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.

  • Akasazh@feddit.nl
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    21
    arrow-down
    6
    ·
    2 months ago

    His point is that is not what the article is about. It’s off-topic.

    I get that you’re passionate about getting your point across but it’s swamping the discussion a bit.

    • Mango@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      2 months ago

      It’s not off topic. If you link me to a YouTube video with a sponsor that really sucks, I’m gonna talk about how that sponsor sucks. You can’t just tack on some garbage and be all “just ignore that part, it’s not up for debate.”

      • Akasazh@feddit.nl
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        edit-2
        2 months ago

        I understand that it merits discussion but every thread on this post is about that aspect, and that’s frankly a bit much.

        • Mango@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          9
          arrow-down
          5
          ·
          2 months ago

          Show me a sign that’s demonizing me, and I’m gonna focus on that rather than whatever they’re pretending the sign is about. You teach your boys that their feelings don’t matter and that they’re bad out the gate and that’s how they’re gonna treat you when they’re older.

          • rekabis@lemmy.ca
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            5
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            2 months ago

            You teach your boys that their feelings don’t matter and that they’re bad out the gate

            Cue mandatory anti-rape training at higher ed, but only for men, ramming home the myth that men are the source of all of society’s ills and the villain in all possible crimes.

          • Akasazh@feddit.nl
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            5
            arrow-down
            3
            ·
            edit-2
            2 months ago

            Whoa that escalated quickly, and is entirely not about what I was saying.

            • Mango@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              6
              arrow-down
              5
              ·
              2 months ago

              Well if you wanna be on topic, address the problem instead of making it worse. We’re in here criticizing those people making it worse. Quit defending their bullshit.

              • Akasazh@feddit.nl
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                5
                arrow-down
                2
                ·
                2 months ago

                I didn’t defend anybody. You don’t get to put words in my mouth like that.