Real Men Don't Rape

Rape has become endemic in South Africa, so a medical technician named Sonette Ehlers developed a product that immediately gathered national attention there. Ehlers had never forgotten a rape victim telling her forlornly, “If only I had teeth down there.”

Some time afterward, a man came into the hospital where Ehlers works in excruciating pain because his penis was stuck in his pants zipper.

Ehlers merged those images and came up with a product she called Rapex. It resembles a tube, with barbs inside. The woman inserts it like a tampon, with an applicator, and any man who tries to rape the woman impales himself on the barbs and must go to an emergency room to have the Rapex removed.

When critics complained that it was a medieval punishment, Ehlers replied tersely, “A medieval device for a medieval deed.” 

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This is what makes me angry, this type of conduct, this bullshit. And they have the nerve to tell us we shouldn’t be angry to just relax they’re teens, like fuck you and you non sense project.

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Nobody should ever hit anyone.

Nobody should ever rape anyone.

Nobody should ever murder anyone.

Nobody should ever beat anyone.

Nobody should ever threaten anyone.

Nobody should ever insult anyone.

Nobody should ever make anyone uncomfortable.

Nobody should ever touch anyone without their consent.

Nobody should ever steal from anyone.

Emotional grooming is primarily a specific use of language where a dominant male preys on the emotional status of another (usually females).

A “groomer” skillfully plays with words, learns to identify what the perceived victim wants to hear, and uses this knowledge, for personal gain, to direct and to keep the focus of her attention exclusively to meeting HIS emotional and physical needs — at the expense of her own.

A groomer takes pleasure in skillfully causing pain to increase his sense of control in keeping her anxiously focused on not upsetting or angering him.

These techniques are used to supress critical thinking, personality and otherwise reasonable rational behavior.

Groomers can position and posture over long periods of time to wait for the right moment of hightened emotional weakness to control thier subject of desire.

Beware the groomer. Seek guidance from and surround yourself with those that encourage critical thinking, appreciate personality, encourage you to be the best version of yourself that you can be.

I have a pretty basic Collarme account… I’m not on there too often, but I was checking my messages tonight and this is a FABULOUS one that I got…

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Major, major trigger warning if you click through to the article.

Glen Canning, father of Rehtaeh Parsons • In a new op-ed/statement published by the Huffington Post on Thursday. Parsons died on Sunday night, following a suicide attempt which is believed to have been the result of extensive post-rape bullying. Be warned, while we definitely think more people should see the grieving father’s words, you won’t find an easy read behind the source link. source (via shortformblog)