r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • 7h ago
TRIGGER WARNING Josh Gad: “When we start setting a precedent that our girls & women can be brutally raped & the resulting disciplinary action is to hand out (checks notes) ESSAYS (like its Bart Simpson being a lil rascal), about why it was wrong to brutally violate an innocent girl, we have lost our fucking minds.”
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u/invis2020 what in the Kentucky fried fuck?? 7h ago
Good Gad. We need more men speaking up in outrage.
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u/HeadDiver5568 6h ago
Yup. Idk too many men defending this, and glad I haven’t seen any either. This shit is crazy
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u/peppers_ 6h ago
Are they speaking up tho? Some will duck their heads and keep their mouths shut, others will assign an essay as 'punishment'.
Supposedly there is a gender role where men defend women. I don't believe in gender roles, but men have always been failing at checks notes defending women against checks notes men.
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u/HeadDiver5568 5h ago
I agree. The men I’ve seen not okay with this are typically the men that speak up against it too
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u/Culinary_Fruit_Salad call me gal gadot cuz idk how to act rn 3h ago
don't read the comments on the grrm didn't have to put rape in his books post because umm it's making me very happy that I don't date men anymore
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u/Jenderflux-ScFi i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 6h ago
I'm so sick of rape at college and universities being excused as "youthful indiscretions", and treated less harshly than cheating on a test is.
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u/PandaCat22 if you add testicles, that's extra 6h ago edited 5h ago
The defense of college rape just being a "youthful indiscretion" is disturbingly telling—telling in that it outs the people who so view it as rapists themselves.
It's fucking sick how commonplace rape is for young men
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u/MyCatsHairyButholle 4h ago
You made me think of this old classic: https://youtu.be/rbzJTTDO9f4?is=AJ8RwrMBoRWoqKQo
Imagine if these 7 students were held to the same level of accountability that this professor held his class to over cheating on his midterm
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u/whatthewhat3214 4h ago
You're so right. You can get expelled for cheating. You get assigned an essay for rape (or more likely, nothing happens at all).
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u/Enginerda this feels like when my sister started fucking the mayor 6h ago
Oooofff you should see the men on this very site. It's fucking pathetic and I'm convinced they pretend to not support rapists in real life.
The amount of times, today alone, I have read here: she took drugs willingly, she said that she never said no, just because one guy said through his lawyer that he briefly saw it but didn't partake, doesn't mean it happened..... on and on and on.
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u/krycekthehotrat 5h ago
I’ve even seen men say the texts don’t prove anything because she could have told them to send the “invite” 🙄 it’s fucking unreal
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u/Ok_Force9695 3h ago edited 2h ago
Oh yes and I never fail to write:
FOUND THE RAPIST.
Every single time. It's so disgusting.
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u/millenialshortbread 5h ago
There are men defending it??? I think it's bad enough that the men in my orbit are staying quiet. God damn.
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u/emPtysp4ce 3h ago
There's pretty much no way to defend Cornell's course of action here without implicitly (or explicitly) being pro-rape
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u/bigdaddytripod 3h ago
I don’t live under a rock, but my wife just mentioned the Cornell 7 to me and I had no idea what she was talking about. So either I am living under a rock or it’s being brushed under the rug in most major media reporting. That’s just from a middle-aged normal guy.
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u/DoJu318 6h ago
Best they can do is say "not all men" but somehow always a man, coincidentally.
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u/sofacouch813 6h ago
And unless the “good guys” start speaking out, they aren’t really that good. They’re fine with the status quo because they aren’t being preyed upon. On the contrary, they benefit from it. They’re comfortable with the way things are.
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u/IndividualTension887 6h ago
Imagine how sick you have to be to piss Olaf off...
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u/McHithard 4h ago
The only warm hug Olaf's gonna be distributing after this is hugging his hands around these rapists' necks.
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u/chicklette 4h ago
The lack of male voices decrying this is why we choose the bear. If you're not sickened and screaming about this, you're not on my team, so don't expect me to be on yours.
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u/cathouse 5h ago
Jfc yes where are all the men in the conversation?!
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u/Sgt_Fart_Barfunkle 3h ago
I have always and will always state it: most men aren’t necessarily cowards, they just believe it isn’t a big deal…or they themselves wouldn’t but that they somehow benefit from the status quo. They’re either rapists themselves (or would) or they benefit from a patriarchal society directly or indirectly.
