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Yes I read it and although it raised some valid points I found it to be hugely patronising and insulting in parts as is the assumption was any man reading it goes along with the attitude of "well she probably asked for it".
I have a pretty good idea of what I'm capable of but rape is one of the things I am 100% not.
Fuck you yourself. I have all the sympathy and empathy for rape victims but as someone who is not capable of such an act I object to the assumption that I am.
I have several good friends who have been raped. It is not an uncommon occurrence. Yes, I think women are right to be wary of all men as potential rapists, moreso when they have actually been sexually assaulted.
Anyone at work who asks out a customer should be sacked. Partly for being inappropriate and partly because they're clearly as thick as pigshit.
Speaking of being as thick as pigshit, I'm assuming you'll be retraction all this? You're being a fucking douche.
Just saying, like.
In that case I'm happy to prove you wrong.
You can start by showing you have enough empathy to understand just how inappropriate your comments to Randomgirl were.
*drums fingers*
By continuing to not rape people? I should hope so too.
I think it was a bit of a daft thing that he did but I wouldn't have complained. I'd have probably avoided him in the supermarket from the on though.
In that she wasn't raped?
*still drumming fingers*
I've posted extensively on this site about how I have been raped though and also sexually abused by others.
I'm sorry but I have no idea of your posting history and could not have had any idea about that seeing as I was responding to a post that made no mention of you being raped.
Had I known this then of course I would not have posted what I did. I'm happy to take it back without the need for little Johnny-shit-for-brains getting his tits in a twist. However I strongly dispute that 'all men are potential rapists' which is utter bullshit.
It doesn't matter that it wasn't me who got raped at the supermarket. It's of no relevance.
Of course it is. Objections were raised about what I said to someone because they were a rape victim. My point is I would not have said that had I known of your history. I would still disagree strongly though.
From the perspective of a woman who has been assaulted, all men ARE potential rapists. Rapists don't look or dress or act differently to not-rapists. They don't wear special t-shirts. As you can't spot a rapist it's natural to assume everyone is capable of it.
You say you won't rape me. Great. But a rapist would also say that. Do you not grasp this?
After all, that's why we teach children not to talk to strangers.
But like you don't have to have a personal experience of something to have a genuine fear of it. I have never been mugged but walking around where I live I fear being mugged because of the area.
It's the same as fearing supermarkets.
Besides which I did post in this thread that I had been rather seriously sexually mistreated at the supermarket I worked at, it's really not how men should treat 15 year old girls who are decades younger than them.
Seriously, you need to grow up. My comment was aimed at one person (which I have withdrawn). I understand that a rape victim may see all men that way however that doesn't mean I have to like or accept it. It's one of the very worst things somebody could suggest about me and while I understand it may not be personal that doesn't mean I'm not going to object to it.
I don't need to grow up. You need to understand just how bad what you said was. Maybe when you've spent all night consoling a friend after an attack you might.
I don't disagree, and I think it's healthy to have a certain level of fear or respect for the danger of something. That doesn't mean I'm not going to speak out against the inference that I am potentially of something I'm not capable of.
The inference is that I cannot tell the difference between you and someone who is capable of it.
*bashes head on desk*
If you get a flight, does it bother you that they security check you as if you are a potential terrorist?
Really? Perhaps you need to understand the fact you have no idea what I have experienced. Certainly not a sexual attack but playing the high and mighty card is pretty pointless when you have no idea of the circumstances.
Not really but if I did I would simply not take a flight. Incidentally I've not been out of the country in more than 20 years, I don't feel like I'm missing out. However if they only searched men then I may object.
Play nicely now.
Depending on the circumstances I may or ma not have complained. I may also lean towards not using that shop again if it's easy to avoid. Mainly because I like to be able to do my shopping without being hit on.
That's a fair comment and from the start I've said I think he was wrong to ask her out while at work. But going on the fact I could hear the flow of conversation and specifically him asking and her rejecting, I say she went OTT if it was in fact her making the complaint. The only reason this is playing on my mind is because I may be called as a witness, something I'm not comfortable with.
I don't think he should be sacked but a good bollocking would do him good.
To be honest it's not as if I "have" to do anything. A manager asked what I heard and I told him. There was no witness to that and I didn't sign anything to confirm it. I have no idea if it will get to a disciplinary meeting. This then becomes a moral issue. On one hand he was stupid to do that while on duty however I disagree that he may lose his job over it, it's not what I'd call a sackable offence and I would hate to think my involvement could lead to that. My ADHD means I have a (genuine) habit of forgetting details and the company knows this, perhaps I would be considered an 'unreliable witness'. If he had action taken against him with no concrete evidence other that his word against someone else's then I'm sure his union would take them to the cleaners.
Unless he told somebody about it (I doubt it) then no other staff member would know as it was just those two in the aisle, I was in the next one and no other customers were about in that part if the store when it happened.
This.