Kenrae wrote...
Rendar666 wrote...
Patriciachr34 wrote...
Just a thought on the morality of The Pearl, I read a book a couple of years ago about medieval prostitution. The book was a history of church sponsored prostitution in France. If I remember correctly, the churches take on it was that it was better for men to seek out the company of these women rather than to let their bestial nature get the better of them and cause them to do violence to those around them. Rape gangs were not uncommon at this time. So, bath houses and such were seen as a social necessity and therefore not considered "sin". The morality of prostitution was never an issue. It was not uncommon for the priests to visit these establishments as well. It's just something to consider.
For one thing, this is messed up on so many levels it isn't even funny. No REAL man needs to go rape a woman because he hasn't gotten it on in months. I mean, "Their Bestial Nature". What the **** is this? Am I an animal now who cannot contol his actions? I mean, seriously. How many normal men have you seen go rape a woman because he couldn't get some? WTF kinda **** is this? This makes me sick. I don't care if it's simply you speaking how it was back then, it's bull**** and I am truly offended.
Sorry for the douche-bag-ery in advance. But this is offensive. Honestly.
Sorry to be so honest, but that's quite normal in wars, unfortunately. Everyone can be brutal under the right conditions. And yes, we're animals, last time I checked I wasn't a plant.
Your glibness does you no credit. I know humans are animals. I am saying that people always have a choice. I wasn’t offended by the simple recounting of history, but because it sounded as if you agreed with what you were saying (Men are beastly, evil things who rape women all the time-- every man would rape a woman if he couldn’t have sex. That’s what it sounded like you were saying to me. But what about the “bestial nature” of women? No one ever likes to talk about that because they might make the women seem less lady-like.)
I’m sick of being portrayed as some kind of monster for something I have, and never will, do. You people talk about this stuff so casually and as if everyone does it. It’s not even funny.
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Let us analyze this little bit of info: 1 in 6 women in Africa are raped. That is a lot of people, an astounding number. About 83 million people. That means that 1/6th of men, approx, have and would rape women. That is also about 83 million people. That, however terrible the number, is not a 4th of the population. That means that while 83 million men approximately have and would rape women, another 420-430 million men have not raped women. When you look at the fact that Africa is full of gangs, violence and hate this is understandable. It’s a terrible thing and it sickens me, but it isn’t as if every man in Africa is running around raping women. These numbers aren’t perfect, or even correct.
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As of 2009 approximately 307,006,550 lived in the United States (not counting illegal immigrants.) So, about 150,000,000 women live in the United States. A much smaller percentage of women have been raped. A much, much smaller percentage. About 17 million women have been raped (so far as I know) in American since I don’t know. 68 thousand women were raped from 2004-2006 (I believe) in America out of the total population of women = 150,000,000. Meaning that men, 68,000+ have and would rape women. That percentage is so much smaller than in Africa. Some of the percentage is actually illegal immigrants, those who ran from their own country because of crimes committed there.
However, in Canada the numbers are almost non-existent.
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So all of you people who are making it seem as if this is a normal thing that normal men do: It’s not. And I’m sick of being portrayed as a monster who would rape someone because of my gender.
So shut the hell up.
Modifié par Rendar666, 07 juin 2010 - 05:06 .
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