According to the way this comic strip (scroll down and click on image to enlarge it) portrays abstinence only programs, what is the nature of male sexuality? How might abstinence only programs be promoting the idea that all men are rapists?
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what i understood from the comic strip was that no matter what it's the girls fault; that men have no control over what they are doing at all. That if you dress wrong or give them rides; you will be raped no matter what.. Which is completly sexist; and horridly wrong, men can control themselves just as much as women can
ReplyDelete(Paige Walsh)
I felt this comic strip was biased in the sense that women are only at fault when it comes to rape and not sustaining abstinence. It takes two to tango people, at least. The statement about dress is I believe irrelevant. So little girls and boys are dressing "scandalous" when it comes to child molesters? No, its that person's innate self that controls them to do what they do. Which is why they are at fault for their own actions. The statement saying "30 seconds later they're ready to go" I feel isn't entirely prevalent either. I feel that everyone should have self-control, as "excited" anyone might be they can always essentially "keep it in their pants".
ReplyDelete(Meghan Vold)
When i read this comic it seemed that no matter what women do they are in the wrong and they deserve everything they get. The way we dress and they way we do things makes us seem that we are giving the signals that we want it all the time. It also portrays men as if they cant keep it in their pants and they are constantly aroused. Yea most young adults may seem that way but its not like they would go out and rap someone.
ReplyDelete(Allie Deyo)
I agree with the previous posts, this comic portrays women as sex symbols for the first box. We are at fault for what we choose to wear because some of those choices may be somewhat risky. I believe men have the ability to control their urges. As for the last portion of this comic Rochelle should recieve a little bit more credit. She was doing something nice for someone else and was clearly taken advantage of.
ReplyDeleteWhen journalists paraphrase people's reactions into "she was asking for it" the intent of the source tends to mean is "she was asking for it [sex], therefore it was not rape". As opposed to the implied "she was asking to be raped." Most of the time when people ask for sex, it is difficult to rape them...
ReplyDeleteunless you are a feminist in which case the idea of the man having any authority over whether or not he has raped someone is disgusting.