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Am I the only one who thinks the saddest part of all this is the fact that people immediately jump to the conclusion of "OMG STALKERS AND RAPISTS!"? We're addi

Am I the only one who thinks the saddest part of all this is the fact that people immediately jump to the conclusion of "OMG STALKERS AND RAPISTS!"? We're addicted to worst-case thinking. We see men as aggressors and dangerous, and we reinforce notions of "weak" members of society (i.e. women and children) needing to be hidden away in what we perceive as safety.

drblast 15y ago
You're not the only one. What's a bit silly is the idea that there's someone sitting at home wishing to perform a stalking or rape, but is prevented from doing so by the lack of an app for that.
- epo 15y ago
  What's a bit silly (actually idiotic) is your second sentence. No one is claiming that stalking or rape is impossible without these apps, they are saying such apps makes life easier for stalkers and rapists.
  - georgieporgie 15y ago
    actually idiotic Take that attitude elsewhere. No one is claiming that stalking or rape is impossible without these apps And nobody was claiming that anyone was making that claim. If you're going to call someone an idiot, you should really be more careful with what you subsequently write.
  - zeroonetwothree 15y ago
    It seems unlikely that social media has had a significant effect on making rape easier because rapes in the US been declining for a while now.
ebiester 15y ago
8% of women have been stalked in their life. http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/research/stalking.shtml http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/research/stalking.shtml Between 15 and 20% of women have been raped in their lifetimes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_the_United_States - (now, this gets complicated due to under reporting, and that most rape is done by someone known my the attacker.) I would say it is a legitimate concern.
- georgieporgie 15y ago
  Stalkers and rapists don't need these tools to ply their 'trade', they're fine with existing resources. New resources such as the app in question do not magically turn normal people into stalkers and rapists.

drblast 15y ago

You're not the only one. What's a bit silly is the idea that there's someone sitting at home wishing to perform a stalking or rape, but is prevented from doing so by the lack of an app for that.

epo 15y ago
What's a bit silly (actually idiotic) is your second sentence. No one is claiming that stalking or rape is impossible without these apps, they are saying such apps makes life easier for stalkers and rapists.
- georgieporgie 15y ago
  actually idiotic Take that attitude elsewhere. No one is claiming that stalking or rape is impossible without these apps And nobody was claiming that anyone was making that claim. If you're going to call someone an idiot, you should really be more careful with what you subsequently write.
- zeroonetwothree 15y ago
  It seems unlikely that social media has had a significant effect on making rape easier because rapes in the US been declining for a while now.

ebiester 15y ago

8% of women have been stalked in their life. http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/research/stalking.shtml http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/research/stalking.shtml Between 15 and 20% of women have been raped in their lifetimes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_the_United_States - (now, this gets complicated due to under reporting, and that most rape is done by someone known my the attacker.) I would say it is a legitimate concern.

georgieporgie 15y ago
Stalkers and rapists don't need these tools to ply their 'trade', they're fine with existing resources. New resources such as the app in question do not magically turn normal people into stalkers and rapists.