Touchy subject! I offended my Leo

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This is gonna be an incredibly touchy subject about rape. So here is your trigger warning.

I offended my Leo earlier. She told me about a week back that her sister had been raped by her male best friend. Her sister however hangs out with trash 247, druggies, junkies, rapists, you name it. She parties 247, drinks heavily is promiscuous. Now I'm giving this back info because I'm

Hoping it will help you to understand the whole story a little more.

It is disgusting what happened to her and a lot of men can act way too entitled I don't agree with what happened at all. If anyone feels violated like that then it's wrong. It doesn't matter what she was doing nobody should end up feeling violated.

However I pissed off my Leo by saying that I wasn't surprised t happened considering the friends she keeps and situations she gets into. My Leo then proceeded to say so you think she deserved it or something like that. Which is not what I think at all. Does anyone have some good advice on this horrible topic?

I don't wanna sound like a douchebag at all. I wanna fix this.
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?

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it doesn't matter her past, the company she keeps, or what she was doing...NO ONE has the RIGHT to some one else body ...and I understand why leo is upset ...its her sister and of course will be protective over her
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Posted by PancakeFace
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?

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I don't think you "looked at it" from any perspective. Your comment was judgemental and arrogant, and there was nothing intellectual or thought-provoking about it.
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I think it's best to clarify what you meant because what you said is not the same thing as what she said.

I feel like she took the stance that some people take when saying women shouldn't dress provocatively to draw that type of attention so blaming rape on the way a woman dresses.

My suggestion is a) apoligize b) approach it from a standpoint of concern about the company she keeps rather than the I'm not surprised approach
Very true and I completely agree with what you said. I just said what I did in a careless way. That was my mistake.
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


I don't think you "looked at it" from any perspective. Your comment was judgemental and arrogant, and there was nothing intellectual or thought-provoking about it.

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Cool because that's how I feel about yours lol

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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


I don't think you "looked at it" from any perspective. Your comment was judgemental and arrogant, and there was nothing intellectual or thought-provoking about it.


Cool because that's how I feel about yours lol

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I stand by all I said. Good luck in your life.
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


it doesn't matter her past, the company she keeps, or what she was doing...NO ONE has the RIGHT to some one else body ...and I understand why leo is upset ...its her sister and of course will be protective over her
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I did state all of that in my post.
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Posted by Foreverloveme
I think it's best to clarify what you meant because what you said is not the same thing as what she said.

I feel like she took the stance that some people take when saying women shouldn't dress provocatively to draw that type of attention so blaming rape on the way a woman dresses.

My suggestion is a) apoligize b) approach it from a standpoint of concern about the company she keeps rather than the I'm not surprised approach
This.

Saying that you're not surprised is actually quite condescending towards that situation so yeah, your Leo got offended.

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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?

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I think what you fail to realize, is that all the well wishes and thats terrible are all negated as soon as you blamed the victim.
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


it doesn't matter her past, the company she keeps, or what she was doing...NO ONE has the RIGHT to some one else body ...and I understand why leo is upset ...its her sister and of course will be protective over her
I did state all of that in my post.

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you did but in your answer to dmv ...you said you were simply looking at it from a different perspective that she put herself in a dangerous situation and that you weren't surprised that this happened to her ..

I was simply pointing out to you ....that you shouldn't be looking at it from a different perspective b/c it didn't matter what the girl did... the dude shouldn't have raped her ....it doesn't make you a bad person just an insensitive one
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


I think what you fail to realize, is that all the well wishes and thats terrible are all negated as soon as you blamed the victim.
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


it doesn't matter her past, the company she keeps, or what she was doing...NO ONE has the RIGHT to some one else body ...and I understand why leo is upset ...its her sister and of course will be protective over her
I did state all of that in my post.



you did but in your answer to dmv ...you said you were simply looking at it from a different perspective that she put herself in a dangerous situation and that you weren't surprised that this happened to her ..

