tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post4789067836580354380..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: The IRA, Patriarchy & Rape CultureAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-56219230830109834112014-11-08T15:21:33.962+00:002014-11-08T15:21:33.962+00:00Tain Bo
nothing wrong with doing housework. I mak...Tain Bo<br /><br />nothing wrong with doing housework. I make my mrs breakfast every a.m. while she gets ready for her Montessori course. I drive her to and from the course and her dinner is always ready for her when she walks through the door. I do the dishes and make a cuppo-tae too.<br /><br />Apparently, so my wife jokes, there is now a very long waiting list in Manila for leprechaun husbandslarry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-43951558305436119322014-11-07T21:19:50.753+00:002014-11-07T21:19:50.753+00:00Larry - my point was to illustrate that it is a l...Larry - my point was to illustrate that it is a legal issue not a female issue. <br />I am not suggesting divorce courts are an illustration of equality - Are you suggesting that females purposely marry or maintain relationships for a payday ? <br />( i am sure there are some indeed that do so from all gender groups). To insinuate that it is a female characteristic is extremely incorrect.Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076341601640924516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-68001190024257420562014-11-07T21:06:36.618+00:002014-11-07T21:06:36.618+00:00Mary,
thanks for the laugh the Tain “phantom” has...Mary,<br /><br />thanks for the laugh the Tain “phantom” has a good ring to it.<br /><br />I never did like the term house-wife we may as well say domestic slave as it is a hard job for no money and little thanks.<br /><br />I think both genders should rethink the ideal partner but agree with you that women should not subscribe to the nonsense of fairytales and prince charming’ in that reality Tain Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441592658332493965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-65831339517546221582014-11-07T21:05:30.543+00:002014-11-07T21:05:30.543+00:00Larry,
You have a short memory you penned a recen...Larry,<br /><br />You have a short memory you penned a recent article that describes you as a house husband.<br /><br /><i>Victorian, antiquated divorce laws formulated in an age when a woman's place was in the home as a <b>'dependant' like me today?</b></i><br /><br />That is where I gathered my assumption I have no interest in you or your personal circumstances though on that issue Tain Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441592658332493965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-21816062879920601192014-11-07T12:01:49.443+00:002014-11-07T12:01:49.443+00:00Mary Marscal
I think girls should take some sterl...Mary Marscal<br /><br />I think girls should take some sterling advice from Tain Bo and rather than looking for the ideal catch, the 'solvent' male or a prince charming...<br /><br />To quote the Tain 'phantom' <br /><br />"your dependency is self-inflicted, your choice to consider yourself a house-wife, why not liberate yourself and get a job".<br />larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-11404518532222176502014-11-07T11:41:29.871+00:002014-11-07T11:41:29.871+00:00Aine
'whataboutery' is it?
