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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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[-] eatthecake@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago

This is making me really angry. They knowingly and willingly had sex with her without getting her consent because they didn't believe it was important enough. They had no problem with someone else speaking for her. This is part of what she is trying to bring attention to and you are pretending these men are victims. I am disgusted. Due diligence? Really? This is rape not a fucking business transaction. The fact that they could be so careless about her bodily autonomy and need no consent from her is damning of them and of you for defending them. Fuck everything about this.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 16 minutes ago

You’re right. At times, such as there, I drastically overapply Hanlon’s razor. Failure to get her confirmation that she wanted what her husband said was not excusable in any way for any of them. There is no lens by which it’s an acceptable misunderstanding.

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