How anti-feminism is anti-men

[chrisa]

6. This is a great post

There's nothing worse than the RW pseudo-machismo "Just shoot to kill" garbage that's constantly thrown out there. "Under attack by a rapist? Draw your weapon and shoot!" Their whole perspective of guns and using them is straight out of a cheesy 80's movie, where the hero pulls out a gun, says a cheesy one-liner, and fires with perfect accuracy, killing the 'bad guy.'

First and foremost, women aren't sure that the 'bad guy' is the 'bad guy' until he becomes the 'bad guy.' The idea that women will have the luxury of knowing that they're about to be attacked is fairly ludicrous - even when being attacked by strangers. The odds are even worse after a night of heavy drinking, or being slipped a date-rape drug.

I'm not saying, "Just give up - there's no defense against rape." That would be pretty stupid. However, guns aren't the cut-and-dry solution the NRA claims they are. They are not at all a solution to rape, especially as a cultural problem.

Imo, men are not born rapists and murderers. Those who are are either born with something wrong in their head (like being a sociopath), or are taught that this behavior is okay. Even things like rape jokes subtly dehumanize women. The dehumanization doesn't happen all at once - it's a process of constant reassurance through either a guy's family or his social group.