Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Protective Clothing

Here's a crowdfunding campaign for clothing that resists unwanted entry.  I'm in favor of comfortable body armor to send a message of sexual unavailability.  In a culture that seems to think clothing can mean "yes," it's useful to have some that says "HELL NO."
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  • 7 comments
lb_lee

lb_lee

November 6 2013, 04:16:59 UTC 7 years ago

Eh, I guess what they're trying to do, but I honestly think that this project won't do much. All you need to do is threaten the person until they unlock the clothes, (seriously, what's the point of cut-proof fabric if your attacker HAS A SHARP THING TO THREATEN YOU WITH?) and it doesn't do jack about oral penetration or other forms of sexual assault. Those shorts wouldn't have done jack to save me, or my mother, or my aunt, or actually, any of the rape survivors I know!

On top of that, only 10% of rapes are committed by a stranger. How many people wear shorts like that around their romantic partners, or people they know? You'd have to wear them CONSTANTLY, and they're still easy to get off or work around.

I see what these people are trying to do. But I honestly don't think they'll do anything good. From what I've seen, people who believe "clothes mean yes" are actually ANGERED by these clothes, because it means that women are EXPECTING to be raped, which is misandry or some such bullshit.

--Rogan
lb_lee

lb_lee

November 6 2013, 04:17:30 UTC 7 years ago

Sorry for the huge block of text. For obvious reasons, this is something I've thought a lot about.
siege

siege

November 7 2013, 01:27:38 UTC 7 years ago

It's hardly huge, I'd happily read a rant five times as long, nodding the whole way.
lb_lee

lb_lee

November 7 2013, 03:20:56 UTC 7 years ago

Heh. Join my flist, and you'll get alllll the long rants you could want!

--Rogan

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lb_lee

lb_lee

November 6 2013, 20:22:44 UTC 7 years ago

I was already involved in one debate on them elsewhere on the web, so I had everything all in a row. <.<

--Rogan
lyonesse

lyonesse

November 6 2013, 05:17:25 UTC 7 years ago

hm. i kind of think that HELL NO should be the default, including to buck nekkidity, and that the addition of clothing to convey that message is in the genre of the burqa. your interpretive mileage may vary...
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ysabetwordsmith

November 14 2013, 01:50:17 UTC 7 years ago

>> hm. i kind of think that HELL NO should be the default, including to buck nekkidity, <<

I agree.

>> and that the addition of clothing to convey that message is in the genre of the burqa. your interpretive mileage may vary... <<

Possibly so. However, this clothing is designed to provide a practical as well as psychological deterrent. Some women may find that valuable. I wish for them to have that option.