#LiberalTips2AvoidRape – More Proof That Conservatives Should Avoid Rape Talk

I honestly don’t understand what makes some conservatives believe that they can talk about rape without royally screwing it up, because we saw another example today that they can’t. The use of the hashtag #LiberalTips2AvoidRape has been honestly one of the most ignorant, vile, women-hating, and victim-blaming things I’ve ever seen in such a concentrated way on Twitter. Colorado State Rep Joe Salazar, a Democrat, in expressing support of banning concealed guns on college campuses, made an inelegant statement about women not needing guns to prevent attacks because of the availability of call boxes and whistles and the like, and the possibility of introducing accidental shootings into the campus mix. He didn’t make the most intelligent statement in the world. But now, conservatives who love guns and gun rights – and who are promote the idea that more guns on campus would prevent rapes – have taken to twitter with the #LiberalTips2AvoidRape hashtag in a way that is insulting to rape victims and really trivializes the issue of rape. Big surprise from anti-women conservative types, right? *eyeroll* Some examples accompanying the hashtag, and it’s not like I spent a lot of time combing Twitter for horrific examples – this was about 2 minutes of not really trying: Close your eyes and think of Colorado Democrats Pray that the wicked witch of the left comes in time (with picture of Nancy Pelosi as the witch) don’t get raped give ...
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