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While it's well meaning, that really doesn't sound like a solution. On the purely practical front: you will never get enough woman wear them. The most you co
by rauljara 14y ago
While it's well meaning, that really doesn't sound like a solution.
On the purely practical front: you will never get enough woman wear them. The most you could hope for is enough woman wearing them so that they have a deterrent effect on would-be rapists. But if enough people hear about them, and the rapists know to expect them, what's to stop the rapist from simply removing it? I would also expect that if the condom functioned as expected, it would mostly just serve to enrage the rapist and make it more likely for him to escalate the level of violence.
On a more emotional level: the woman still gets raped. What's more, she has to ritually insert an object that only works if she does get raped. I can't imagine that being good for one's psyche.
Which is not to say we shouldn't search for interesting solutions wherever we can find them. But I'm very skeptical that some gadget is going to solve this problem.
Protesting and agitating for social change is probably the most effective route that's available right now. And these women are kind of amazing, though vigilanteism always raises tough questions: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/02/26/meet-the-woman-behind-indias-pink-vigilantes.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/02/26/meet-the-wo...