So... National R Day
https://www.rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violenceThe first statement I will say is that, the concern over National Rape Day is problematic. Why is it problematic?
The concern over it, first of all, has turned away people's attention from any sexual violence that has already been happening the days between the announcement of its existence, and today.
Any rape/sexual violence that will happen on that 1 day is only ever going to get noticed, when it probably will have similar statistics to the day before. This has already happened before. Similar events tend to be repeated.
The concern over it did offend me a bit because, after all these years of daily disgusting cases, kids finally take it seriously because of this false rumour? How ironic is that?
There was no evidence that it was happening anyway, until this person on Tiktok began to warn people about this National Rape Day. Why did no one have suspicions on her in the first place? Moral high ground? No one has SEEN the root of this as well, which is suspicious.
So sure, warn people all you want. Tell people to be afraid. But I hate the fact that rape/sexual violence is genuinely ignored all this entire month for this 1 day.
https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/local-news/steuben-county-sheriffs-office-puts-out-statement-on-national-rape-day/
Some of y’all are honestly acting like the guys who were gonna rape anyone on tomorrow wouldn’t do so on any other day as well. ALWAYS stay safe don’t just put importance on one day and act like the same thing couldn’t happen on the next. That goes for both women AND men.
Edit:And non-binary people too. Btw good post op!
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24 04,2021
They treat it like a trend. Someone could get assaulted within the next second and these people regurgitating the same shit about the 24th wouldn’t know or care. They’d never talk about SA that happens on a daily basis, but because the 24th gets them activism points, they care all of a sudden. As if rapists wouldn’t assault any other day.
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24 04,2021
Yes this^^^ People who never ever speak up about rape and sexual assault are only caring because of a stupid edgy kid on TikTok making a “rumor”. It’s sad, because after that, they’re just going to forget and not say anything or speak up until someone else makes the same “rumor” for clout, and the cycle repeats. Performative and conditi......
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24 04,2021
First off i agree with everything you just said and it's crazy Dead Mouse cuz you r spitting all these facts. But all the people who were crying about today and getting mad at Cestelle for saying the same thing are oddly silent on your post. Its like they honestly don't have shit to say and just want to use this situation as an excuse get mad and ......
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24 04,2021
sure, but now that it's finally out there maybe, just maybe, people will actually pay more attention to this problem. I agree with you, but bringing light to a situation shouldn't be problematic. Let's just hope that awareness will spread now
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24 04,2021
Yea butttt Shrek's birthday was yesterday (its still the 23rd for me) and I watched Shrek. Why don't we celebrate Shrek instead of this bullshit that people care about for some reason? I know for a fact that everyone on here does not have a life and probably rarely leaves their houses, so who cares? And if you do go out just dont do it alone, with ......
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24 04,2021
HOW IS IT DOWN PLAYING ANYBODY ELSE WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH SEXUAL ASSAULT IF ANYTHING IT IS SPREADING AWARENESS I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION I'm so happy seeing people talk about this type of shit because it is usually never spoken about publicly cause so many people are scared to speak up when did anybody ever say just be safe......
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24 04,2021
I don't know why ya'll are acting like all 7 billion people on this planet are just silent about SA/r*pe 100% of the time. I literally have a peace and diversity day at my school on the 26th, going over assault-related curriculum. There are social media accounts DEDICATED to this kinds of stuff, and when a sexual assault case comes up, everyone tal......
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24 04,2021