I was simply pointing out to you ....that you shouldn't be looking at it from a different perspective b/c it didn't matter what the girl did... the dude shouldn't have raped her ....it doesn't make you a bad person just an insensitive one



Expecting the dude who is clearly a bad person to not rape her is like expecting a lion not to kill it's prey. It doesn't work like that in the real world. The real world is not fair. That's why we as people need to stop putting ourselves in dangerous situations. Let me go walk into a serial killers house and expect not to get killed. lol. It's so unrealistic.
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her sister was violated and humiliated and his was response was "I"m not surprised" it was arrogant and insensitive

I'm not sure where your getting these stereotypes from ----rapist come in all races, backgrounds, educational levels --just because someone has problems with drugs doesn't make them a rapist? just because seems respectable doesn't make them not dangerous
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


You're not a bad person for not being surprised she was raped. You're not blaming her either. You're just simply not surprised. There's a difference between the two. This is a very touchy subject however, and you're talking about it on a site that is probably dominated by women, so expect a lot of shaming for not being surprised.

A friend of mine was murdered because he went into a bad area. I wasn't surprised. Does that mean I blame him? No. I'm just not surprised it happened, that's it. My aqua friend isn't surprised either.





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Thank you! Spoken calmly and constructively. That's basically all I was trying to say originally.
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that was the whole point of my post .... his comment was insensitive we all AGREE.. even op himself ....but I, dmv and couple other users were simply explaining WHY it was insensitive...you trying to explain the logical behind it doesn't matter cause agree that he should have kept the comment to his self ...and yes I understand how the world works but in 2016 people shouldn't be finding a way to blame the victim ....we as a society need to change our thinking
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Posted by PancakeFace
Posted by DMV
So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


You're not a bad person for not being surprised she was raped. You're not blaming her either. You're just simply not surprised. There's a difference between the two. This is a very touchy subject however, and you're talking about it on a site that is probably dominated by women, so expect a lot of shaming for not being surprised.

A friend of mine was murdered because he went into a bad area. I wasn't surprised. Does that mean I blame him? No. I'm just not surprised it happened, that's it. My aqua friend isn't surprised either.





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Exactly. OP it is fine that you arent surprised by highlighting her life style choices rather than focusing on the present, more prominent issue at that moment, which was your gf revealing her sister had been raped is the problem.
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Posted by SagiScorp
Posted by PancakeFace
Posted by DMV
So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


You're not a bad person for not being surprised she was raped. You're not blaming her either. You're just simply not surprised. There's a difference between the two. This is a very touchy subject however, and you're talking about it on a site that is probably dominated by women, so expect a lot of shaming for not being surprised.

A friend of mine was murdered because he went into a bad area. I wasn't surprised. Does that mean I blame him? No. I'm just not surprised it happened, that's it. My aqua friend isn't surprised either.






Exactly. OP it is fine that you arent surprised by highlighting her life style choices rather than focusing on the present, more prominent issue at that moment, which was your gf revealing her sister had been raped is the problem.

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Believe it or not it was actually coming from a place of concern. It just wasn't very tactful the way I said it. But yeah I agree with what you said.
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


You're not a bad person for not being surprised she was raped. You're not blaming her either. You're just simply not surprised. There's a difference between the two. This is a very touchy subject however, and you're talking about it on a site that is probably dominated by women, so expect a lot of shaming for not being surprised.

A friend of mine was murdered because he went into a bad area. I wasn't surprised. Does that mean I blame him? No. I'm just not surprised it happened, that's it. My aqua friend isn't surprised either.






Exactly. OP it is fine that you arent surprised by highlighting her life style choices rather than focusing on the present, more prominent issue at that moment, which was your gf revealing her sister had been raped is the problem.


Believe it or not it was actually coming from a place of concern. It just wasn't very tactful the way I said it. But yeah I agree with what you said.

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I did I wanted to get to the root cause more than just saying I'm sorry that happened. Because yeah words are comforting and showing your support is one thing. what I wanted was to shed some light on the situation and possibly help to ensure it didn't happen again.

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Posted by DMV
So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


You're not a bad person for not being surprised she was raped. You're not blaming her either. You're just simply not surprised. There's a difference between the two. This is a very touchy subject however, and you're talking about it on a site that is probably dominated by women, so expect a lot of shaming for not being surprised.

A friend of mine was murdered because he went into a bad area. I wasn't surprised. Does that mean I blame him? No. I'm just not surprised it happened, that's it. My aqua friend isn't surprised either.






Exactly. OP it is fine that you arent surprised by highlighting her life style choices rather than focusing on the present, more prominent issue at that moment, which was your gf revealing her sister had been raped is the problem.