I am a father with two young kids. My eldest is an 11yo young lady. The amount of times I’ve been asked or overheard a man state the equivalent of: “Man, I used to think women were only for sex, mistreatment or being emotional! ( Amirite ?!) But now that I have a DAUGHTER I see…”
Like dafuq?! It took you having a female child to see & begin to respect the trials of HALF OF THE SPECIES?! The same half which deal with constantly denigration/underestimation of value/baseline level of intelligence & capability due to their gender?
Thats where they are…right there, where they’ve always been. In that spot right between hate and ignorance.
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u/ukulelelelele3 2h ago
Maybe acting even. I mean you got a rapist as president. It probably sets a tone for the rest of the nation...
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u/InterestingSeesaw440 7h ago
Men should start off in jail and prove their way out.
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u/NecessaryIntrinsic 6h ago
a lawyer once said: if we lock all men in prison until they turn 24, statistically, crime will drop 90%.
... But obviously that's not practical, right?
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u/3bar Hi Grindr, it's mother... 6h ago
They used to more or less exile young males in many Neolithic Indo-European cultures. They'd hang out in the wilderness, hunt, learn dude stuff, and then get reintroduced once they'd calmed down.
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u/santa_obis 6h ago
Sounds like the perfect way to end up with a bunch of marauding young men.
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u/3bar Hi Grindr, it's mother... 6h ago
Definitely so--to my understanding they were used to raid other tribes or communities.
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u/darkwingdankest 5h ago
shit hasn't changed much, huh. seems like we've always used the violent tendencies of young men to go do war-ish stuff
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u/HarpersGhost I’m a lazy 50-year-old bougie bitch 6h ago
That's pretty much what the military is for now.
I saw some presentation way back in the day about military history, and the man said something to the effect that a marker of a successful civilization is making sure young men don't make mischief and are fully occupied. Of course the military guy's recommendation was to send them all to the military.
The older I get, the more I think that he might have had a point.
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u/Nonstop_Oatmeal 6h ago
The military is absolutely full of sexual assault. The marines routinely rape local women at navy bases.
The military is a factory for rape. It does not prevent men from raping.
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u/matildapoppins go birds, fuck ICE, and free palestine 5h ago
And routinely rape their own fellow soldiers.
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u/Nonstop_Oatmeal 5h ago
Yep. Honestly, only someone completely naive about the military would suggest it as a way to curb sexual assault.
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u/haqiqa 5h ago
I work in aid. There isn't a single military on Earth that doesn't rape. And that has been true as long as militaries have existed. Raping women was originally seen as spoils of war, and to be honest, it still is by too many. We go to conflict zones, and we know we need abortion access and Plan B access. It is really depressing to see it time and again.
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u/14thLizardQueen 6h ago
If we didn't have corruption in government, I would think all citizens of a nation should be trained in combat and survival. Just, like as, you know basic knowledge. However, I'm afraid of what kind of idealotry that would make.
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u/ProfessionalITShark 4h ago
Some wars were waged to both purge elderly (those who aren't in charge) and unattached young men.
alleviating both government entitlements and problem people.
Leaving their civilian population safe and higher chances of economic success.
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u/Chrystoler 4h ago
I mean that's literally what happens with elephants, the matriarch boots them between 7-11 or so, they join other bachelor boys and go off for years
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u/SeonaidMacSaicais 6h ago
During WWII, younger women were amazed that they felt safe walking around at night because the men weren’t around to harass them.
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u/Kind_Advisor_6969 5h ago
a lawyer once said: if we lock all men in prison until they turn 24, statistically, crime will drop 90%.
... But obviously that's not practical, right?
This is so on the nose that I legit think this might be a legitimate racist dogwhistle. HMMM
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u/Continental__Drifter 5h ago
It's more between ages of 15-25.
7 year olds aren't committing that much crime.
But that 10 year gap, yes, about 90% crime drop.
In the meantime, I think that far too many men are allowed to walk free. These Cornell fellas, for example, shouldn't be free to participate in society. Ever again.
I think that if crimes were punished appropriately, a significant number of men would be in forced labor camps, and it would be a better world for everyone else.