What abou...Aine<br /><br />'whataboutery' is it? <br /><br />What about Liz Hurley who was shacked-up with Hugh Grant for 14 years and never got up the duff the entire time. She stalked a Texas oil tycoon via mutual friends until he finally agreed to a 'date' and magically up the duff she was....after one 'date'...presto, set for life. Or the aptly named 'scary Spice' who larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-43217471937228883162014-11-07T10:37:17.458+00:002014-11-07T10:37:17.458+00:00Maria Cahill has won. Even though it might seem li...Maria Cahill has won. Even though it might seem like they are crushing her she has won. It is stock standard MO of any cult to attempt to re-traumatise a rape victim who demands justice. SF is a cult and Gerry Adams is as sick as one can get… He may not have perpetrated rape literally but he is attempting to exact it psychologically… The RC church uses this tactic also on survivors. It’s old shitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-31520811900927441712014-11-06T20:54:36.107+00:002014-11-06T20:54:36.107+00:00Larry,
your dependency is self-inflicted, your ch...Larry,<br /><br />your dependency is self-inflicted, your choice to consider yourself a house-wife, why not liberate yourself and get a job.<br /><br />Why would it bother you that some rich bloke agreed to fork-over his money <b>(would like to say hard earned money but the bigger joke is sports player are over-paid) </b> and then the whiner files for bankruptcy what a yarn I am sure next week heTain Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441592658332493965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-51819964090919786172014-11-06T19:39:55.672+00:002014-11-06T19:39:55.672+00:00What about guy Richie as his 92 million payout fro...What about guy Richie as his 92 million payout from Madonna ?? Bit bad eh ?<br /><br />It how about tom Arnold's 50 million payout when he and Roseanne got divorced decades ago. <br /><br />It's not a female thing it's a legal thing ya ole sexists !!Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076341601640924516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-34240476551814358142014-11-06T19:34:15.231+00:002014-11-06T19:34:15.231+00:00Legally speaking if a female has accrued wealth he...Legally speaking if a female has accrued wealth her husband is entitled to the same share if that wealth in divorce !! Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076341601640924516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-43065012087982803412014-11-06T09:55:35.344+00:002014-11-06T09:55:35.344+00:00Marty
'England former goalkeeper David James ...Marty<br /><br />'England former goalkeeper David James has had to declare himself bankrupt after an expensive divorce .he had earned approx £20 mill in his football career..seems divorce is a womans gift for love..' <br /><br />Saw that this morning. It beggars the question if women want equality so much why are they not protesting for a change to the Victorian, antiquated divorce laws larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-54333560390648612822014-11-05T22:23:58.535+00:002014-11-05T22:23:58.535+00:00Aine- "If one is seeking justice I would ima...Aine- "If one is seeking justice I would imagine it wouldn't necessarily be found within the corridors of the court or prison system". That is true but where else would you look? <br /><br />That is why we should try to improve the justice systems we have been given and persevere to make them work with greater efficacy when dealing with sex crime. <br /><br />The accused should Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-37475257589977043272014-11-05T22:20:04.211+00:002014-11-05T22:20:04.211+00:00Frankie I feel like we're way off topic on thi...Frankie I feel like we're way off topic on this one - but I definitely have to disagree with the idea that people are born genetically with a predisposition to be a rapist/abuser. <br /><br /><br />Like the research in the ' warrior gene ' could not specify that genetics alone accounted for ones suggested predisposition to violence - but rather those with the genes and a combination Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076341601640924516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-50752144471667112802014-11-05T20:42:34.448+00:002014-11-05T20:42:34.448+00:00which I don't believe are all genetic or inevi...<i>which I don't believe are all genetic or inevitable</i><br />Aine dunno...........<br /><br />I think it's a genetic fcuk up some where... In the same way some people have autism, some people are born with heart defects or some people get cancer from smoking for example while others don't...<br /><br />Doesn't make it right, I'm not excusing sexual abuse... Look at the frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452424095829736700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-31860588613706117572014-11-05T20:21:13.274+00:002014-11-05T20:21:13.274+00:00Simon - that was unintentional. Typing quick respo...Simon - that was unintentional. Typing quick responses on my phone hasn't always been my strong point !! But you are right in calling me out on it - the point obviously we agree on is female (or those who identify as such) are more likely to be victims - obviously this is not to negate male suffering. <br /><br />I hark back to my earlier insistence that this problem is endemic and in order Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076341601640924516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-63859892279573235132014-11-05T17:34:04.668+00:002014-11-05T17:34:04.668+00:00Aine, I queried it as you wrote "raped/sexual...Aine, I queried it as you wrote "raped/sexually assaulted". The stats for 1 in 35 do not include child abuse and only include those raped/sexually assaulted as adult males. Although throughout adulthood as a whole a man's chances of being such a victim is higher than 1 in 35.