Believe it or not it was actually coming from a place of concern. It just wasn't very tactful the way I said it. But yeah I agree with what you said.

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I can see that you did probably mean well and I am sure her family would agree, her life style choices need to change but unfortunately, rape and sexual assualt thay can turn an already emotionally weak person weaker, just like it can turn a strong person weak. Sexual assualta are absolutely devasting, so this girl will need more support than ever and less criticism about how her life choices and environment are creating this discourse and disharmony. She will need to figure that bit on her own.
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People seem to be getting pretty damn upset.

So I'm gonna delete this thread by thanks to those who left some constructive feedback.
Every single person here left constructive feedback.

Just because you don't agree with it doesn't mean it's not constructive or valuable advice.



The more I keep reading through this thread the more I see why your girlfriend is pist at you. You really are quite arrogant. You're lucky she didn't dump you.
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Lmao

Thank you for your constructive feedback
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People seem to be getting pretty damn upset.

So I'm gonna delete this thread by thanks to those who left some constructive feedback.
Every single person here left constructive feedback.

Just because you don't agree with it doesn't mean it's not constructive or valuable advice.



The more I keep reading through this thread the more I see why your girlfriend is pist at you. You really are quite arrogant. You're lucky she didn't dump you.
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......tis true OP. You're being stubborn and passive aggressive
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that was the whole point of my post .... his comment was insensitive we all AGREE.. even op himself ....but I, dmv and couple other users were simply explaining WHY it was insensitive...you trying to explain the logical behind it doesn't matter cause agree that he should have kept the comment to his self ...and yes I understand how the world works but in 2016 people shouldn't be finding a way to blame the victim ....we as a society need to change our thinking

By pointing out logic and the obvious, no one is blaming the victim. The victim didn't commit the crime onto herself. And it would be catastrophic and dangerous if society changed their thinking. I don't want parents telling their kids that this is a safe world, and that you can walk around late at night in bad neighborhoods, that females can dress provocatively and walk home alone at night, or that you can surround yourself with crazy people and not expect crazy things to go down... It's not realistic. People need to be taught the reality of the world so they make decisions accordingly.
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yes it is realistic... you tell your son that it doesn't matter what girl is wearing that doesn't give you permission to have sex with her ...you teach your son that if she is drunk and can't consent.... and you have sex with her anyway ...you can and will GO TO JAIL...that you don't attack people and expect to be excused for it ....and then everyone (lawmakers, judges and society) needs to HOLD them to these values ....
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


You're not a bad person for not being surprised she was raped. You're not blaming her either. You're just simply not surprised. There's a difference between the two. This is a very touchy subject however, and you're talking about it on a site that is probably dominated by women, so expect a lot of shaming for not being surprised.

A friend of mine was murdered because he went into a bad area. I wasn't surprised. Does that mean I blame him? No. I'm just not surprised it happened, that's it. My aqua friend isn't surprised either.






Exactly. OP it is fine that you arent surprised by highlighting her life style choices rather than focusing on the present, more prominent issue at that moment, which was your gf revealing her sister had been raped is the problem.


Believe it or not it was actually coming from a place of concern. It just wasn't very tactful the way I said it. But yeah I agree with what you said.


I can see that you did probably mean well and I am sure her family would agree, her life style choices need to change but unfortunately, rape and sexual assualt thay can turn an already emotionally weak person weaker, just like it can turn a strong person weak. Sexual assualta are absolutely devasting, so this girl will need more support than ever and less criticism about how her life choices and environment are creating this discourse and disharmony. She will need to figure that bit on her own.

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That was incredibly helpful actually. I really hope she does because she's a really nice girl who has been traveling down a destructive path (in many ways) for a long time. I've actually always taken up for this girl even against her sister my Leo, many times. And like I said earlier I was more interested in getting to the root cause and going from there. No victim blaming or criticism from me

Has ever been placed on this girl. I wouldn't do that to her. And yeah I truly hope she does figure it out on her own by herself.
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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


it doesn't matter her past, the company she keeps, or what she was doing...NO ONE has the RIGHT to some one else body ...and I understand why leo is upset ...its her sister and of course will be protective over her
I did state all of that in my post.



you did but in your answer to dmv ...you said you were simply looking at it from a different perspective that she put herself in a dangerous situation and that you weren't surprised that this happened to her ..