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u/Paran0id 5h ago
Oh hey look an extreme view during election season in the US. This Definitely isn't meant to fuel a culture war. /s
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u/Beginning-Ice-7172 5h ago
This is my argument against racial profiling- like if that’s okay how about we only make men go through TSA? How about cops pull over a ratio of 90% men? Most white dudes balk at that
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u/Resentful-user 7h ago
I cannot believe the only man talking about this is josh gad.
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u/lavandoaalma 6h ago
I first heard about this case yesterday when Florence Pugh spoke up. I just saw today another actress posted about it, and now Josh Gad. Just because he’s the only one so far doesn’t mean he’s gonna be the last.
We really don’t need more pessimism in the world right now and truly it is well past time for men to start speaking up for women, but I am optimistic more men will feel called to say something.
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u/throwawaysunglasses- l've grown quite unfond of you, deuxmoi 6h ago
I disagree that “we really don’t need more pessimism in the world.” It’s not pessimism to be realistic that most men do not rock the boat when it comes to rape culture. Every woman has to learn this eventually, that most guys are not our friends, and it’s better they do this sooner rather than later.
Asking for “more optimism” is fake kumbaya BS that men don’t deserve. It’s giving a white person saying “why can’t we live in a post-racial society?” You’re essentially tone-policing the victim here. There’s no reason to be optimistic in a country run by rapist pedophile men. We have to hold all men accountable and stay vigilant.
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u/trappedinatoaster 5h ago
Thank you, the "people calling for equality are harshing my vibe" shit is so gross
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u/Salt-Establishment62 4h ago
Anndddd... we have someone with cognitive function and common sense in the comments. That other commentor is very much giving, "white social worker/therapist from an upper middle class family". It's not pessimism, it's radical acceptance. White folks aren't your friend if you're BIPOC, men aren't your friend if you're a woman. They have to prove that they truly understand what allyship means before you can trust them even a little bit, because they benefit inherently so much from that oppression.
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u/chicklette 4h ago
Well said. I've read a hundred comments about this and so far have seen less than a handful of men speaking up. Even the "good guys" aren't touching this one so far. I imagine in another day or three, when it's really clear where folks are landing, we'll hear from a few more men, but they will be a small percentage compared to the women speaking out.
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u/Historical-Edge-9332 6h ago
Yeah, it has been the media suppressing this case from the beginning. More men will speak out now that it has received actually media coverage.
Absolutely shameful from every single major media outlet
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u/CeciNestPasUnPenname 6h ago
It's funny (in a sad, sad way) how many men seem fine to let this sort of stuff slide because they think this will protect them if they are ever accused.
This isn't the experience a tatted up middle aged roofer paying two women child support with priors is going to get. Very few rapists get what they deserve, but if you aren't wealthy and favoured by society you usually get more severe consequences than this. Usually.
Poor and middle class men should be outraged. First because it's the right thing to be, and second because if they did this and it got reported they wouldn't be assigned an essay about why rape is bad.
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u/LilMissy1246 6h ago
There are men talking about this but it’s mainly influencers, not Hollywood level celebs. But it’s better than nothing. Means that there ARE men that care and understand how serious this is. And that’s important.
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u/IndignantQueef vaginal egg propagandist 5h ago
Dear god the bar is in hell if "said rape is wrong, understands it's very serious" is something we're supposed to celebrate men for
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u/jessbird sorry to all the perfect brothers and sisters out there 6h ago
i can
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u/Lola-Ugfuglio-Skumpy distraught Christian tomato 6h ago
Common Josh Gad W.
I would be shocked if Zach Woods doesn’t put something out.
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u/quadranting Please Abraham, I am not that man 6h ago
My one complaint about this statement is he said "boys" versus a "young woman." If she's a woman, they are men. Treat them like MEN, send them to prison.
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u/Pelican_Hook my bandwidth for cowardly grown men grows thinner with each day 6h ago
I also have some other quibbles with the wording, like saying "OUR women and girls" like the women and girls matter because they belong to men, not because they're humans. It may seem really nitpicky, but I find it frustrating how whenever men talk about sexism or SA they refuse to actually empathize with the victim as though they could be her. It's always a foreign concept that could never happen to them but could happen to their family member or friend.
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u/throwawaysunglasses- l've grown quite unfond of you, deuxmoi 6h ago
I get what you mean, but I don’t read it as such. To me, saying “our” means shared humanity, like we’re all each other’s responsibility. It feels very interdependent/communal to me, which is nice as it goes against the Western independent/capitalistic/every man for himself perspective. It’s like a first-person-plural view of society.
