I do not believe I've ever been in a position to "stand up and do something about" a rape situation. I'd like to think I would if the situation came up. I consider myself one of the good guys.
One message I get from the first article is that it would be a good thing for the good guys to let it be known that women are safe around us, and that there are guys like us who won't rape them when their ability to consent is compromised, especially by highlighting situations in which we demonstrated our ability to act honorably.
Unfortunately, this comes off to me as encouraging us to say "Could have raped her, but I didn't." I don't think that would be as helpful as one might hope.
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Date: 2009-06-13 12:26 am (UTC)One message I get from the first article is that it would be a good thing for the good guys to let it be known that women are safe around us, and that there are guys like us who won't rape them when their ability to consent is compromised, especially by highlighting situations in which we demonstrated our ability to act honorably.
Unfortunately, this comes off to me as encouraging us to say "Could have raped her, but I didn't." I don't think that would be as helpful as one might hope.