I was simply pointing out to you ....that you shouldn't be looking at it from a different perspective b/c it didn't matter what the girl did... the dude shouldn't have raped her ....it doesn't make you a bad person just an insensitive one



Expecting the dude who is clearly a bad person to not rape her is like expecting a lion not to kill it's prey. It doesn't work like that in the real world. The real world is not fair. That's why we as people need to stop putting ourselves in dangerous situations. Let me go walk into a serial killers house and expect not to get killed. lol. It's so unrealistic.
i do get that, but it was her "bestfriend"...so she obviously didnt see it coming...and from the OP prespective, they are all bad people, bc they adapt a different life style than his but from the girl' prespective they are her peers..so she wouldnt havr see it coming. HE WOULD cause from his perspective they are bad.

also, hes her freaking boyfriend not judge judy. his leo was obviously looking for support not for him to break the case down and point how this was expected.
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Right. Her male best friend.....not some random crack addict.
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Posted by PancakeFace
Posted by DMV
So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


You're not a bad person for not being surprised she was raped. You're not blaming her either. You're just simply not surprised. There's a difference between the two. This is a very touchy subject however, and you're talking about it on a site that is probably dominated by women, so expect a lot of shaming for not being surprised.

A friend of mine was murdered because he went into a bad area. I wasn't surprised. Does that mean I blame him? No. I'm just not surprised it happened, that's it. My aqua friend isn't surprised either.






Exactly. OP it is fine that you arent surprised by highlighting her life style choices rather than focusing on the present, more prominent issue at that moment, which was your gf revealing her sister had been raped is the problem.


I admit, it would have been wise for OP to keep his lack of surprise low-key, until his gf decided to bring up that topic on her own when she was ready (if ever). I bet he regrets bringing it up now, oh well. I still don't like how he's being labelled as a bad person though.
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Who labeled him a bad person?
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that was the whole point of my post .... his comment was insensitive we all AGREE.. even op himself ....but I, dmv and couple other users were simply explaining WHY it was insensitive...you trying to explain the logical behind it doesn't matter cause agree that he should have kept the comment to his self ...and yes I understand how the world works but in 2016 people shouldn't be finding a way to blame the victim ....we as a society need to change our thinking

By pointing out logic and the obvious, no one is blaming the victim. The victim didn't commit the crime onto herself. And it would be catastrophic and dangerous if society changed their thinking. I don't want parents telling their kids that this is a safe world, and that you can walk around late at night in bad neighborhoods, that females can dress provocatively and walk home alone at night, or that you can surround yourself with crazy people and not expect crazy things to go down... It's not realistic. People need to be taught the reality of the world so they make decisions accordingly.
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I agree. By just going around and getting mad at people and saying they are victim blaming what does that accomplish? Yes she didn't deserve it even if she was walking around naked. But the point here is that there should be a certain amount of personal responsibility, to ensure your own safety. And that you should look at all elements of a situation. If a person was eating themselves to death and then died would you get mad at someone saying well hell they shoulda put down the McDonald's? Or would you say they are victim blaming. If that person suffered a heart attack and was told not to eat any more fast food would that be victim blaming?

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So you blamed the victim?
I really don't understand why people just leap to that conclusion. I try and look at things from all aspects which seems to be making me a bad person in other people's eyes. Okay?


You're not a bad person for not being surprised she was raped. You're not blaming her either. You're just simply not surprised. There's a difference between the two. This is a very touchy subject however, and you're talking about it on a site that is probably dominated by women, so expect a lot of shaming for not being surprised.

A friend of mine was murdered because he went into a bad area. I wasn't surprised. Does that mean I blame him? No. I'm just not surprised it happened, that's it. My aqua friend isn't surprised either.






Exactly. OP it is fine that you arent surprised by highlighting her life style choices rather than focusing on the present, more prominent issue at that moment, which was your gf revealing her sister had been raped is the problem.


I admit, it would have been wise for OP to keep his lack of surprise low-key, until his gf decided to bring up that topic on her own when she was ready (if ever). I bet he regrets bringing it up now, oh well. I still don't like how he's being labelled as a bad person though.
Who labeled him a bad person?
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Stubborn, absolutely
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