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u/FartyByNature 6h ago edited 6h ago
I also think using boys is on purpose to belittle and young woman is to show respect.
But yes saying men is probably more impactful. Minor quibble for someone clearly trying to choose their words carefully.
Edit: Learned a bit more about this guy. Maybe he's not so thoughtful in everything.😮💨 we take what we can get i guess
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u/chicklette 4h ago
I was talking about this case with my boss this am, and had to keep correcting myself to say men. My internal reaction to the correction showed me why it was important. It moves the needle from "boys will be boys" to "grown adults who goddamned knew better and decided a couple of 5 second orgasms was worth more than her entire life."
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u/Icy-Cockroach4515 6h ago
I thought this was to point out that the women and girls were part of the community too. As in "just as much as anyone may protect the men involved because these are "our" guys, these are "our" women and girls too, and deserve that protection if not more." As in, they should not be treated as some outside force attacking the community.
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u/BahGawdAlmightay 6h ago
Some people talk like that. Everyone in my family says "Our Kid" when talking about someone's younger brother or niece or something like that. "Brought a birthday present for our kid" when they mean their nephew. Just one of those things I guess.
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u/BakedPlantains radiate fresh pussy growing in the meadow 6h ago
I feel like men view rape as something they can kind of accidentally stumble into, hence the cultural resistance to strongly reprimanding the act.
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u/Pelican_Hook my bandwidth for cowardly grown men grows thinner with each day 6h ago
Exactly. Which is weird because they seem also hesitant to acknowledge that most rapes aren't like this case, the vast majority are instances of coercion/manipulation by partners, family members or friends behind closed doors. Men seem really keen to dismiss that fact while also empathizing with rapists because what if they raped someone accidentally somehow? 🙄. Neither situation is accidental.
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u/BakedPlantains radiate fresh pussy growing in the meadow 6h ago
I've read so many horrifying stories of young boys being touched by male and female family members. I've read stories of prison rape. I've listened to men discuss sexual violence. And yet, much of their anger does not project outwards to wanting harsh punishments for sexual violation. And I still don't fully understand why.
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u/Pelican_Hook my bandwidth for cowardly grown men grows thinner with each day 6h ago
Yes!! Men are much, much more likely to be victims of SA than to be falsely accused of SA, but guess which one they're actually afraid of and constantly trying to fight against??
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u/ElectricFrostbyte 6h ago
To me, it feels like they don’t want it to be. A thousand times I’ll see a story on this app of a female teacher raping one her male students and while the top comments will talk about wanting justice and more acknowledgement of female pedophilia and rape in general, you’ll see a not so small number of men congratulating the student for getting, “laid”.
I want to fight for all rape victims. I want to support men. How am I supposed to support men when half of them can’t even support themselves???
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u/HistoryBuff678 2h ago
I have seen the same thing. It’s extremely distressing seeing men treat sexual assault of a child, as him “getting lucky”.🤮
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u/Sure-Butterscotch290 6h ago
I can’t imagine any scenario where I would be told about or walk into a room where someone was being violated (and especially someone unconscious) and think to overlook it or else join in. I can understand a whole range of reactions from shock and horror, to fear or anger, but not how these men reacted.
Some people (mainly the men in positions of authority) are acting like it is as morally ambiguous as finding a wallet with no ID and pocketing the cash. Women and girls are just objects to these people
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u/BakedPlantains radiate fresh pussy growing in the meadow 6h ago
It makes me wonder if societally we see rape as a suitable punishment for existence. Maybe it's a necessary evil for control.
Yeah, rape is bad but maybe you won't do xyz again bc you've been violated appropriately.
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u/apple_kicks 6h ago
A lot of women who play games, are famous or politicians get regular rape threats or ‘jokes’ thrown at them. It’s definitely intimidation and aimed to silent anyone rising above gender expectations. People also still make jokes about prison rape
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u/haqiqa 4h ago
You don't even have to be that visible. Just stand for something that man stands against. I have been getting them for years because of what I do, and I am not famous or a politician. At least not outside my field. You say something a man disagrees with publicly enough, and it will happen. The sad part is that you kind of get used to it.
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u/boudicalism 4h ago
It's called corrective rape.
