See one of your friends being dragged off unconscious to who knows what horrible fate? Well put a 158 grains of "No means no" into him.
Posted on 08/28/2014 3:09:07 PM PDT by WXRGina
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By now you may have heard about the new nail polish, called Undercover Colors, developed by four young scientists at North Carolina State University. It was designed to be used by women to detect whether or not certain "date rape" drugs are in their drinks. The girl simply swirls her polished fingernail in the drink, and if the color of the polish changes, then it means someone has slipped her a mickey. It sounds like a handy tool for our Godless, sex-obsessed, "modern" culture, right? Well, not if we forget to factor in the lunacy of "political correctness."
While doing yard work on Wednesday, I had Rush Limbaugh on my portable radio. He mentioned this story and said that the feminazis are in an uproar over it. In case you're unfamiliar with Rush's word, feminazi, that's his term of endearment for men-hating, radical feminists. He explained why they're irked about the new nail polish (that's not even on the market yet), which, as usual, is a lot of complaining about men and the terrible burdens women are expected to carry to hopefully avoid getting raped. Naturally, Rush's analysis of the silliness of the feminazi ire was spot-on.
Then on Thursday, I came across a Huffington Post column that may have been part of what inspired Rush's monologue. Written by Sophia Kerby, "What 'Undercover Colors' Gets All Wrong About Date Rape" is a typical feminist missive, misguidedly taking the nail polish's developers to task.
She writes:
Thanks to four male college students from North Carolina State University, you may soon be able to add a new accessory to your outfit and tool in combating date rape: nail polish.
... While I applaud their efforts to prevent sexual assault among college students, after reading their product description, it's pretty clear that these male students know little rape culture and even less about plausible solutions.
I read the product description, and it in no way broadcasts her assertions. Of course, she simply must point out that the young scientists are "male college students," as if the fact that they're male automatically detracts from the credibility of their invention. Then she goes off the rails when she claims,"... it's pretty clear that these male students know little rape culture and even less about plausible solutions." Putting aside the obvious contradiction to reality here – that these guys clearly did recognize the need for such a product and then labored to create it – how many of us "know rape culture" or even want to? How do you become knowledgeable of "rape culture"? By "rape culture," I assume she means the prevalence of rape, rather than a culture that embraces rape. Is it not enough to study the statistics? Is it not enough to be bombarded with countless media stories lamenting it, endless politicians denouncing it and numerous public service announcements promoting awareness of it? It would seem to me that if these young men truly knew "little rape culture," then it would not have occurred to them to develop this product.
To defend her assertions, Ms. Kerby points out that not all sexual assaults happen at bars but on college campuses, as well. I would contend that almost none of them happen at bars, but at other locations after the bar. She notes that alcohol is just part of the problem. Alcoholic drinks are available everywhere, not just bars, and wherever a girl is, her nail polish is there with her. As a criticism of the "male" developers, her argument is a dud.
So, what does Ms. Kerby consider "plausible solutions"? She gives three main points: stop blaming the victim, educate men on how not to rape, and hold colleges accountable for how they deal with sexual assaults on campus.
Why do you suppose that there might be a "blame the victim" mentality today? Do women ever bear any responsibility for putting themselves in potentially dangerous places and situations, like drunken frat parties? Do they bear no responsibility for the outrageous "fashions" they choose to wear nowadays, clothing that makes them look like prostitutes and porn "stars," clothing that arguably feeds the "rape culture"? Yes, we know that a man who sexually assaults a woman is always wrong, but why is it considered just fine for a woman to present herself in a hyper-sexual, sleazy way and then expect men to treat her with the dignity and honor she imagines she deserves? The disconnect from reason is palpable.
To many on the Left, the answer to most problems is "education," but what young man doesn't already know that it's wrong to sexually assault another person? Who is unclear that "no" means "no"? There again, can it be argued that a woman dressed like a strumpet, yet saying "no" to unwanted sexual advances, sends a mixed message? Yes, I know it's outrageous, but this is what our Godless culture has wrought. There are a lot of bad people out there, and no amount of "education," telling them it's wrong (they already know this), will change their evil hearts.
