8/ causes us to embrace really rhetorically silly positions. FIN.
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Replying to @jessesingal
@jessesingal you are arguing against people who believe that "you need to prevent being raped" is a harmful message1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @a_man_in_black
@jessesingal it's not about alcohol, it's about victim blaming1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @a_man_in_black
@jessesingal and for all the emphasis on stat-driven science I don't see anyone waving around any measurable upside for "don't get raped"2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @a_man_in_black
@a_man_in_black what you mean by measurable upside?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jessesingal
@jessesingal can you show any measurable evidence telling people "avoid getting raped by doing X" for any value of X helps anyone4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @a_man_in_black
@jessesingal analogous: not having sex means not getting pregnant but that doesn't make abstinence sex ed effective2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @a_man_in_black
@a_man_in_black http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/06/promising-approach-to-fighting-college-rape.html …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jessesingal
@jessesingal then you've got a material argument. but you're still going to see pushback against victim-blaming3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @a_man_in_black
@jessesingal esp b/c programs that don't center only on victims can include the program's you're describing too; consent education for ex1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@a_man_in_black not the end-all, be-all, but author I spoke w/said male-targeted programs only work if you can get to them in early teens
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