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They line up in front of a courthouse in southeastern France, from morning to evening, and have gathered in the thousands in cities across the country. They hold signs reading, "one rape every six minutes," "not all men but always a man," and "giving in is not consenting."

They chant: "Rapist we see you, victim we believe you."

Women across France are rallying in support of Gisèle Pelicot, a 72-year-old reluctant icon whose husband is on trial in the city of Avignon for systematically drugging her and inviting dozens of men, 50 of whom are now his co-defendants, into their home to rape her over nearly a decade.

The shocking case has sparked what many women in France call a long-overdue reckoning over "rape culture" and systemic sexism in the way the judicial system handles sexual violence.

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[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 2 hours ago

Said as another absolute that you shouldn't, as if PTSD doesn't exist for men that do get raped but just not as frequently.

Yes it's skewed but seriously try to avoid absolute statements like that cause it absolutely will push the same victim ignorance that we try to avoid with women comig forward and it will upset people.

Just say "most" or even the "average man"

[-] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 hours ago

Well, the preceding comment wasn’t really in good faith, pooping on a thread with tone like “you’re a disgusting liar”, so I didn’t think they* deserved much benefit of doubt

*THEY. Not “he”. See whut I done there?

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 points 1 hour ago

Your comment doesn't attack the person upset it just leaves out other victims as if they don't exist.

You can edit a comment at any time and you don't have to be miserable or rude just cause someone else is.

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