Comments on: You Could Say I’m Skeptical http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/04/you-could-say-im-skeptical/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:53:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dominique http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/04/you-could-say-im-skeptical/#comment-220640 Dominique Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:20:16 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/04/you-could-say-im-skeptical/#comment-220640 I agree with the post, I would NEVER wear this shirt. And certainly not only because I have something against Jennifer Baumgardner. I don't see how it could be empowering to anyone. If you really want to own your rape experience by wearing a shirt, maybe something that says, "I survived."? Other than that, there have to be better ways to raise consciousness if that's what the aim is... I agree with the post, I would NEVER wear this shirt. And certainly not only because I have something against Jennifer Baumgardner. I don’t see how it could be empowering to anyone. If you really want to own your rape experience by wearing a shirt, maybe something that says, “I survived.”? Other than that, there have to be better ways to raise consciousness if that’s what the aim is…

]]> By: zuzu http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/04/you-could-say-im-skeptical/#comment-218485 zuzu Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:52:22 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/04/you-could-say-im-skeptical/#comment-218485 No sizing info on the order form, I noticed. Who'd rape a fat woman, anyway? No sizing info on the order form, I noticed.

Who’d rape a fat woman, anyway?

]]> By: bitchphd http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/04/you-could-say-im-skeptical/#comment-217615 bitchphd Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:04:40 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/04/you-could-say-im-skeptical/#comment-217615 Hm. I think I'm the only person around who doesn't find the shirt offensive. I see a couple things in it: first, the idea that having been raped isn't something to be *ashamed* of, and therefore certainly not something women should feel they can't "admit" (which I think is what she meant by the "own" comment); and second, the idea that rape is pretty common, but most people think that (1) they don't know anyone who's been raped; (2) it's a pretty rare event. So I saw the shirt as taking those two things in reverse order, and saying, as a feminist statement, one could wear this shirt to raise consciousness, and why the hell shouldn't one--since having been raped isn't something to be ashamed of. Admittedly I was thinking of this more in a campus setting, where there's an assumption that overt political speech on shirts is pretty common. Also admittedly, I've never been raped. Hm. I think I’m the only person around who doesn’t find the shirt offensive. I see a couple things in it: first, the idea that having been raped isn’t something to be *ashamed* of, and therefore certainly not something women should feel they can’t “admit” (which I think is what she meant by the “own” comment); and second, the idea that rape is pretty common, but most people think that (1) they don’t know anyone who’s been raped; (2) it’s a pretty rare event.

So I saw the shirt as taking those two things in reverse order, and saying, as a feminist statement, one could wear this shirt to raise consciousness, and why the hell shouldn’t one–since having been raped isn’t something to be ashamed of.

Admittedly I was thinking of this more in a campus setting, where there’s an assumption that overt political speech on shirts is pretty common. Also admittedly, I’ve never been raped.

]]> By: Amanda Marcotte http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/04/you-could-say-im-skeptical/#comment-215358 Amanda Marcotte Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:43:37 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/04/you-could-say-im-skeptical/#comment-215358 It's not even the random yokel problem. I think it's better for rape victims to think of rape as a terrible thing that happened to them, not an experience they need to own. It’s not even the random yokel problem. I think it’s better for rape victims to think of rape as a terrible thing that happened to them, not an experience they need to own.

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