Wednesday 2nd December 2009
15:14

shaanmichael: lovealesia: crowth: Kate Smurthwaite brought my attention to the new Police advertising campaign telling women this Christmas to have fun, but not too much fun, or else they’ll get raped. The West Midlands Police seem to have managed to make an awful campaign even worse, with the sort of patronising design you find in awareness posters aimed at school children. The font is disconcertingly close to Comic Sans, the colours are reminiscent of sweet wrappers, and you half expect a warning about the dangers of putting sparklers in your mouth. It’s a series of warnings akin to the Green Cross Code. Look left, look right, look left again, or you’ll get run over. Only here it’s watch your drink, stay in a group, book a taxi, or you’ll get raped. The difference being that the conviction rate for death by dangerous driving is 85.1%, whereas for rape it’s 5.3%. Maybe it’s just me but this entire campaign is being blown way out of proportion. Nowhere on these posters, or the page, does it say that if you don’t watch your drink, have friends, and/or book a taxi - you’ll get raped. It’s simply reminding women to be safe…and have common sense. Don’t let some stranger watch your drink, easier for them or someone else to spike it. Having friends around assures that there is someone else that’s got your back in case anything happens. Booking a taxi makes you sure get home in one piece and don’t have some random person taking you home. I haven’t seen the childrens’ posters, but I’m pretty sure they don’t say someone will get hit by a car. Judging from these three posters, the childrens’ one more than likely is reminding them to pay attention when they cross a street, instead of just jetting out. Many a child has died that way, just like many a woman has been raped because she was inattentive. This is one of those times where I don’t understand the logic of women. People are trying to remind you to stay safe, and you’re all in a huff about it. But when no one gives a damn what  happens to you because you’re oh-so-invincible, you scream for days. Unstable and indecisive ass creatures. P.S. - I don’t mean you personally, but this has been on my dash with quite a few opposing arguments (all made by women). I’m not one for Tumblr wars, so I’ll just point out that I, the original poster, am male, and let the rest of you make what you will of this little gem.

shaanmichael:

lovealesia:

crowth:

Kate Smurthwaite brought my attention to the new Police advertising campaign telling women this Christmas to have fun, but not too much fun, or else they’ll get raped. The West Midlands Police seem to have managed to make an awful campaign even worse, with the sort of patronising design you find in awareness posters aimed at school children. The font is disconcertingly close to Comic Sans, the colours are reminiscent of sweet wrappers, and you half expect a warning about the dangers of putting sparklers in your mouth. It’s a series of warnings akin to the Green Cross Code. Look left, look right, look left again, or you’ll get run over. Only here it’s watch your drink, stay in a group, book a taxi, or you’ll get raped. The difference being that the conviction rate for death by dangerous driving is 85.1%, whereas for rape it’s 5.3%.

Maybe it’s just me but this entire campaign is being blown way out of proportion. Nowhere on these posters, or the page, does it say that if you don’t watch your drink, have friends, and/or book a taxi - you’ll get raped. It’s simply reminding women to be safe…and have common sense. Don’t let some stranger watch your drink, easier for them or someone else to spike it. Having friends around assures that there is someone else that’s got your back in case anything happens. Booking a taxi makes you sure get home in one piece and don’t have some random person taking you home. I haven’t seen the childrens’ posters, but I’m pretty sure they don’t say someone will get hit by a car. Judging from these three posters, the childrens’ one more than likely is reminding them to pay attention when they cross a street, instead of just jetting out. Many a child has died that way, just like many a woman has been raped because she was inattentive.

This is one of those times where I don’t understand the logic of women. People are trying to remind you to stay safe, and you’re all in a huff about it. But when no one gives a damn what  happens to you because you’re oh-so-invincible, you scream for days. Unstable and indecisive ass creatures.

P.S. - I don’t mean you personally, but this has been on my dash with quite a few opposing arguments (all made by women).

I’m not one for Tumblr wars, so I’ll just point out that I, the original poster, am male, and let the rest of you make what you will of this little gem.

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  1. wriggle reblogged this from jeffmangum
  2. jeffmangum reblogged this from oceansofwhite and added:
    ‘FOR THE FUCK OF SHIT MOTHERFUCKER DON’T FUCKING RAPE HER’ yes, yes and yes again.
  3. oceansofwhite reblogged this from strictlyfeminism
  4. exiledsoul reblogged this from tiredofbeingignored
  5. darklyinclined reblogged this from ohmygrylli and added:
    aww thank you for insulting my intelligence! i may have been raped otherwise! fucktards
  6. ohmygrylli reblogged this from thestateimin
  7. thethetawaves reblogged this from shaanmichael
  8. seaponies reblogged this from tiredofbeingignored
  9. gauntlet reblogged this from haguenite
  10. placidhips reblogged this from haguenite
  11. adailyriot reblogged this from lovealesia
  12. phosphorescent reblogged this from jensings and added:
    They also seem to be ignoring the fact that taxis are hardly the safest place in the world for a lone woman. The amount...
  13. jensings reblogged this from phosphorescent and added:
    It’s just not on is it? They should be prosecuting properly, and policing the areas rather than making us make all the...
  14. strictlyfeminism reblogged this from haguenite and added:
    That is exactly how they should read.
  15. haguenite reblogged this from bingoparaphernalia and added:
    I’m sorry, but shouldn’t these read - If she has a drink, don’t put a roofie in it and rape her - If she’s drunk and...
  16. thecloudsaregathering reblogged this from shaanmichael and added:
    why are people getting all into a huff about people reminding them that not everyone in the world is your best friend? i...
  17. crowth reblogged this from shaanmichael and added:
    I’m not one for Tumblr wars, so I’ll just point out that I, the original poster, am male, and let the rest of you make...
  18. shaanmichael reblogged this from lovealesia and added:
    Maybe it’s just me but this entire campaign is being blown way out of proportion. Nowhere on these posters, or the page,...
  19. lenorebeadsman reblogged this from bingoparaphernalia
  20. phosphorescent reblogged this from crowth and added:
    prevent rape. *facepalm*
  21. starsgowaltzing reblogged this from bingoparaphernalia and added:
    Yes! I’ve been proposition by a taxi driver and when I refused, followed it up by saying, “I was lucky he was a...
  22. ihatethismess reblogged this from tiredofbeingignored and added:
    Thats like walking down a sidewalk being ran over and someone telling you not to walk on sidewalks anymore.
  23. bingoparaphernalia reblogged this from starsgowaltzing and added:
    Actually, you bring up a crucial point: what this completely ignores is the fact that women can be sexually assaulted by...
  24. starsgowaltzing reblogged this from bingoparaphernalia and added:
    Reminds of Victim Services in London telling a friend that she should have taken a taxi home the night she was raped....
  25. lindaboucher reblogged this from crowth and added:
    crappy campaigns always make me wish that there were similar...for blokes… “Hey guys, just...
  26. bingoparaphernalia reblogged this from crowth
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