Another super-peachy-keen aspect of being female in our society – saying “no” to men can get you killed.
Thank you wing-women of the world. :) On a much more sombre note, to stop the clueless dudes from cluttering my comment section a small sample of what can happen when women say no…
- A woman says no, I don’t want to go to prom with you, and gets stabbed to death.
- A woman says no, I will not sleep with you, and a man go on a shooting spree.
- A woman says no, I will not give you my number, and is shot outside the club.
- A woman says no, I don’t want you to buy me a drink, and a man shattered a glass across her face.
- A woman say no, I’m a lesbian, and a man shoots both her and her girlfriend while they slept in their home.
- A woman says no, I don’t want to be with you any more, and a man stabs her to death and murders her dog.
- A woman says no, stop harassing these teenagers, and a group of men beat her to death with stones and bats, smashing her skull on the pavement.
- A woman says no, we aren’t married any more, leave me alone, and a man shoots her to death.
- A woman says no, we work together but I’m not interested in you romantically, and a man shoots her to death whilst she’s working.
- A woman says no, I don’t want to sleep with you, and a man rapes, murders and then hangs her from a tree.
- A woman says no, I’m not interested, and a man slashes her neck open.
- A woman says no, I never cheated on you, and a man beats her.
- A woman says no, I want a divorce, and a man cuts her neck open and stabs her multiple times.
So dudes, yes you with the hangy-bits – You want women to start telling you no? You don’t want women to play games? Teach your fellow men to stop murdering women for doing so.
Radical feminism starts with naming the problem – male violence – and working on solutions based on the material conditions of the situation.
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May 21, 2016 at 6:31 am
roughseasinthemed
Oh come on Ark. You forgot to add the classic to this extract:
She was asking for it.
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May 21, 2016 at 6:32 am
roughseasinthemed
Eeek, sorry. Just read an Ark post and forgot you were Arb. Apologies. Especialy as Ark would never post this. Headbang. Just bern writing about animal cruelty which has clearly fried my tiny brain :(
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May 21, 2016 at 7:20 am
Steve Ruis
It felt odd clicking on “Liked” in that I wanted to give you props for the post but the topic was so abhorrent, I felt like I was liking the actions described. Weird. May we need a “Good Post” button instead.
While culturally we are seeing a decrease in per capita violence, that doesn’t make anyone feel any better about these examples. Whatever the process is that is leading to the decrease, it needs to be sped up.
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May 21, 2016 at 7:45 am
The Arbourist
@RSitM
Ark/Arb..potato/potatoe…:)
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May 21, 2016 at 10:24 am
VR Kaine
Great post, Arb. Puzzled, though, when you said this:
“So dudes, yes you with the hangy-bits – You want US to start telling you no? You don’t want us to play games? Teach YOUR fellow men to stop murdering us for it.” (Emphasis mine).
You’re a dude, so when you say, “you want US to start telling you no?” and “teach YOUR fellow men…”, are you stating that you’re female, and that you’re fed up with telling other dudes no in the bar?
I know that you feel like one of the sisters, but unless IO wrote this it sounds like going a little overboard on the ass-kissing. ;)
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May 21, 2016 at 1:27 pm
The Arbourist
@Vern
Nope. Editorially challenged – Yes. Fixed post for clarity. :>
Not actually possible. So it is just an empathetic best guess.
Meh. You talk to dudes and more often than not, stuff like this is like undiscovered Mayan revelations for them. No points to score, no cookies to be had, only dudes to educate.
It’s a long process.
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May 24, 2016 at 6:04 pm
sepultura13
Reblogged this on Random Ramblings; Myriad Musings and commented:
I simply have to share this. I love it!
Also, dudes? You quit playing silly-arsed games, too! Get over your high-school rejections and grow the phuck up. Quit treating, and role-playing, women as that stupid, self-centered cheerleader that you still obsess over.
:roll:
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May 25, 2016 at 2:48 pm
VR Kaine
Damn. I was hoping it wasn’t an editorial error and I could joust a bit more. (Kidding!)
“Meh. You talk to dudes and more often than not, stuff like this is like undiscovered Mayan revelations for them. No points to score, no cookies to be had, only dudes to educate. It’s a long process.”
For sure, a long way to go. I know we have our degree of differences on the approach to a “solve”, but rest assured until I stop seeing women being able to be punched in a video game, or stop hearing about rape victims on a daily basis where the age of the perpetrator keeps getting younger and younger, you’ll have my full agreement and support that anything inappropriate said or done towards a woman just because she says “no” or happens to rightfully protect her boundaries is bullshit and needs to stop yesterday.
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May 25, 2016 at 6:32 pm
VR Kaine
@ sepultura13 “Also, dudes? You quit playing silly-arsed games, too!
Two way street on the silly-arsed games:
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/advice/g1835/pick-up-lines-for-girls/
http://www.elle.com/life-love/sex-relationships/news/a15346/tips-from-female-pickup-artist/
http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/806077/the-shy-girls-guide-to-picking-up-men “These days, you’re lucky if a man makes a move after you glance at him from across the bar. “
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