Yeah, because rape *just happens*. People go on their merry way, minding their own business and all of a sudden, they rape someone! That’s not how it fucking works. “I can’t read my future mind.” Ugh, if you honestly think that you will somehow rape someone because you have no control of your mind... Remember, the…

He’s either really, really depressed and ill, or dare I say it - guilty of something and feels like judging all other men will wash the guilt away... Either way, shameful.

Oh, it is absolutely stupid and it absolutely would not work. Would be fun to see it in action for at least a week or two though :D

I agree with that definition, but since you mention consent, a rapist’s motivation absolutely matters because it affects how effective teaching consent is. Rapists and any adults that have that rape mentality cannot change their spots, but there is hope for the future generations. By teaching the importance of consent…

And how would you define rape mentality?

If we go by your logic, it’s not even about power. It’s about seeing women (and people in general, since women are not the only ones who can be victims of rape) as more than just objects to be used and abused.

You don’t get it. There are rapists that get off on abusing their victims and while there is a sexual undertone, for them it IS about power and control. However, that’s not the kind of rapist that ad infinitum is talking about.

Men learning what rape is and how not to do it — THAT is what will stop rape.

But that’s not what most people mean when they say that rape is about power. The rape that they’re talking about is when a rapist gets off on abusing a victim. There is still a sexual element to it, but the power aspect comes first.

It would be entertaining to watch all of it unfold, and it *might* work for equal pay and paid maternity leave, but it would have no impact on access to abortion and contraception, and it sure as hell wouldn’t solve rape.

Well, that’s what Spike Lee thinks will happen, but the reality is that nothing would change.

To add to your comment, the flawed definition of rape also completely negates the importance of teaching consent. If rape is only about power, then teaching consent is meaningless.

Why be ashamed of the actions of others?

The way I understand his (beyond flawed) logic, if women withhold sex from men, then men will suddenly start to care about sexual violence and stop men from committing it, or something.

It looks like it has NEVER been cleaned.

Neither do any of these other comments, because at the depressing end of the day, for FGM to end, the West has to exert more pressure on governments in countries where FGM occurs and there has to be widespread education about the horrific effects of the practice. We can say FGM is bad a trillion times, yet nothing…

Because clearly, male genital mutilation has to be as bad or worse for it to matter. The fact that the “liberal”, “civilized” West still allows it to happen is absurd.

My god, you’re such an idiot. You remind me of those numbskull fathers who “want their son to look like them”, even at their son’s expense.

The truth isn’t always pretty...

Yeah, let’s remember who the *real* victim is here!