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New York, 8:37 AM
Fri Nov 27
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10/08/09
The notion that date rapes only take place after drinks are spiked does give women a false sense of security that as long as their drinks are clean, they'll be fine. This gloss definitely doesn't help that.
And honestly, I've heard people say things like, "well was she actually date-raped, was she roofied? or did she just drink too much and make a bad decision?" There is this notion that a date-rape can't really happen unless someone has been drugged with a benzo or GHB. As always, the problem seems to be getting men to realize that "having sex" with a woman who can't say no is rape.
10/08/09
I dated a wild-woman some years ago that used G recreationally - one night, she passed out twice for 5 minutes at a time at our booth just after returning from the bathroom. No one gave it much of a thought except me... This was in LA, at a dance-club w/ a $40 cover, in the late 90's and G was very popular then.
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It's scary though, right? I mean, they say it just speeds up the effects of alcohol, but when your date or friend passes out, you wonder how easy it would be to mis-dose it, and for something worse than passing out to happen. Very stupid.
10/08/09
But then again, when I got drug-raped, the bartender spiked my glass of water with GHB, so I'm probably not the person to ask...
10/08/09
I think if we are going to deal with topics like this, we should pay them more than just lip service.
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Just because you wear "seductive" lipstick doesn't mean you deserve to be a victim.
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And I think it's possible that maybe seeing the gloss in your purse might act as a reminder to always be vigilant.
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Maybe not great, but the vision of it makes me laugh. "Thank you for this mai tai. Excuse me just a moment while I test for date rape drugs."
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As it is, you can get those testing cards, and lip gloss, a lot more cheaply.
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i'd rather spend $16 on my own safety by using my brain rather than relying on a lip gloss to do it for me.
10/08/09
Something about bedazzled tattoo prints says "date rapist" to me.