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[redbird]

Not that I think many of my readers need this reminder, but good writing and good ideas are worth passing along: erbie has written an excellent post on How to stop rape. As she notes, it's almost certainly not complete, but it casts the right light on things. (I found it via metaquotes.)

Comments

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I don't think they are terribly deterred by livejournal posts saying no, either.

[callunav.livejournal.com]

Nope. But I think that if the post were aimed at the rapists, rather than at the people who talk about rape and rapists, that would be a bigger problem. :)

I also got the impression that the post was knowingly preaching to the converted, and served two primary functions: one, to express it, because sometimes it helps to get things said, whether saying them is going to change anything but your headspace or not, and two, to offer something which can be referenced when one is involved in an annoying conversation with someone (in the 'talking about rapists' category, not the 'rapist' category) who Just Doesn't Get It.

I wouldn't mind seeing copies of that post tacked up on the walls in rooms where judges and juries hang out, for instance, just for a quick doe of perspective.