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u/BakedPlantains radiate fresh pussy growing in the meadow 4h ago
Yes, thank you! I see it threatened to queer individuals to make them "straight". I hate everything about this. But thank you for giving me the words for it.
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u/Sure-Butterscotch290 6h ago
I instinctively wanted to downvote you because of how scary and possibly rooted in truth this theory is.
Where I live, there is a charity that offers free counselling to women who have been SAed and I always mention it to any woman I know who is stuck on waiting lists or can’t afford therapy. I automatically assume that we have all been through it
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u/ClintBarton616 3h ago
Back in college a friend of a friend got a slap on the wrist (couldn't live/work on campus) for participating in a sexual assault exactly like you described. Someone told him "go on into that room" and he did. He truly couldn't fathom that he did something reprehensible. Got furious when other people described what he did as rape.
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u/iki11dinosaurs 6h ago
It’s wild that they don’t seem to view it as a criminal act that will land them in prison but rather an embarrassing stain that may harm their reputation going forward. Like, we aren’t even starting from the right perspective.
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u/rafters- shiv roy apologist 6h ago
I mean that’s the thing isn’t it? A lot of men truly don’t know they’re rapists because it’s so normalized. That’s why if you ask them if they’ve ever raped anyone they answer no, but if you ask them in neutral language if they ever coerced someone into sex by pestering them, or had sex with someone too drunk to participate, or ignored boundaries during sex, they might answer yes.
So when they see others correctly describe things they’ve done as rape and sexual assault in someone else’s case, they go on the defensive because they can’t reconcile their self image with the facts. If that other guy is a rapist, so am I. But I never thought that was what I was doing intentionally, so it was an accident. It’s not fair to lump guys like me in with the monsters who violently attack women in alleyways. We should go easy on that guy! He probably also didn’t have bad intentions! Go easy on me! I’m a nice guy!
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u/mythrilcrafter 2h ago
It’s not fair to lump guys like me in with the monsters
To me, getting people to make this argument is done on purpose and it's the specific result that rapists and their lawyers are trying to push.
It's the exact same tactic used when a grifter says "I'm not an extremist, I'm just saying what half the country is too scared to say out loud!"; they're using a person/people as an argumentative meat shield for their own extremism.
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u/domredditorX 6h ago
Most don't even realise that rape is an action that is not justified under ANY circumstance. Even murder and theft can be explained away. But one simply cannot rape out of self defense. Rape is a power crime. It is THE most heinous, brutal thing that anyone can suffer through with lasting consequences and very little visibility to survivors. Most survivors are forced to suppress that chapter of their stories unless they are activists and advocates.
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u/apple_kicks 6h ago
Anytime it comes up ‘maybe we should teach what is and isn’t consent’ there’s a number of guys complaining about it. Any basic way to deal with rape or talk about it gets policed and shut down
I think what scares me more is many rapists don’t think they raped or at least too many people believe their flimsy excuses. Rapists get to decide where the lines are for rape vs consent and conveniently ‘she was unconscious’ or ‘she walked through the door’ or ‘she said yes the other day’ is excuse enough. Victims are never believed or get a chance to decide what their consent is or how they can remove consent
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u/Branchomania the baby daddies have unionized 6h ago
Well it's more like they imagine it's something that just happens out of the blue by a stranger. It's a combination of mental disconnect and a bit too much of "Well I wouldn't do that because XYZ". It's not well understood/acknowledged that like 99% of the time it's by someone you know.
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u/Admirable_Risk8156 4h ago
I think they need to make some heart wrenching novel focused on the subject a required reading in school.
I don't often get landed on a stranded island but I am aware I probably shouldn't breakdown all social norms to "Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Spill her blood!" According to my required reading. Which I still remember some 25 years later.
So maybe some life lessons from the victims perspective at an early age might be what alot of kids need to get some basic human morals.
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u/thelaceonmolagsballs 6h ago
This Zionist shit bag is correct here but where's that energy for Palestinian women. This guy sucks.
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u/4_13_1894 6h ago
Esp considering how to IDF has been caught on film using gang rape against prisoners. All rape is horrible, in all contexts, against all people. Period
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u/Psychological_Fly916 6h ago
and also I know that you're saying, just want to add onto it that Palestinians have been saying for decades and decades that it was happening. we need to center Palestinian voices! (plus a lot of others. Land Back!)