<br /><br />This is nothing like the abuse women on a whole suffer (according to the police stats for EnglandSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-92049442824008904102014-11-05T16:10:53.360+00:002014-11-05T16:10:53.360+00:00Simon the statistic was concerned with "rape&...Simon the statistic was concerned with "rape" as opposed to male sexual abuse / childhood occurance of sexual abuse. However I see uk figures do state 1 in 33 (IMO 1 in 1000000 is too many).<br /><br />It also should be noted that it was US based stats I made reference to- I am not at all attempting to discount or overlook the experiences of male victims. <br />I have spent significantAinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076341601640924516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-1247720056830650662014-11-05T15:49:40.692+00:002014-11-05T15:49:40.692+00:00England former goalkeeper David James has had to d...England former goalkeeper David James has had to declare himself bankrupt after an expensive divorce .he had earned approx £20 mill in his football career..seems divorce is a womans gift for love..martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814904389826171437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-87455206317725127242014-11-05T14:40:02.634+00:002014-11-05T14:40:02.634+00:00Sorry, I should have explained that those figures ...Sorry, I should have explained that those figures for England and Wales show 1 in 35 males (2.7%) between 16 and 59 have been victims of sex crime since the age of 16. <br /><br />Over an entire adult life and disregarding child abuse that figure for males would be more. (Since some of those in the study would be only 16 years old at the time of the study). Including child abuse cases the Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-12331278092364069302014-11-05T11:23:34.931+00:002014-11-05T11:23:34.931+00:00Aine
nothing personal, merely social 'observa...Aine<br /><br />nothing personal, merely social 'observations'. I don't care much for feminism or the pc brigade. I like to keep it 'real'.<br /><br />I had a 'taming of the shrew' encounter with the formidable Ms Perry on here a few years ago. Still trying to get over it and also still trying to have one of her blue doc martins extracted from my arse! larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-42957173750004106582014-11-05T11:14:38.510+00:002014-11-05T11:14:38.510+00:00Aine,
I agree that women are more likely to suff...Aine, <br /><br />I agree that women are more likely to suffer sexual abuse and violence than men. It is a societal failure. It goes to the heart of every strand of society. <br /><br />However your 1 in 75 statistic is inaccurate at the least. Could I ask where you found it?<br /><br />It seems to be more than twice the rate you mention for <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/303835.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-24429108747851657852014-11-05T10:13:01.904+00:002014-11-05T10:13:01.904+00:00Best line I heard in a long time was in two and a ...Best line I heard in a long time was in two and a half men...Charlie talking about his mother said<br />' she's an amazing woman, no-matter what this life throws at her she always lands firmly on her back'.<br /><br />Feminists should sort women out before attacking men. If they have bugger-all else to be doing.larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-57451225542006394602014-11-04T21:52:35.820+00:002014-11-04T21:52:35.820+00:00Marty the statistic I'm familiar with is 1 in ...Marty the statistic I'm familiar with is 1 in 75 men will be raped/sexually assaulted. <br />It is not a female issue alone I accept that - the majority if rapists however are white men and their victims women. ( always there will be exceptions). <br /><br />Larry honestly I don't know how to respond to your sexist tirade there ...... Except to say I have always stood on my own two feet Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076341601640924516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-63164895199837372732014-11-04T15:15:49.794+00:002014-11-04T15:15:49.794+00:00Aine,
which makes me wonder how we identify a rap...Aine,<br /><br />which makes me wonder how we identify a rape culture rather than a rape sub culture. If the vast majority of men oppose rape how can it be insisted that they need educated not to rape? I don't understand the argument being made. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-10608580713292099722014-11-04T11:15:00.544+00:002014-11-04T11:15:00.544+00:00Feminists need to talk to other women before lectu...Feminists need to talk to other women before lecturing men. If women don't want men gawking at them in general then keep sexy attire for their partners. Also, stand on their own two feet. Stop the majority of women conveniently using sex to rope a dope into a 25 yr mortgage and then sit like an xmas turkey watching corrie omnibus all day. Also, why is it only women who run to court looking larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.com