Racists the same as rapists?

[Solomon1]

I fail to really see a specific link between racism and rape

 

For me, there is a clear connection

 

The perpetrators of both, lack empathy for 'other'

 

But you are entitled to your view

[tinfoilhat]

If I was a racist, I could chat with other groups of racists (bnp meetings I think they're called), or sit at home on my own and point at the telly and shout racist things at the people in it. Nobody is hurt or offended at either of those actions. If someone is a rapist they have, by definition, hurt someone else.

 

And go back 60, 70 years, everyone was racist - a lot of old people still are. They weren't all rapists.

[Solomon1]

They weren't all rapists

 

I would disagree

 

Rape within marriage was only criminalised in 1991 in England

 

Much rape occurred within marriage, prior to this time - and still does

 

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Again - difficult topic

 

Husbands felt entitled

 

Wives did not know their rights

[Zamo]

For me, there is a clear connection

 

The perpetrators of both, lack empathy for 'other'

 

But you are entitled to your view

 

Anyone who commits a crime lacks empathy for their victim.

 

I honestly think that you are part of a generation who we have sadly allowed to be scarred by political correctness. You've been brought up to fear racism above all else and you're so jumpy about it that you see it everywhere. You actually seem to genuinely believe that holding a view that some (zealot) might label racist is the start of a slippery slope towards becoming a rapist or murderer. Seriously Soloman.... you need to chill.

 

Racism (it's true meaning) is simply ignorance and being ignorant is far from the same thing as being a rapist.

[ronthenekred]

They're only the same in as much as they're qualities we find distasteful at the least.

 

 

A racist and a rapist are not the same, even if the rapist is a racist, or vice versa.

[MikeFrank]

All races, in general, think they are better than others.

[Alcoblog]

For me, there is a clear connection

 

The perpetrators of both, lack empathy for 'other'

 

But you are entitled to your view

 

Very simplistic view there. If you're citing alexithemic tendencies as a paridigm then you could equally include those who hate Marmite, Jedward, wasps, cyclists and the Polyphonic Spree in the same list as rapists and racists. Lack of empathy, as a Venn Diagram for instance, includes many things. Maybe you should narrow your parameters a little bit (or quite a lot to be honest).

[Chelle-82]

Hi everyone

 

Following on from a topic discussed a few days ago, it got me thinking.

 

Are racists the same as rapists?

 

Rapists believe that they're better than women, that they have power and control over them.

 

Racists believe that they're better than other races, that they have power and control over them.

 

The same mentality? What do you think?

 

Love

As Always

Sol

 

Hitler was a racist.

Jimmy Saville was a rapist.

 

Who's worse Solomon?

[Magilla]

Open to new ideas and always curious?

 

Patently nonsense as anyone who follows your posts can attest. When people don't agree with you, you abuse/insult them, then kill filter them so you can't read their responses.

[ghost rider]

All races, in general, think they are better than others.

 

So do religions as well.