#LiberalTips2AvoidRape: Wait for global warming to cause a meteorite to hit your attacker!!!
Democratic Legislator’s Rape Comments Spark Twitter War
Users responded to Colorado State Rep. Joe Salazar’s comments about rape on college campuses with the hashtag #LiberalTips2AvoidRape.
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Alanna Okun
1. On Friday, Colorado State Rep. Joe Salazar made comments regarding rape during a state legislature debate over a bill to outlaw concealed weapons on college campuses.
Salazar said, in part, “It’s why we have call boxes, it’s why we have safe zones, it’s why we have the whistles. Because you just don’t know who you’re gonna be shooting at…And you don’t know if you feel like you’re gonna be raped, or if you feel like someone’s been following you around or if you feel like you’re in trouble when you may actually not be, that you pop out that gun and you pop … pop a round at somebody.” The Democratic legislator was immediately taken to task, with Republicans drawing comparisons to Todd Akin’s remarks over “legitimate rape.” He issued an apology on Monday.
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2. Late Monday night, one Twitter user saw the opportunity for a hashtag.
He wrote on his blog that “when the story broke about some idiot Colorado state senator’s comments to try to reassure potential rape victims that a whistle is just as good as a gun to ward off assailants” he “thought of a funny hashtag to mock the situation, and tweeted the first tweet!!”
4. The comment set off a flurry of responses from conservatives on Twitter.
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape Tell him you don't believe in guns and don't have one, but you called the cops and they'll arrive in 12 minutes.
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape - stop being Liberal, or don't be a stupid Liberal, and buy yourself a Smith-Wesson .38 snub nose w/ Hollow Points.
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape Hit your attacker with whatever protest sign you happen to be carrying that day.
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape Inform a school counselor that someone is about to rape you and schedule a conference to discuss the situation..
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape just say your Sandra Fluke
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape Don't get raped
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape don't get raped
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape don't get raped.
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape Tell him he didn't build the roads he just drove on !
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape Bring a whistle or other wind instrument and soothe the savage beast with music.
— Smitty (@smitty_one_each) February 19, 2013
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape whine and cry about insensitive hashtags and hope it wins cool points with future rapists.
16. Immediately, there was pushback.
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape If you see someone walking alone at night don't rape them.
Put the onus of not getting raped on would-be rapists rather than would-be victims. #liberaltips2avoidrape
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape You know what's disgusting? Using the threat of rape to press your pro-gun agenda.
#LiberalTip2AvoidRape Raise respectful, compassionate children who are intelligent enough to avoid this kind of hashtag
20. Now the hashtag is so big that it’s been overrun with nonsensical bots.
#LiberalTips2AvoidRape I love bacon I love u.. I love bacon I love u
I simply love Grey's anatomy #LiberalTips2AvoidRape
Your a virgin lol #LiberalTips2AvoidRape
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- jennifert19 thinks Democratic Legislator's Rape Comm... is
- bonnierachel Democratic Legislator's Rape Comm... and thinks it’s Ew & Fail
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Benjamin Sapiens 3 months agoI love how the only time wingnuts are willing to even pretend to do what’s right is when there’s an opportunity to bash someone or something on “the left.” Are they really unaware of how shamelessly disingenuous this faux outrage is, or do they not even care?
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Ali Wherewithall 3 months agoAiken was in the Guiness league of stupid. No where close to this
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velvetknight 3 months agoWow, this is absolutely nothing like Akin’s comment.
1. Akin was creating a difference between “legitimate” rape and um… what exactly?
2. Akin serves on the Science Committee and said something that is ridiculously anti-science.
3. (and by far least important) Akin was a U.S. rep, which is a much more prominent position than a state rep. He speaks for a lot more people. Meanwhile, Salazar is just talking about alternate ways to protect yourself besides shooting someone. Potentially someone who is not actually a threat to you. -
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smg7320 3 months agoAm I missing something? How does saying that it’s safer to carry a whistle over a gun (in the context of not being sure if you’re going to be attacked) the same as saying if you got pregnant from rape then you must have secretly enjoyed it? He’s trying to make the point that guns are dangerous in situations where they can be used before all the facts are known. It’s a stupid idea to try to make an analogy with rape, but that’s hardly the same as “rape pregnancy isn’t real so we don’t need to ever have abortions.”
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CallMeSean 3 months agoThis reminds me of the Illinois State Sheriff Police’s suggestion of making yourself vomit on yourself if you’re being raped. Because everyone knows that rapists think vomit is yucky.
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