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In reply to the discussion: Leave Discussionist Alone. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)no one was raped on Discussionist and the vile comments by the perp there were quickly removed, by several juries, think COPS, his PPs revoked. It is this kind of hyperbole that discredits the real issue of rape.
But let's go with what you said. You are answering something no one said. Unless you can point to some comment that says 'so what if there are rapists there, the way to solve that is 'don't go there'. Did someone actually say that? IF so, I have not seen it.
What I said and many others, if you don't like a particular website, no one is forcing you to use it, but that doesn't give you the right to shut it down.
Now to the 'crime' scenario you constructed. Let's say Discussionist is a street.
Lots of decent people are on the street every day.
A thug shows up and verbally assaults some women there, threatening them with rape. The cops are called, theyt arrive quickly, the perp is quickly arrested and taken off the street. Street returns to normal, women and everyone else are free to return to their normal activities.
But, a few of those people are demanding that the street be 'shut down', attempting to deny Women and everyone else the freedom to use it anymore.
Now WHO again is telling women 'don't travel on that street and it will solve the problem'? Definitely not this woman or the poster you responded to.
The few telling women they should just stay off the street are those screaming to 'shut it down'.
Women and everyone have a right to use that street/discussionist which did a great job of removing the perp and did so promptly. Anyone trying to 'protect' women from using the street, is acting in a patriarchal manner. We are not shrinking violets who need to be protected this way. We need support in making sure a few apples do NOT take away our freedom to walk on any street we choose.