Anti-rape condom?

[SapphireSphinx9]

Interesting...

I wonder why we haven't heard about this until now.

[James]

Is this for real?

[cheerfulgreek]

I thought this was a joke at 1st, but it surprises me that it's been out for almost a year. I've never heard of it.

[UGAalum94]

It just seems weird and hard to believe it's real. It depends on anticipating that you are going to be raped, in which case, I'd rather use a gun.

[ErinIsBadNews]

I just wrote a huge post and decided to put my huge soap box away and go for a smaller one. Basically I think it's ridiculous and dangerous. I think this could cause great harm to women, emotionally and physically. There has to be penetration for this thing to work, so she's already been raped and now you're risking further violence. Yes, it punishes the criminal but the guy can still say she set him up. She even addresses this issue in the Frequently Asked Questions section. I think it creates more fear of being raped. I just don't like the idea and yes I have reasons and statistics if anyone needs them.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by ErinIsBadNews

I just wrote a huge post and decided to put my huge soap box away and go for a smaller one. Basically I think it's ridiculous and dangerous. I think this could cause great harm to women, emotionally and physically. There has to be penetration for this thing to work, so she's already been raped and now you're risking further violence. Yes, it punishes the criminal but the guy can still say she set him up. She even addresses this issue in the Frequently Asked Questions section. I think it creates more fear of being raped. I just don't like the idea and yes I have reasons and statistics if anyone needs them.

What she said, this is really dangerous.

You just took a rapist and hurt him bad enough to piss him off more but not necessarily enough to incapacitate him so he can't hurt you worse. Uh uh. Bad idea.

[PrettyBoy]

I think this is secretly a Lorraine Bobbit invention.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

You just took a rapist and hurt him bad enough to piss him off more but not necessarily enough to incapacitate him so he can't hurt you worse. Uh uh. Bad idea.

Agreed. There's no telling what a rapist with some painful contraption stuck to his penis and possibly a knife or gun might do to you.

Any self-defense device has to be enough to stop your attacker long enough for you to get away. I'll stick to my stun gun & pepper spray, thanks.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by SapphireSphinx9

I wonder why we haven't heard about this until now.

Because that device originates from South Africa, which is pretty much the rape capital of the world.
"The RAPEX prototype was launched on 31 August 2005, at Kleinmond, Cape Province, South Africa."

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by ErinIsBadNews

I just wrote a huge post and decided to put my huge soap box away and go for a smaller one. Basically I think it's ridiculous and dangerous. I think this could cause great harm to women, emotionally and physically. There has to be penetration for this thing to work, so she's already been raped and now you're risking further violence. Yes, it punishes the criminal but the guy can still say she set him up. She even addresses this issue in the Frequently Asked Questions section. I think it creates more fear of being raped. I just don't like the idea and yes I have reasons and statistics if anyone needs them.

Originally Posted by Drolefille

What she said, this is really dangerous.

You just took a rapist and hurt him bad enough to piss him off more but not necessarily enough to incapacitate him so he can't hurt you worse. Uh uh. Bad idea.

I agree with you both.

I'd hate to say this, but this would give many young women one more excuse not to take personal safety precautions.

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

I agree with you both.

I do as well.

[GeekyPenguin]

There was an article (well, really a blurb) on this in a Cosmo or Glamour sometime last year.

[NinjaPoodle]

Well, I think that although it may not be perfect, I'd rather have this than be raped and are there any other alternatives being offered in comparison with this? Honestly, it sounds like the person asking the question is siding with the rapist in sympathy. Are you kidding me? You violate me, you will get yours. Period.

Now that I think of it, there are countries where women are raped all of the time with no consequence to the men. I'd bet they'd think twice if those women were able to use this or something like it.

What is your response to the few negative responses to RAPEX? (Question to Sonet Ehlers – inventor)
“As with everything in life there will be negative attitudes and I can't be responsible for people who refuse to educate men and feel the device is medieval”. “A medieval device for a medieval deed”!

Love this statement^^

[James]

It sounds more like a ploy to really sensitize women to the idea that all men are rapists.

Or potential rapists. Makes me wonder about the authors radical feminist political viewpoints.

[Drolefille]

The problem is, by the time this is brought into action, you've already been raped. There's penetration. And, if this becomes commonly used, guys will simply rape a girl with a stick to remove the condom and then rape her themselves.

If this induced pain in the rapist while you were still standing and in a position to run... Great. But it doesn't. By this point you've been knocked down, probably injured, and you're not going to be able to jump up and GTFO to safety as quickly. So then, your condom has injured the rapist and is causing him pain, but that's not necessarily going to stop him... Now you have an angry rapist who feels the need to get back in power over you. I really really don't want a woman to ever be in that situation. It is dangerous.

And, I don't think this is training women to be anti-male any more than carrying mace is. (Note, mace is something that you use while still standing and able to run, and is probably more immediately incapacitating.) I just think it's a really stupid idea.