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Originally Posted by rubecube
I guess I'm curious as to what exactly is satirical about it? Are you saying he doesn't actually mean it and is just trolling? Even if that were the case, does it make it any better?
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I don't think you understand the satirical nature of his post regarding the legalisation of rape.
He is satirising the over-reporting of rape, essentially saying that if we eliminated the definition of rape that extends towards intoxicated women, or women who were "asking for it" then women would be held accountable for their actions.
He is 100% an advocate for rape in certain circumstances. Don't mis-represent his views because you weren't sure on what was being satirised.
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I re-read the article to ensure I wasn't mis-interpreting it myself. I wasn't.
He is making a point that he describes as satire. I would probably label it as an absurdity. In either case, he is definitely NOT advocating for "legalizing rape." When this article came out it accomplished two things: first it got Roosh all the attention he was seeking, and two it caused the social justice types to go bonkers because they weren't able to discern his actual point.
I shudder to think that people have no alternative but to interpret everything they read so literally.
The point he is trying to make - if you choose to avoid being conditioned by the rhetoric - is that Bad People will do Bad Things, regardless of the laws and the social justice nannies. So taking precautions to not be the victim of Bad Things happening to you make sense. That could mean taking precautions against: robbery, car-theft, rape, assault, etc.
If you were to read an article which said: "let's make home invasion legal, because then people will take home security much more seriously", you would probably not assume the author actually wanted to make home invasion legal, but was making a broader point about our attitudes towards home security.
The topic that he raises is actually an interesting discussion: he is saying that taking precautions and being responsible in avoidance of Bad People who might do Bad Things is not victim blaming, it's the avoidance of being a victim. This concept is somehow seen as taboo among the Social Justice set, for reasons that are not obvious to me.
Here's Roosh and Gavin talking about it. (I get a kick out of Gavin, which is why I'm aware of this discussion - I have no interest in Roosh's overall efforts.)
https://youtu.be/_5qxMhaXC_o