Another favorite tactic of the Left is to hold the powers-that-be responsible for the protection and safety of the people. Colleges can only do so much to protect their students from danger, but Ms. Kerby expects colleges to be held accountable and to enact policy changes that will better punish rapists. For this to happen, a man must be convicted in a court of law to legally be considered a rapist. What about false accusations? What about accusations with no convictions? Should a man be punished only on being accused of rape? How far does Ms. Kerby believe colleges (whose main function is supposed to be schooling) should go in becoming anti-rape squads? She seems to acknowledge the difficulty in this as she writes:
While such policy changes will put more of the burden on the perpetrator, such disciplinary hearings have led to wildly inappropriate questions for survivors and light punishments for perpetrators found guilty of assault, such as expulsion after graduation (who knew that was even a thing). Policy changes need to not only hold the perpetrators accountable, but the school's handing [sic] of these hearings as well.
She concludes her column with this:
It's pretty terrible that in 2014, that these kinds of products even need to exist, but the reality is that they do exist. Instead of funneling money into making gadgets that help prevent women from being raped, let's talk about solutions to shifting rape culture where consent, on both sides, is seen as the norm.
Yes, it is indeed a shame that there is a "need" for a product like this nail polish, and for a morally diseased culture such as ours, there is nothing to criticize about these young scientists' ingenious invention. But, there will be no shifting of any rape culture by throwing money at more "rape culture awareness," or telling young men that it's wrong to rape, or holding colleges accountable, or not "blaming the victim." Our nation has turned its back on God. We have kicked Him out of our schools and out of the public square. We have raised several generations of Godless, self-centered, sex-obsessed kids, and the truth is that there can be no positive transformation of any sick culture without the saving power of the Spirit of God through Jesus Christ to change people's hearts of stone into new hearts of flesh.
Excellent
Miz Negative can’t see it’s a tool to be used to help prevent some rapes. Of course, it isn’t going to prevent them all. Hate to tell her that rape is and will always be out there no matter how many times she tries to ignore it.
Here’s to it being on the market be Christmas. If so, there’s the stocking stuffers.
The irony about the concern over rape on college campi is the way the elightenati who run colleges encourage libertine behavior in the first place.
See one of your friends being dragged off unconscious to who knows what horrible fate? Well put a 158 grains of "No means no" into him.
Education? This is ridiculous. Education might come into play when you have two drunk kids hooking up, and lines get blurred.
But if a guy takes a drug with him to a bar that is capable of rendering a woman unconscious, that shows conscious intent to commit a crime. Education isn’t going to prevent a criminal from committing his crime.
This nail polish might be worn by a perfectly respectable virgin, not dressed like a slut, who just wants to make sure nobody slipped something into her drink when she wasn’t looking.
Aren’t men already dropping out of college in record numbers leaving most college campi with an overwhelmingly female student population. So which men are left to do the raping?
/johnny
Thanks WXRGina.
Thanks, Guys!
Yes, of course, but the well-dressed virgin is not part of the "rape culture" the Huff-Po writer is lamenting. The well-dressed virgin is less likely to be found at a drunken frat party.
I was defending the nail polish and its creators.
In my experience, I always found feminists to be the ugly, angry girls who couldn’t get boyfriends.
Maybe if they cleaned up a bit and stopped hating everything, they could enjoy a nice, healthy relationship with the opposite sex - like women are biologically programmed to.
‘educate men on how not to rape,”
Kind of like “just say no”, right?
Yep.
Yep.
If you live on campus you are rather vulnerable to people who might have evil intent.
Will it help everyone? Nope. Only those with the foresight to wear it and use it.
Please don’t think I was exasperated with you....it was the tone of the article that made my head explode. You were just the lucky poster of said article :)
No, Ms. Miller, unfortunately she actually means the latter. In feminist theory, "rape culture" describes a culture in which rape is both pervasive and normalized, because of societal attitudes about women and sex.
If you suggest that women should take responsibility for their personal safety by not dressing skimpily, staying out of bad neighbourhoods, learning to defend theirselves (with or without a gun), or taking measures to make sure they're not drugged, you will be variously accused of "slutshaming," "victim-blaming," or "enabling rape culture."
In other words, if women get empowered and take charge of their lives, rape culture wins, because the solution to preventing rape is never personal protection: it's educating men that rape is wrong, which 99% of men already know and the remaining 1% of sociopaths don't care about. Truly, feminism's is a dizzying intellect.
Yep - she thinks it's the rapist's job to shoot his own dang self so the female doesn't have to take any action.
Yes, indeed! Excellent points, RO!
The tone of the column? That personal responsibility is a rare commodity today and that women ARE accountable for how they present and conduct themselves? That only God can transform the evil hearts of the people of our "rape culture"?
I'm sorry you don't like the tone of the column. I wrote the column.
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