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I read this a "Large Hard-On Collider"
Probably not a good idea at those speeds.
You mean it's not?
:shock:

Quote by TanKinky
I noticed something very interesting on the photo gallery
A photo of a clothed woman got more looks than womens tits/clits etc
Why do you think that is?
Cos ppl get fed up of gynacological stuff and just want to see a human being!
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Quote by Freckledbird
Thank you Cherrytree :kiss I had a think after I posted it.. and said to Keeno I thought it might be because people didn't know what to say. I just felt I had to say something, as people were making comments without the actual knowledge of the situation, which I had.
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People who dress in a certain way are not "asking for it" i often go out in mini skirts low cut tops etc thats just the way i am
People under the influence of drink and/or drugs are certainly more vunerable but again they are not "asking for it" either
The way things are, the victim is often made to feel like a criminal to protect the offender in the first place.
Maybe its our rose tinted view of the world and the many times the offender(s) are made into victims
Dont know if im making much sence but there ya go
Ho hum
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Females? Janis Joplin,Eva cassidy, :smitten: and Pink
All good at what they do and all very different imo
Groups? gotta be Abba![]()
:karaoke: "It was like shooting a sitting duck
A little small talk, a smile and baby I was stuck
I still don't know what you've done with me
A grown-up woman should never fall so easily
I feel a kind of fear
When I don't have you near
Unsatisfied, I skip my pride
I beg you dear..." :karaoke:
Males? Oh gosh :scared:
John Lennon :angel:
Oops was only supposed to pick one!well i dont know it depends on my mood, listen to abba the most i think
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Actually the law does take that into account. If the 'victim' knowingly puts themselves in a dangerous or risky situation, they are generally seen as being culpable.
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Yes, this is unequivocally and the guy should be punished. But due to the sequence of events and tacit agreement that woman has to take some responsibility for the ensuing .
So yes, is emotive, nasty and complex, but the victim isn't always blame free.
Quote by Peanut
It is a highly complicated issue in my view and one that probably requires a re-evaluation. If really is , then what is ? Is a violation in it's own right? Or is a feminist issue? And how we properly define it?
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So rather than address my point you pick out the instance where I focused on the female? All the way through that post I said person to get away from all rapists are men, apart from the bit about clothing?
I'm not familiar with any cases that deal with a man wearing too short a skirt or showing too much cleavage, I wasn't aware that your average Joe had those specific problems? (although granted I am excluding TV/CD/TS from this aspect).
I agree that we misinterpret ourselves, but is never a misinterpretation, it is a violation. The person cannot be excused because of a misinterpretation.
And where I stand on it .. never will be a feminist issue! It's a societal issue.
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I've highlighted the bit in red that I found pertinent. How far down the line do you take responsibility?
Does it lie with the man/woman who can see that the other person is so drunk and incoherent that it's impossible for them to comprehend the situation?
Does it lie with the person who is in the situation of facing being for not being in full possession of their faculties?
Does it lie with the bar staff who keep serving someone despite them being extremely drunk?
Dies it lie with the female who, being attractive and having a nice figure, choses to dress in a particular way?
Does it lie with the male who thinks the female as dressed above "deserves it"?
Or does it really lie with the person who just wants to go out for a good night, but gets *xxxxx* added to their drink?
You can trace responsibility right back to the "victim", because if they hadn't gone out etc.
There is no "inadvertently contributed to the situation", ultimately the responsibility lies with the person commiting the vile act of !
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...apparently I have the vagina of a teenager
Quote by Misskitty_2008
Some very thought provoking threads going on at the moment... this one is especially close to me.
In 2005 I lost my husband. The coroner recorded the cause of death as natural but alcohol played a part in his state of health up to his death. (Though another supposed factor was the side effect of a drug he shouldn't have been prescribed...)
He used alcohol to "not feel anything" and they were his precise words. He lost his dad at 13 to cancer, then his mum at 21 to cancer, after nursing her on his own for years (no help from family) we then lost people over the next few years to various things, but the majority to cancer. When my mum died of a heart attack in 1998 that was the start of the "falldown" (another one of his words)
He lost his best friend to cancer in 2002, then another passed away suddenly, then my brother was diagnosed with non Hodgkins lymphoma. It was in 2003 when he had to leave his job as he couldn't cope without a drink. He had worked in that job for over 26 years and in that time had only taken two days off for a leg injury, even working while his mum was ill. He had never had anything off the state until that point.. and it took four months to get that sorted. He had paid into the system in that 26 years a lot of money.. so we didn't see anything wrong in asking for help now that we needed it.. though others thought differently.
They didn't think he should have anything because he was an "alkie". But before he got really bad, he used to help others with their addictions, because he understood what they were going through. Yet we had one hell of a job getting help as in Oxford only 20% of alcoholics get help, though 100% of drug addicts get it. I can't fault the people who tried though.
Like peanut said, alcoholism IS a disease, though some poo poo this. A lot of people with any sort of addiction use it to cope. My husband couldn't deal with all the loss that we had gone through, and he finally passed away 3 months after my brother died of cancer in September 2005. That was the final nail...
What a lot of people don't realise is that it is just as hard for the families... I went through hell dealing with it... I was racing up and down the country as my brother was in Yorkshire, and my husband was ill in Oxford... plus trying to keep a job at the same time. I guess I'm just one of those people who can deal with things.. I just get on with it.. though my coping mechanism is OCD....
The point is.. some can and some can't. But please, please don't judge someone without knowing their story first.. at his funeral over 300 people came as he was so well loved.. he was a happy drunk.. yes there are some... I have been in the local papers and national magazines about this subject, and also on BBC news. I am not one to give advice, but can point people in the right direction, having been there, done that.
Sorry this turned into a bit of a rant.. its just something I had to get off my chest...
Please look beyond the bottle and try to understand why they do it.....
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I think if sex was approached with complete common sense and responsibility the human race would die out. It wasn't designed to be something that involves high ideals. It simply follows on closely behind, food water and shelter in the order of things. As such its also closely related to agression and mixed passions. In many cases submission and loss of will power.
In comparison the legal process which subsequently goes into action, involves lengthy deliberations, a highly complex process and people using their wits to the very edge of reasoning. A complete contrast to the savage and primitive actions of .
One process is unable to account for the other.
Quote by keeno
I'm sorry but this seems very very simple to me.
A woman should be able to be alone with a man without it being tacite agreement to sex
An old lady should be able to walk down the street late at night without being mugged.
You should be able to leave your front door open without being burgaled.
You should be able to leave a pile of money in your front garden without it being stolen.
Your actions shouldn't lead to you being a victim of crime.
However, common sense has to prevail somewhere at sometime.