Unfortunately, the vocal 20% on the internet tend to create an echo chamber effect, which then bleeds into real-world social interactions.
That’s why it’s not unheard of for a man to say hi to a woman at a bar, only for her friends to immediately butt in and go “Stop trying to rape her!” as if simply saying hello is synonymous with attempted rape nowadays…
And it doesn’t help actual victims of rape either, because it desensitizes people to the word. How is anyone supposed to “believe victims” by default if it’s become normal to cry “rape” at the slightest misstep?
Whoa, when I posted this I didn’t expect anyone to actually agree with me. Thanks for renewing my hope in the world!
Many do, wondering wanderer, many do.
Try to remember the 80/20 rule (may not be accurate with those exact numbers) 80 % of people on here are invisible and rarely make themselves noticed.
The vocal minority skews perceptions but are often rather noisy about their opinions…which is just like my opinion, man
Unfortunately, the vocal 20% on the internet tend to create an echo chamber effect, which then bleeds into real-world social interactions.
That’s why it’s not unheard of for a man to say hi to a woman at a bar, only for her friends to immediately butt in and go “Stop trying to rape her!” as if simply saying hello is synonymous with attempted rape nowadays…
And it doesn’t help actual victims of rape either, because it desensitizes people to the word. How is anyone supposed to “believe victims” by default if it’s become normal to cry “rape” at the slightest misstep?