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8. I went to the Reddit link itself.

Reply to LadyHawkAZ (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 02:32 PM

Jul 2012

It's tough to read, and being unmoderated and a free for all, it's not really a safe space. I understand the good motives behind it, I'm just not sure that's the place, or the way, to have the conversation. I had to give up after about 20 minutes.

I guess my question is, is understanding intent really necessary to undoing oppression?

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Rapists Explain Themselves on Reddit, and We Should Listen [View all] LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 OP

Dupe... rfranklin Jul 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jul 2012 #2

It hasn't been posted before in this Group, and dupes and xposts are allowed except in LBN REP Jul 2012 #3

It's also been posted in GD, which is fine. yardwork Jul 2012 #4

I have HoF trashed n/t LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 #9

There are a lot of different points of view in those posts on Reddit. yardwork Jul 2012 #5

I am going to sit down and read it at some point this upcoming weekend. stevenleser Jul 2012 #14

More like *Rapists who got away with it* explain themselves. Gormy Cuss Jul 2012 #6

There were a lot of perspectives presented. kdmorris Jul 2012 #7

I went to the Reddit link itself. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #8

You lasted 20 minutes? kdmorris Jul 2012 #10

I wanted to see if there was something that supported the assessment of the Jezebel article. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #11

There's the huge unknown about whether or not the perpetrators are telling the truth. yardwork Jul 2012 #12

That whole aspect I hadn't even started to think about. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #13