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Although when I first started reading this piece I thought that Roiphe was making some streched claims, she did bring up a lot of great points. I think her willingness to show that the issue of "date rape" actually produces a negative view on women is interesting. She believes that "date rape" victimizes women and labels women as incapable of being sensual beings. I thought this was interesting because a lot of women in the feminist movement (first and second) were trying to move away from this Victorian stereotype of women being pure and pious. Roiphe shows that this date rape movement is actually, in some ways, harking back to this old ideal that rejects women as sexual beings. Roiphe is instead promoting that women take responsibility for their own actions and not subject themselves to this stereotype and to not be afraid to be sexual. -abratchi | Although when I first started reading this piece I thought that Roiphe was making some streched claims, she did bring up a lot of great points. I think her willingness to show that the issue of "date rape" actually produces a negative view on women is interesting. She believes that "date rape" victimizes women and labels women as incapable of being sensual beings. I thought this was interesting because a lot of women in the feminist movement (first and second) were trying to move away from this Victorian stereotype of women being pure and pious. Roiphe shows that this date rape movement is actually, in some ways, harking back to this old ideal that rejects women as sexual beings. Roiphe is instead promoting that women take responsibility for their own actions and not subject themselves to this stereotype and to not be afraid to be sexual. -abratchi | ||
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| + | I would have to agree with Roiphe that when it comes to rape, some people really do go overboard with it. It is of course a very serious issue, but I at least agree with her irritation with women who are suspcious of all their male friends. Those poor guys! And rape including including more than the physical act (i.e. verbal coercion)? I think this warping of the definition can be likened to how the seriousness of rape is really downplayed in our culture today. People have it in their every day vocabulary (it's a commonly used internet and gaming term) and many people still don't realize just how traumatizing rape can be (not to mention, some people don't seem to treat it like the crime it is!). I am just wondering how we went from one extreme to the other; from hysteria to disinterest? -- CBrau | ||
==Women and Disabilities, Nancy Mairs== | ==Women and Disabilities, Nancy Mairs== | ||
