Wednesday, March 08, 2006
ama tells young women to be models of propriety; young men get free reign
The American Medical Association is singling out young women to insist they behave like virginal prudes during spring break.
Look, I'm all for risk reduction, but why is the AMA putting all of the responsibility on young women?
Why isn't the AMA also putting out statements imploring young men to exercise restraint when drinking and to, you know, not rape their female counterparts?
Drunk people shouldn't be having sex in the first place because they can't give informed consent. That doesn't mean that it doesn't happen, repeatedly, every single day in every community around the globe. Sex without consent is rape. It's violence. And if a woman has a lower tolerance for alcohol, it's up to the man to be responsible and respectful and not let the sexual activity happen.
I'm pretty pissed at the AMA right now for propogating the stereotype that it is exclusively the woman's responsibility to prevent sexual assault.
Look, I'm all for risk reduction, but why is the AMA putting all of the responsibility on young women?
Why isn't the AMA also putting out statements imploring young men to exercise restraint when drinking and to, you know, not rape their female counterparts?
Drunk people shouldn't be having sex in the first place because they can't give informed consent. That doesn't mean that it doesn't happen, repeatedly, every single day in every community around the globe. Sex without consent is rape. It's violence. And if a woman has a lower tolerance for alcohol, it's up to the man to be responsible and respectful and not let the sexual activity happen.
I'm pretty pissed at the AMA right now for propogating the stereotype that it is exclusively the woman's responsibility to prevent sexual assault.







