Posts by Jackie Clark
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I'm of the opinion that we have a history of convicting people of crimes because they just aren't likeable at all, or are seen as strange in some way. See Lundy, Bain, and Watson particularly. I don't know whether Lundy did it or not. As with Bain, the only people who know, really, are the men themselves. I have no investment in either of these cases, and just find it very strange that so many people do - totally unrelated to the families, and to whom verdicts of guilty or innocent actually make no difference. I know it's interesting to some, but it just makes me uneasy, this national rush to judgement.
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Hard News: Rape and unreason, in reply to Russell Brown,
To your reader, I would say: thank you for telling your story. Your voice is heard, and appreciated. Never let the bastards win.
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Hard News: Rape and unreason, in reply to Helen Marie,
PS I love you.
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Helen Marie, all my love to you. Aroha mai atu, wahine toa. Your survival and testimony is beautiful, in my eyes.
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Hard News: Rape and unreason, in reply to Danielle,
I would like to retweet this, but I don't seem able to. Have these instead xxxxxxxx
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Hard News: Rape and unreason, in reply to Sue,
Oh thank you Sue. Thank you.
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Hard News: Rape and unreason, in reply to Dylan Reeve,
I don't agree with you. People who are violent will be violent, and need no justification. Ever. And, besides, it's not about "all men are capable of rape", it's about addressing what motivates rape. Power and entitlement.
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Hard News: Rape and unreason, in reply to Dylan Reeve,
I wonder, Dylan, if you understand what rape actually is. It would be surprising if you did. Even the Oxford Dictionary hasn't got it quite right. http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/rape?q=rape
Most of our rape culture is around not understanding the term. Rape is nonconsenusal sex. Simple.
In reading all your words, I sense that you come from a bit of a liberal bubble. That when you see the word rapist you have a certain image in your mind. Of a man, a very bad man with nefarious things on his mind. Most men I know have this image in their heads. Rape is a violent, and terrible, act. Not me. Not us. That's rape culture.
I wrote a really long spiel, but then, I thought, I can't be fucked explaining rape culture again. And besides, others are more eloquent. So I wrote a blog post, especially for you, and men like you. I hope you read it. Rapists aren't bogey men. They're, mostly, just men. But we have a culture of entitlement around sex. No-one teaches young girls that all men are capable of rape, or sexual violence. We learn that all for ourselves, through our experiences.http://goodeyemcwoowoo.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/rape-culture-my-culture/
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Hard News: Rape and unreason, in reply to Megan Wegan,
In the context of twitter, sometimes those with quieter voices don't get heard. That was her point, I think.
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Hard News: Rape and unreason, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Hi Soph xxx I think the point she was making that for women with PTSD, their voices weren't necessarily being heard above the more popular bloggers/tweeters/commenters. Not that the noise was an issue, just that sometimes, in the quiet, someone says something, and we might miss it.