Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Curious Hair wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Does he really believe the wrongly accused aren't owed an apology by someone?
They should receive apologies in private while being condemned in public. It's about optics.
You know, I can accept the potential morality in a philosophy that favors society as a whole over particular individuals. And maybe the concept that rape survivors (or accusers, if you prefer) should simply be believed as a collective, as has been suggested by Jessica Valenti and some others, due to the greater good attained via the recognition of the prevalence of sexual assault is a good approach for our society. I have yet to be convinced of that, but I am at least open to the concept.
There are a couple obvious problems with such a philosophy. The first and most important being that it's very easy to sacrifice Patrick Kane or Dez Wells on the altar of modern feminism, but I don't think any of the "feminists" promoting such an idea would feel the same if the man in question were their father or brother.
Second, it seems that in the eyes of the modern feminist the "greater good of society" approach is only applicable to this single issue. When we discuss abortion and its effects on society, suddenly it becomes very personal and the rights of the individual must trump all.
There are certainly both morale and moral hazards associated with this line of thought with a list so long we couldn't begin to put a dent in it.
Promiscuous sex has negative stigmas associated with it. That's one morale hazard. "Sure, I'll go home with this guy. Worst case, I'll say he forced himself on me and no one will look down on me."
Also, it could be used as a weapon. "This guy fucked me and didn't call me afterward. Fuck him. I'll say he forced himself on me to get back at him." That's the moral hazard.
There are dozens more. And I'm not saying that as an excuse for actual predators who will always exist. It's just a reality of the risk involved with such a philosophy.
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Curious Hair wrote:
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