Debate.
Today at uni we had a debate on rape. I had to be a rapist who was unconcerned and unashamed with his behaviour.
Once I had distanced myself from the whole "I'm a rapist etc..." the debate was fantastic. There was alot of us in the room, and mostly when that happens only a few speak, with the lurkers lurker at the back firmly not talking. Today everyone, because of the subject matter was interupting each other and getting really passionate and vocal about the whole thing.
There were alot of points that were discussed very emotively, and because I am the charactor I am I really enjoyed playing devils advocate throwing things into the debate that would set all the victims (the other side of the house) off again......actually.... I only said a few things, it amazed me, there are folk at uni who would rather die then talk in front of a class full of people, who made me sit there with my mouth open with shock..... getting right into the whole thing.
The debate, which was meant to last about 45 mins was still running 2 hours later.....and we still had things to say when the lecturer called a halt to the procedings.
I learnt alot today. About peoples attitudes to rape in particular and sex generally that I would never have found out had we not had that debate. (some of it...in hindsight I would rather not have known!) About how I really feel about it, and the law around rape, in particular the whole system of having to convince so many people that this has happened...only 8% of rape cases actually get to court..... an issue that needs further investigation and thought by the criminal justice system.
lybxx
Once I had distanced myself from the whole "I'm a rapist etc..." the debate was fantastic. There was alot of us in the room, and mostly when that happens only a few speak, with the lurkers lurker at the back firmly not talking. Today everyone, because of the subject matter was interupting each other and getting really passionate and vocal about the whole thing.
There were alot of points that were discussed very emotively, and because I am the charactor I am I really enjoyed playing devils advocate throwing things into the debate that would set all the victims (the other side of the house) off again......actually.... I only said a few things, it amazed me, there are folk at uni who would rather die then talk in front of a class full of people, who made me sit there with my mouth open with shock..... getting right into the whole thing.
The debate, which was meant to last about 45 mins was still running 2 hours later.....and we still had things to say when the lecturer called a halt to the procedings.
I learnt alot today. About peoples attitudes to rape in particular and sex generally that I would never have found out had we not had that debate. (some of it...in hindsight I would rather not have known!) About how I really feel about it, and the law around rape, in particular the whole system of having to convince so many people that this has happened...only 8% of rape cases actually get to court..... an issue that needs further investigation and thought by the criminal justice system.
lybxx
posted by lyb | 1:46 PM
1 Comments:
oooo it is interesting!
xx
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