tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504469498403243043.post6510939673784019485..comments2023-11-05T05:05:55.923-05:00Comments on Unapologetically Female: Vagina Dentata.... in Latex Form?Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16772379845428202751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504469498403243043.post-65014018864863376702007-05-15T06:52:00.000-04:002007-05-15T06:52:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment, TG. I know. I'm so torn ...Thanks for the comment, TG. I know. I'm so torn about this thing. I completely agree that whether to wear something like this and when should be a woman's personal choice. The fact that there is a necessity or a demand for such a product is a glaring piece of evidence that rape and violence against women are a huge problem in our world.<BR/><BR/>I like all the same things you like about it. (And I don't think I mentioned this in the post, but apparently once these little devices attaches itself to a rapist's penis, he pretty much has to go to a doctor to have it removed. I love that.)<BR/><BR/>Even if rapists eventually catch on and try find ways around it, at the very least, it's making committing their crime a little more difficult. This may be a little idealistic of me, but maybe the presence of the device would cause some attackers to think twice -- that if his victim went to the trouble to protect herself from just this situation, he certainly can't be under the impression that she wanted it or was "asking for it".Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772379845428202751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504469498403243043.post-8958499848483461792007-05-13T15:22:00.000-04:002007-05-13T15:22:00.000-04:00mmm. I remember hearing about Rapex a couple of ye...mmm. I remember hearing about Rapex a couple of years ago when it first came out. I thought it was great.<BR/><BR/>But you ask some good questions - would having this device make one feel more secure? and especially your question about whether it might contribute to a survivor's guilt if she was attacked when she wasn't wearing the device, and whether or not using such a device is a concession.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, I think the idea is to wear one of these things whenever you feel like you might be at risk. So if that's every time you leave the house, or on occasions when you are going to a party with people you don't know well, or perhaps if you're nervous to be home alone at night, or maybe if you are in an abusive relationship and need some help fighting back. It seems like it's personal - whenever you think you might be vulnerable. BUT, considering many women are raped under circumstances where they don't feel vulnerbale until the attack happens, how would you really know when an attack is looming? so then is the best thing to simply wear a device all the time?<BR/><BR/>I think you're spot on about adding a layer to victim guilt and shame. <BR/><BR/>and I also think that this IS a concession, its' accepting that men rape women frequently enough and randomly enough that the only really final and ultimate line of defense is teeth in your vagina. yikes. that makes me wanna vomit, too.<BR/><BR/>but yet, I think in a way, we do have to consider this to be true. We must resist it, of course: that being a woman is enough to make us vulnerable to violent attack. But perhaps this could be part of the resistance? maybe if enough women used Rapex, and enough rapists were innjured by the device, and word got out that hey - this is a real and tangible risk that you take in raping someone, perhaps rape would go down? but then again, I suppose it would jsut mean that rapists would go checking for the device with another object first, then remove it, and then proceed with the rape. Jeez... I dunno, I still kind of like the idea of the device as a personal safety item of the most intimate variety, and I like that it protects against STIs, but it certainly isn't perfect, is it? Maybe I only really like it because deep down, I feel very vengeful about rape and think that rapists deserve to have bad things happen to their penises!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com