Also, he says, “Those guys sound like douchebags. Or is that sexist to say?” (He only learned what a douche in English is about a month ago.)

“Quite literally, the only thing a person can do to avoid being raped is never be in the same room as a rapist. Since they don’t announce themselves or wear signs or glow purple, that’s not a very reasonable expectation, is it?”

Ivan, seriously, dude. These things you are saying? Every single person here has heard these things all the damn time since we were little girls. You telling them to us now is offensive and patronizing. Please stop.

she hates me, comparing the level of emotion here to Tea Partiers is incorrect, because Tea Party people make up statistics and lies and then foam at the mouth about them. These women here a. have personally experienced what they are talking about and, b. have read studies and reports and academic papers on the subject. You comparing us to irrational haters is patronizing and offensive. Please stop.

Ask yourselves, you two dudes, “What am I trying to get out of this conversation?” Because you are not going to get us to “calm down” and “just see another side.” The reason you are not going to be able to do this is not because we’re a bunch of unhinged harpies (though your reactions show that you surely would like to believe that we are), it’s because a. your questions have been asked and answered over 40 years of research (she hates me, if you want to know what questions are asked in such research why don’t you go look it up?), and b. because the topic is upsetting, and being told not to be emotional about it is even more upsetting.

Ivan, you have been told “no” many times now in this conversation. You have been told to shut up and go away. And you haven’t done these things. Much like a dude in a bar, you cannot take no for an answer, because you have what is called “male privilege” where you think everything you do is a-okay, and if people try to call you on it you say, “What? What? I was just talking!”

Instead of wondering why people here are offended by you, maybe ask yourself what YOU could be doing that is offensive.

And Britni, please block these people. Not allowing comments from shit-stirrers who can’t be bother to educate themselves is NOT the same as silencing dissent. Also, it’s your blog, and if you actually wanted to silence dissent, I’d be supportive of that, too. Because it’s YOUR body and YOUR mind and, yes, indeed, you SHOULD get to say what happens to it.