice gloat over your cleverness. Good job!