They line up in front of a courthouse in southeastern France, from morning to evening, and have gathered in the thousands in cities across the country. They hold signs reading, “one rape every six minutes,” “not all men but always a man,” and “giving in is not consenting.”
They chant: “Rapist we see you, victim we believe you.”
Women across France are rallying in support of Gisèle Pelicot, a 72-year-old reluctant icon whose husband is on trial in the city of Avignon for systematically drugging her and inviting dozens of men, 50 of whom are now his co-defendants, into their home to rape her over nearly a decade.
The shocking case has sparked what many women in France call a long-overdue reckoning over “rape culture” and systemic sexism in the way the judicial system handles sexual violence.
Don’t make me tap “the sign.” Y’know, the one you keep defending? The “always men” one? Idgaf if it’s supposed to be literal or not, fuck that sign either way.
If it’s an issue why attempt to silence me on the issue? If you agree it’s an issue why are you not calling it out when you see it? Would you agree racism is an issue? Do you also police when victims of racism can speak or only victims of rape?
Sure it does, so stop trying to get me to stop speaking against an example of it right now. If you don’t have anything good to ad don’t add anything at all.
you keep saying “silence me” while you’re clearly very much the opposite of silent. no one’s silencing you. go protest.
You’re attempting to and I’m refusing, in protest. Go bother someone who cares about your opinion or something.
you’re giving yourself too much credit. I didn’t know you exist; you’re the one who replied to me. you have a weird way of showing you don’t care about my opinion.
You’re trying so hard lmao. Just give up, your attempts to insult and bully me quite clearly don’t keep me from speaking. You’ve devolved from telling me why I should shut up to “Nuh uh, you do too care!” My guy, it’s sad. Quit while you’re behind, for your own sake.
I understand you have traumas but you are looking for victimization. no one’s silencing you. I’m actively engaging in conversation that you put yourself into, and you’re literally crying bully and claiming there’s a whole effort to silence you or whatever. there isn’t. also you’re the one who said you don’t care after what feels like 900 replies. I just said that’s funny. no one told you to shut up.
“Actively engaging”
“I fart in your general direction.”
Yeah you’re a paragon of open communication lmao.
That was obviously a response to your ridiculous insult, “absolute muppet”, to which I replied with a similarly stupid insult and asking if this is what we’re doing now. The gif is a reference to a famous monty python scene where they use ridiculous insults; it’s pointing out what you’re doing, not directing the insult to you. I guess you can only dish it out?
The fact that you disregarded all that context shows you’re either disingenuous or have no reading comprehension.
I’mma keep it a buck I haven’t been paying attention to what you’re saying for a while now, I’m just fucking with you until you realize it and stop because you’re annoying to me (well and that whole “women can’t get charged with rape legally in many places but that’s ‘fixed’ even though it absolutely isn’t” thing.) Last I was paying attention you blamed it on the patriarchy, which means I’m fighting the patriarchy and you’re upholding it by defending the sign, isn’t that interesting.
Listen I had the day off yesterday so I had the time to fuck with you but unfortunately I have to work, I’ve spent my time shitting writing this last message to you in the hopes that you FINALLY understand that my anger at the patriarchal sign is well placed, but if not I really couldn’t care less. I’m done with you.