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Helen Mirren On Rape Is A Royal Ignoramus
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11/18/08
Me too.
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I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt over her last comments, because it seemed like a) they were misrepresented here and elsewhere and b) she was still dealing with her own sexual trauma. But this? Is wrong in so many ways. It perpetuates a few damaging myths: that women are competitive, back-stabbing bitches, that rape is no different than sex, etc.
EPIC FAIL.
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11/17/08
I know, though, that I've been there when women were being targeted by the group, for no real reason. I didn't lead it, but I didn't stop it either because I didn't want them to turn on me. Social bullying exists; it is practiced by both sexes; and I don't think it's helpful to try to shame people who point it out. (It's also not helpful to pretend girls are the only ones who practice it).
11/17/08
I think everyone has either participated in bullying or let it slide at one time or another, but I'm out of high school (and college) and I have enough self confidence that I don't put up with bullying and that includes "Girls are mean!" bullying.
11/17/08
How do you learn "how not to be a victim," then, Helen? Is there some magical skill that you know--and no one else does--that will prevent you from being raped? Because if it's just a matter of knowing how "not to be a victim", then no one would ever get raped! Apparently you've got some kind of ineffable wisdom because smart people don't get raped or something? And how exactly does feminism expose you to rapists any more than any other ideology?
A WORLD OF NO, MIRREN.
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Perhaps jury selection is different in the UK?
11/17/08
There may have been judgemental thoughts behind this, but there was also the feeling that woman were more cautious about sending someone to prison if they might be innocent so were more hesistant about conviction.
Obviously a mock trial isn't perfect but it is illegal to interview jurors after a trial in the UK so studies can't be done with real juries.
While I didn't find women supportive after my rape, the shit Helen Mirren is spouting without basis is how rape myths are born....
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11/19/08
@Treecut - women are not less likely to convict overall - the rates are about the same for other crimes. Women are slightly more likely to convict on other violent crimes.
Of course women who have had a sexual assault against them are likely to be stricken from a jury by the defense under a peremptory challenge, if nothing else.
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