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u/Silver-Foot-259 cause i fly Stockholm to LA, feeling horny on the plane 🎶 6h ago
Oh my god really! Damn it Gad
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u/thelaceonmolagsballs 6h ago
Beheaded babies type of hasbarist. Fuck Josh Gad all the way to library where he can read some non zionist literature and gain some empathy. Douche bag
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u/VineStellar 5h ago
A truly fucked up aspect of the whole beheaded babies lie is that it's probaly what the IDF secretly want to do to Palestinian babies. Every accusation is a confession.
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u/Boundariesslayer 6h ago
Our girls and women is giving “It’s very emotional for me because I see European people with blue eyes and blonde hair being killed, children being killed every day by Putin’s missiles,”
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u/5ilver8ullet 3h ago
Right? This was widely reported just last week and not one word from Josh Gad.
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u/hussainhssn You are kenough 6h ago
These Cornell students are just the tip of the iceberg of the lack of accountability America’s upper class feels, especially men. These people more than anything need to be punished for their actions, and it needs to be something proportional and consequential for the crimes they committed. Enough slaps of the wrist, enough double standards. If the “justice system” is not going to allow for justice then the people need to take it into their own hands, if it were up to me every confirmed rapist would be six feet under or on their way there. That sounds pretty reasonable for destroying someone’s life, we just need to be tough on crime when it comes to the violent thugs and criminals that make up most of the ultrawealthy in this country.
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u/apple_kicks 5h ago
One thing from Epstein and me too it looks like for a lot of guys becoming rich and famous isn’t about money or being the best at a skill or talent. They only want that power to rape without consequences. So many seek powerful gatekeepering jobs so the victims are silenced
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u/jackalopedad 6h ago
Ask him about what the IDF does to Palestinians in prisons.
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u/bredditmh 6h ago
It’s always hush hush. Victims make people uncomfortable when speaking about what they went through and learn that it’s not really something people want to hear about. The result of that is the abusers prevailing time after time after time. It happens everywhere and it’s an unexplainably painful experience that lasts your entire lifetime.
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u/theamydoll 7h ago
I love Josh Gad.
No one tell me any bad stories about him. I can’t bear it. I want to live in ignorance and bliss.
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u/saadbabu 6h ago edited 6h ago
Oh boy.
Then best not to look into how much a raging Zionist he is then.
I used to be a massive fan of his but his behaviour post Oct 7th was…unbecoming.
Glad he’s on the right side on this awfulness but I can’t bring myself to respect him anymore.
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u/sallyhectare 6h ago
Start?
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u/danipnk 6h ago
Yes unfortunately the precedent has already been set. This has been the norm forever.
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u/venuslovemenotchain vocally you cannot afford this cigarette gracie 6h ago
I just said the same thing. This has BEEN happening. And not even just on college campuses. I knew a guy in hs who fully got away with rape and also had sexually assaulted countless women before that (groping and the like. He had touched me several times) and he fully got away with it.
Sure, one of his victims went after him and scared him enough that he switched schools, but legally? Administratively? They did nothing.
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u/sallyhectare 6h ago
Yeah, like, good for Gad for speaking up, but it's not like men getting away with hurting women is new.
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u/EntertainerAlone1300 6h ago
Across the pond and I feel this wholeheartedly, rape is only taken seriously when it’s certain demographics (both victim and rapist)
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u/Amusable_bouche26 6h ago
Oh I am SAT for these men to get their just come uppance. May they never be gainfully employed for the rest of their damn lives. As if SA doesn't cause long term damage to an individual while they act as if it were a minor inconvenience of 'youth'
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u/Original_Bite6555 6h ago
Why isn't Bill Ackman and other CEOs not shouting from the rooftops calling for the blacklist of these "white collar" rapists the way they did when POC students protested against genocide?
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u/ITAVTRCC 6h ago
Well hey, at least there are no trans women on Cornell’s sports teams. That would really be scary!
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u/Jenn31709 6h ago
We need every single male celebrity, politician, athlete, and influencer to post messages like this.
And men wonder why we choose the bear
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u/throwawaysunglasses- l've grown quite unfond of you, deuxmoi 6h ago
I don’t think men wonder why we choose the bear; I think they know very well why. They’re just angry that our choice holds a mirror to their own shitty behavior. Men freak out and throw tantrums at the reminder that women don’t like them anymore, instead of just working on themselves to be more likable.
