What Is Wrong With the World??

[hellison]

1. headline from bbcni re cervical cancer jab - "Girls urged to ABSTAIN in jab row"
why? Because its a dirty cancer you can get from SEX and obviously if you've been having sex you deserve it. Or... something.
More from the helpful FAQ here -

Colin Hart, Director of The Christian Institute, said the way to tackle the problem was not to offer injections, but to tell girls not to have under-age sex.

Ahh. So it's only *underage* sex that causes cancer. Good Girls won't get it, and thus don't need vaccinated. Well that's all clear then!

I know there are Other Issues around the vaccination and which version was chosen etc, but that's not what these people are saying. They're saying girls shouldn't be vaccinated against a potentially TERMINAL DISEASE, because then they might have sex! And we can't have that!!
Would there be the same outcry if it was discovered testicular cancer was also linked to a virus and teenage boys were offered it?

2. This article about date rape is making my head explode with WTF and RAGE. Because obviously if you go drinking with a guy who turns out not to care whether or not you're concious when he gets off on/in you, well that's YOUR fault you silly loose drunken woman. It's not like he's done anything WRONG, or should face any consequences for it! SKIN CRAWLING NOW.

SEND KITTENS PLZ. NEED HAPPY THOUGHTS.

ETA New Mistful Fic! and at lunchtime too. Couldn't have been better timed.

EDIT 2 - just to add, now the original RAGE has calmed slightly, this turned into a thought provoking discussion; a timely reminder the world isn't completley full of morons. Or at least my flist isn't ;) Thanks!

AAAAND if we can keep it civil kids, that would be good. _unhurt_, I still have crutches. And I know where you live. Keep up the ranting tho. Rants Good. CIder better. MOAR CIDER

Comments

[hellison.livejournal.com]

We've all been there, done that etc, my main problem is that the focus on 'stopping rape' is all aimed at what WOMEN should/shouldn't do to avoid it.

Where is the focus on what MEN should/shouldn't do to avoid being accused of rape or, you know, actually raping someone? Where are the articles urging men NOT to sleep with unconsious women? Pointing out that just because you carry some drunk women from a taxi to her door, doesn't automatically mean you get to shag her? that sometimes, even if she *seems* willing (or isn't actively protesting), its' STILL BETTER TO NOT SHAG HER.

Why do they make women responsible for NOT making men rapists?

(heh. Rant overload. Sorry ;p)

[glassstrider.livejournal.com]

Where are the articles urging men NOT to sleep with unconsious women?

I was given one actual, serious, father-son instruction on how to live my life by my dad, which was: there can be reasons to kill people. There can be reasons to steal from people. But there is never any reason or cause to rape someone.