Comments on: Scenes and thoughts from last night’s march for solidarity http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Jenner Davis http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69813 Jenner Davis Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:40:14 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69813 Hey, just thought I ‘d throw this out there – Giving a fuck is free. You don’t have to buy a ribbon or a magnet, you don’t have to sign anything, you don’t have to come in on your day off, and you shouldn’t have to censor yourself. I have and always will respond to cries of help, and I have, and always will take it seriously when someone says they were raped. To do less in my opinion is tantamount to being a rapist’s accomplice.
But among my friends I will joke about what ever I fucking want.

]]> By: snook http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69177 snook Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:32:37 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69177 Regarding teaching men and women… I don’t know why we can’t do both? You can get on a philosophical soap box all day, but teaching people not to rob does not stop all robberies. Teaching women what methods of prevention they can take will decrease rape numbers. It’s very important that we teach men as well, but to say the other isn’t important is just a fallacy.

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]]> By: Boney Bob http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69137 Boney Bob Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:21:14 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69137 You know, a “rape apologist” could easily be defined as a person who says it’s A-OK for rape victims to not report their rape to the police (and thus allowing rapists to repeat). You might want to think this through.

]]> By: C http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69136 C Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:43:35 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69136 To add to my above comment- just as we need to intervene for people on the street, we need to intervene at all points to stop rape and the culture that promotes it.

Mission Mission could do its part in this by not allowing rapists or rape apologists to have a voice on their site by deleting offensive comments.

That’s all for now.

]]> By: C http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69134 C Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:27:38 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69134 Thank you. This is a conversation we need to be having.

Rape is one of the most brutal forms of violence, yet one of the most ubiquitous (even while being severely under-reported).

We need a zero-tolerance approach to rape culture. Rape culture normalizes rape, allows rape survivors to not be taken seriously, shames and blames them (which leads to not reporting). The vast majority of rapes are carried out by people who the victim knows. Despite what we’ve experienced in the Mission lately, very rarely are they strangers lurking and often they are people who might be called “nice guys.”

We also need serious education about what consent means and to TEACH MEN NOT TO RAPE RATHER THAN TEACH WOMEN HOW NOT TO GET RAPED.

great and infamous article from a great resource:
http://yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/meet-the-predators/

]]> By: roseability http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69126 roseability Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:18:41 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69126 thank you for this. it’s a message that can’t be shared often enough.

]]> By: Brock Keeling http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69107 Brock Keeling Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:49:23 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69107 Great article, Vic.

]]> By: Sarah Park http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69098 Sarah Park Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:54:46 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69098 This march is an effective way to warn people about the crimes that are happening in our society today. This is a wake-up call for everyone to be vigilant at all times.

]]> By: Matt http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69092 Matt Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:28:53 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69092 Thank you for posting this MM. Very much needed.

]]> By: C http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69090 C Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:14:35 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69090 This is my favorite MM post.

At the risk of feeding the trolls, my best friend was raped by someone we knew. She didn’t tell me or seek help for almost a year because she was embarrassed and ashamed, thinking it was somehow her fault. It wasn’t. Then I went through a time where I was ashamed and thought it was my fault. It wasn’t. If we stop blaming the victims of sexual assaults and crimes, maybe we can actually get somewhere.

]]> By: 2600Hz http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69089 2600Hz Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:52:48 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69089 Nice handle! I remember.

]]> By: friend http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69087 friend Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:55:00 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69087 hear hear!
thanks for reporting on this

]]> By: tendersociety http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69086 tendersociety Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:36:20 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69086 Wish that it was implicit, that folks would look out for one another, take a stake in their neighbors’ well-being.
Just as well, appreciate this very much.

]]> By: En-Chu Lao http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69085 En-Chu Lao Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:11:44 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69085 Well stated, Vic.

]]> By: 300baud http://www.missionmission.org/2013/01/12/scenes-and-thoughts-from-last-nights-march-for-solidarity/#comment-69082 300baud Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:22:40 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=46177#comment-69082 Well said!

The march was great. All sorts of good people there. If I ever run across somebody in danger I’ll feel much more comfortable intervening knowing that so many people have my back.

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