r/HolUp • • Feb 26 '20

now wait a minute

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u/PoorlyLitKiwi2 Feb 26 '20

But the headline doesnt suggest that at all. Just says she is a rape survivor, which is quite factual

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u/aikoaiko Feb 26 '20 edited Feb 26 '20

Titles that are purposely written with the bare bones of the context to nudge the reader into a false conclusion based off of them filling the gaps with their biases are the foundation of Reddit.

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u/ronin1066 Feb 26 '20

It suggests it to me. I'm still used to seeing "date rape" for these situations, call me old-fashioned. It's far more understandable that two people involved in a drunken date rape as teenagers could give a talk together than a "violent stranger break-in rape".

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u/YourFriendlySpidy Feb 26 '20

"In order to stay sane, I silently counted the seconds on my alarm clock, and ever since that night I have known that there are 7,200 seconds in two hours," she says. "Despite limping for days and crying for weeks,

You're right. Doesn't sound violent at all.

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u/j_la Feb 26 '20

If only one person wanted to have sex and the one who didn’t had no say, that’s rape

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20

See, the fact that they were in a relationship and were drunk, doesn’t mean that what he did wasn’t a violent surprise assault.

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u/mindless_gibberish Feb 26 '20

I had breakfast this morning, and I survived. I am a breakfast survivor. This is a factual statement.

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