Dan Rottenberg writes:
From rape to war
Women today are technically free to do all sorts of things that were forbidden to their grandmothers, which is all well and good. But in practice, rape and the notion of sexual conquest persist for the same reason that warfare persists: because the human animal— especially the male animal— craves drama as much as food, shelter and clothing. Conquering an unwilling sex partner is about as much drama as a man can find without shooting a gun— and, of course, guns haven’t disappeared either.
Earth to liberated women: When you display legs, thighs or cleavage, some liberated men will see it as a sign that you feel good about yourself and your sexuality. But most men will see it as a sign that you want to get laid.
So let's armchair this, just for a couple of minutes, as an exercise in logic and maybe a lesson in the way the world works. Not that lesson, the one Rottenberg is trying to sell, we've all heard that one before and boy, is it tired.
Let's say you hate women. A really effective way for you to keep women from having a voice and from pursuing their own goals and objectives would be to to use rape and the threat of rape. That way whenever women stepped out of line, attended a protest maybe, expressed an interest in sex or a man, or wanted educate herself at a university, rape would be an immediate and effective punishment and serve as a warning to other women.
And if you hate women but live in a less rape-permissive society, I guess you could just applaud from the sidelines.
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