To all of those posters trying to explain why Rebecca Rose's post misses the mark and ignores reality....

A penis is worth like three doctorates. A vagina is the equivalent to a woman's studies course and maybe half a bachelors if its birthed a male child.

Very, very, very, very, very few rapes are perpetrated with a gone, never mind a "deranged" guy with a gun. The vast majority of rapists are very well in control of their mental faculties, know their victims, and use intimidation and threats as their main violence. Those who do resort to more physical means use their…

I'm 4'6 and less than 50kg. The don't hit barrier fell very soon when men started literally picking me up in nightclubs. Guess who's 'abusive'.

There's a poster on this site who I refuse to treat with because he told me my PhD thesis is bullshit because it contradicts something he thinks his wife learned in medical school years ago.

This actually happens to me all the time because I am in a field that is traditionally male. I will have men who have no specialized knowledge whatsoever in my field try to "educate" me because...a penis and wikipedia are worth more than a vagina and advanced education?

I would think that typically a victim wouldn't know she was about to be raped, at which point avoid and escape may not be options. A black belt may not protect you from a guy with a gun but it will help with Bro Mcgrabbyhands and may buy you time to escape.

Mansplaining mansplaining? MANSPLEPTION.

My former mother-in-law once tried to give me self-defense tips based on this movie. Bless her heart. (Apparently she'd forgotten that I was one test away from my black belt.)

WELL ACTUALLY, THIS ISN'T WHAT MANSPLAINING IS, LADIES. LET ME MANSPLAIN SOMETHING TO YOU. I KNOW FOR SURE BECAUSE OF MY PENIS.

Do it! Share the replies, I love me some FB Drama!

There are plenty of non-rape situations where self defence skills can be useful. Like other commenters have already said, the problem is her specific reply.

I have one friend who will NOT let any conversation about sexism happen without him telling the ladies that they can't claim sexism, that it can always just be a misunderstanding. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. He only conceded that if a guy called a lady a cunt who doesn't deserve to vote because ladies are too stupid to…

Sandy already rocked the self-defense platform years ago. And in Lederhosen.

If your teacher is expecting students to overpower someone, he/she is doing it wrong. You are supposed to eye gouge, throat jack, or nut shot someone so you can then run away.

I used to date a kung fu instructor. He'd been practicing kung fu for 25 years. The very first thing he teaches his students is how to walk away and avoid a fight. Very. First. Thing. Why? "Because it would be stupid to bring kung fu to a gun fight."

I think the problem is that she didn't say, "Men need to learn not to rape and women should learn ways to protect themselves until that day comes." It was just on the women again to learn to defend themselves and then be able to carry out that defense in a terrifying situation.

Despite having taken several self-defense classes, in reality, expecting me to be able protect myself from men that are much larger, much stronger, and can easily overpower me is bullshit.

In fact, my rapist drugged me...with a psychedelic, which meant that I could still kind of put up a fight. So you wanna know what…

Yup. I've said it before and I'll say it again: it is not the job of women alone to fix rape culture. Systemic problems can't be solved on an individual level—the burden of fixing the culture has to be shared collectively.

I hate it when people talk about defense in the sense of fighting off the attacker. Physical engagement should be the very last resort. Avoidance and escape are the best ways to protect yourself. With rape and other violent crimes often the best thing to do is NOT to fight the person off, your 4th degree black belt…