@jessesingal you are arguing against people who believe that "you need to prevent being raped" is a harmful message
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@jessesingal it's not about alcohol, it's about victim blaming1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@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 -
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@a_man_in_black what you mean by measurable upside?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@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 -
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@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 -
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@a_man_in_black I mean, look at these awful victim-blaming sexual assault researchers! http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/06/promising-approach-to-fighting-college-rape.html …pic.twitter.com/G3qMYFs731
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Replying to @jessesingal
@jessesingal@a_man_in_black you at least understand how these arguments are misused, though. The instinct to push back is not irrational.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@karspearhollow @a_man_in_black yup, I just think we're sometimes scared of our own shadow b/c we're so drenched in dumb conservative lines
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Replying to @jessesingal
@jessesingal@karspearhollow how much harm does it cause to tell a victim "all you needed to do was X to be fine"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @a_man_in_black
@jessesingal@karspearhollow this is why I say it's a bad look to say psych harm is for "ninnies"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
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