Am I weirdly pro-gun or something? As I said earlier, if a woman thinks her chances of being raped are high enough that it's practical to wear a razor condom internally, why wouldn't she learn how to use a gun and carry that?

(I agree this might not be an option everywhere, but it makes so much more sense to me than a device that allows penetration but injures the attacker.)

Do you suppose that the real effectiveness of this device is the prevention of rape because would be rapists will come to fear that the woman might be wearing this device?

well if self-defense moves or the prospect of an enraged woman ready to attack doesnt put said rapist in fear, i dont know if a razor in the vag will do that either. not that i know what the average rapist is thinking when he (and i say "he" for argument's sake) is on the prowl, but i doubt he's gonna look at each woman and say "oh man, she might try to clip me."

and true, lots of rapes are by men we are acquainted with and also as common as on the way back from the grocery store, or running to get the paper, or whatever daily activity. again, doubtful that a lady is gonna visit her male friend/co-worker/[insert other male acquaintance] and think, "let me pop one in before i go over there."

puts a whole new meaning to "take a bite out of crime"

Once this product gets to be really well known and it's mentioned on the news or on commercials, rapists will think twice. Especially if news or commercials mention that something like "65% of women wear this product and the number is increasing". If I were a rapist and I heard those stats, that would scare the crap out of me.

ugh...

if you're with someone you fear will rape you, then you have bigger issues to worry about... like walking the hell away.

riiiiiiiiiiight. so if a 9 y/o starts menstruating, you gonna strap her up?

i dont think any guy is gonna keep going once he feels hurt down there. and if he does, well thats even sicker than the actual raping.

WTF?

WTH... if a man enters my house and about to attack me, i not gonna stop and think "quick, where's my Rapex?" im gonna think "let's kick some azz!" (i kinda feel the same way about rape whistles that my campus was all gaga over)

if i could submit a question, i'd wanna know "couldnt you create a better name than 'Rapex?'"

I think it's a bad idea in Africa too. This device assumes there is only rapist. Gang rape involves more than one person, one will have hooks in his penis but what about the others? I think it increases the chance that she will be brutally raped and possibly killed. :(

I think you'd be a lousy rapist. ;) Rapist don't just stop because it's harder, it becomes more of a challenge. So now rather than being unsafe on the train, you're unsafe as a woman living alone. This isn't the first hurdle rapist have faced, they’ll figure ways around it. They’ll begin using something besides their penis to find out if you’re wearing one. Rapists aren’t stupid, well they’re stupid because they rape, but they still have brains.

Yeah, they'll rape twice. They'll use something else to check for the condom before raping with PIV.

Edit, also, why would 65% of people wear them? Most women don't feel in danger of being raped on a daily basis, and it would take that level of fear for me to consider shoving teeth up the va-jay-jay. And if I'm in that bad of a situation, I'm going to move.

You think he would go through that much trouble?

You've never heard of women getting raped with curling irons? Knives? Horrendous things. Rapists, the kind who watch, choose a woman and attack her, WILL do that. It's all about power. And after he finds she had the audacity to wear it, he'll hurt her more.

Yeah, I thought the same thing. That would totally mess up certain dildoes.

Yea, I know they will. Rapist go through a lot of trouble to rape. If they just wanted sex (assuming they couldn't get it through normal means) they'd buy it.

Here's the original GC thread on this - people seemed to like it more then. I wonder what's changed.

Oh. Wow. I heard of them using weapons as a threat to get it, but never using weapons as sex/rape tools. That's new to me.

Yes, rapists are obviously sick sick people. I thought I was sheltered. Are you 16?

No.

It's just all new to me that's all.