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than we were today.


And very few- VERY few people can reasonably argue that they're close to the maximum on that trait. Maybe the Dalai Lama, although shit knows that dude has his detractors, too. As does just about everyone.

As has been noted in this thread and elsewhere on DU, there aren't "sides" on this topic; we're all against rape. Anyone who ISN'T against rape, get the fuck out now. I mean it.

I want to say something because I do feel the need to get it off my chest, and this thread is as good a place as any. I have read the threads, and I have listened- really listened to what has been said. I know there are some here who seem to be painting with some awfully broad brushes. But there are also people who are hurting- genuinely hurting over this. One thing that I have become increasingly aware of, and certainly the threads on the topic have been eye opening, is that there are many victims of rape on DU. That we talk with every day. That have been brave enough to come forward and talk about what they've been through. That calls for- it demands- empathy from all of us.

I understand about not liking the broad brush or over the top generalizations in some of the threads; that said, there is a place for remembering that this topic does deserve empathy from all of us. As men, and as human beings.