“You Shouldn’t Ever Need Proof to Believe a Rape Victim”

July 28, 2017 Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

I agree with the title of this post, written by “Nicole” on Facebook. I don’t know Nicole, but she’s a font of wisdom. I’m thinking we should go further.

You shouldn’t ever need proof to believe a tattle victim.

You shouldn’t ever need proof to believe a robbery victim.

You shouldn’t ever need proof to believe an assault victim.

You shouldn’t ever need proof to believe a murder victim.

… *sigh* I can’t keep this up. what a stupid person Nicole must be. I hope you see it, too.

And she clearly thinks alleged rapists, usually men, are guilty by virtue of their accuser, usually women. All hail the infallibility of women! They would never make a false accusation. They could never make a false accusation. Women can do no wrong. All wrongdoing is done by men, clearly.

Curious, what would Nicole do if I accused her of rape?

Written by Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Founder and editor of Everything-Voluntary.com and UnschoolingDads.com, Skyler is a husband and unschooling father of three beautiful children. His writings include the column series “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” and “One Improved Unit,” and blog series “Two Cents“. Skyler also wrote the books No Hitting! and Toward a Free Society, and edited the books Everything Voluntary and Unschooling Dads. You can hear Skyler chatting away on his podcasts, Everything Voluntary and Thinking & Doing.