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u/bakasana212 6h ago
He's correct but I fucking hate how zionists always try to hide behind performative feminism
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u/poptartsinyourface 4h ago
What he's saying here would not apply to Palestinian women. He's fine with whatever happens to them.
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u/CountDorkula77 6h ago
It's been eleven years since Brock Turner raped a passed-out woman behind a dumpster after a frat party and got away with it because of money and privilege. Nothing has changed.
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u/Amusable_bouche26 6h ago
Shame on these men's parents if they are in any way NOT encouraging them to have accountability.
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u/Branchomania the baby daddies have unionized 6h ago
What gets me is the essay is technically an admission of guilt
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u/octopusinwonderland 6h ago
Sexual assault and sexual harassment are a form of gender discrimination that pushes women out of jobs and learning institutions. Allowing these student to stay at the university is discrimination against the women students, and Cornell University itself should be held accountable legally
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u/musubi-n-speedballs we have lost the impact of shame in our society 6h ago
We deserve revenge at this point, not equality.
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u/AsTheJackassBrays 6h ago
Call out every motherfucker on the text string who didn't stop it either.
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u/youshallcallmebetty OPEN THE SCHOOLS 5h ago
But he's okay with what happens to girls and women in Palestine by the IDF.
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u/Spainstateofmind full of gay men. And me. 5h ago
So can he apply this to the Palestinians who have been brutally raped by the IDF? He's making good points but he's also a vehement Zionist, which is incompatible with the words he's saying here
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u/venuslovemenotchain vocally you cannot afford this cigarette gracie 6h ago
This is a good statement, but this isn't just a precedent. Stuff like this has been a thing for a long time.
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u/Legitimate-Article50 6h ago
Rape is barely against the law as it’s not often investigated and prosecuted.
Sure there are laws against it but are they enforced? No. If the perp is prosecuted they rarely see the inside of a prison. In fact he will have more supporters and help than the victim.
Even the victim is looked at as the criminal for “ruining the life of a promising young boy”.
Women have never been more to this society than something to use, abuse and bear children. It’s evident in the way crimes against women are handled.
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u/MotormaidofJapan 6h ago
Every person in that administration that had a part in this should be strung up by their fucking necks.
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u/Akovsky87 6h ago
It's not just this kind of crime.
Name the last time someone from the privileged class did hard time for any crime that wasn't ripping off other people in the same class.
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u/kakashi_sensay 6h ago
It’s sad that so many women (especially white) voted to uphold the patriarchy. These tragedies will only continue the more we sink into fascism.
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u/foundinwonderland sorry to this man 6h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/rflhqDbuhqDD7I0k4X
Good on ya, Josh
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u/Jealous-Ferret-3201 6h ago
Sorry, all the people protecting women are out harassing trans women. Riley Gaines would love to talk about her coach at Kentucky who sexually assaulted her teammates but again, trans women.
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u/Classic_Ocelot7841 6h ago
I find it interesting that men, no matters how they identify, are very quick putting down women, but when it comes to sexual violence or femicide its so quiet. If you are loud when it comes to things like womens sport, be loud defending women by violence commited by men. If your advocacy does not include this topic, I do not believe your care for women.
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u/Benromaniac 4h ago
Manosphere incel misogynist fuckwit culture is going to shape behaviors.
Prosecutions need to shape reality.
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u/Beautiful_Cost_5430 6h ago
Can we also prosecute every single frat guy who read the text message offering “free pussy upstairs” who did and said nothing? Every last one is complicit and should be jailed.
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u/Chaos_Theory1989 6h ago
As a woman who has experienced this, I no longer respect men. The president is a worthless piece of garbage, the men who commit these crimes should have the same experience done onto them. Women in America should be escaping in droves because rape camps and forced births are around the corner.
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u/Boundariesslayer 6h ago
If women were to come together and fight back they would be proscribed as terrorists.
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u/TiaraMisu 6h ago
I appreciate this but take issue with 'our' women and girls, and the concept of a ruined life.
Do not tell rape victims their lives are ruined. They are not ruined by being rape victims on any level. The only ruined lives should be the perpetrators.
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u/raincoastering 5h ago
Plus he said “our women.” What the….? I appreciate the ally-ship, but not the “ownership” language.
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