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one_voice

(20,043 posts)
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 01:42 PM Apr 2013

You. Deserve. Rape.

University Of Arizona Student Tells Women: ‘You Deserve Rape’

A University of Arizona student sparked outrage on Tuesday for preaching against women while holding a sign proclaiming, “You deserve rape.”

Dean Saxton, a junior, is notorious for giving inflammatory sermons in the middle of campus. This time, he argued that women are responsible for their rapes because of the way they dress and act. Saxton’s stunt may have been planned in response to the “Take Back the Night” protest against sexual violence scheduled Tuesday night.

Saxton cut right to the chase, bluntly stating that girls who dress like “a whore” have it coming:

Saxton, a junior studying classics and religious studies, said his sermon was meant to convey that “if you dress like a whore, act like a whore, you’re probably going to get raped.”

“I think that girls that dress and act like it,” Saxton said, “they should realize that they do have partial responsibility, because I believe that they’re pretty much asking for it.”

According to the Daily Wildcat, the Dean of Students received “stacks of written complaints, emails and multiple phone calls regarding Saxton’s sermon about women.” Many students directly confronted Saxton, even trying to pull down his sign. Saxton embraced the attention on his Twitter account, posting a screenshot of an article about the Take Back the Night with the comment, “The whores are out.” In other sermons, Saxton has cursed people who are gay, have pre-marital sex, masturbate or have lustful thoughts. His Twitter account is rife with anti-Muslim sentiment, as well; last month he tweeted, “There will come a time when the sword will be put to the heathen.”

However hateful his speech may be, university attorneys told angry students that Saxton is exercising his right to free speech, and has yet to violate the student code of conduct.


http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/04/25/1920021/arizona-student-deserve-rape/?mobile=nc


What. The. Fuck. Is. Wrong. With. People.

I can't even put into words how I feel after reading this. I need to go outside and breath fresh air. FUCK!

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You. Deserve. Rape. (Original Post) one_voice Apr 2013 OP
And we claim to be civilized ....utterly disgusting SummerSnow Apr 2013 #1
he will regret this ... zbdent Apr 2013 #2
"has yet to violate the student code of conduct" ... this seems like madness, until ... zbdent Apr 2013 #3
BUT does he believe get the red out Apr 2013 #4
Hmm. BainsBane Apr 2013 #5
What a rotten piece of shit!! Initech Apr 2013 #6
I wonder how much student aid he gets? TeamPooka Apr 2013 #7
He was taught that he has all the answers directly from 'god'. He thinks sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #8
He's carrying a double major in Misogyny and Horse's Ass. nt TeamPooka Apr 2013 #9
He should join Westboro. Pure hatred. Ugh. n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #10
Does this religious studies pervert even recognize the violence inherent in his diatribe? Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #11
so pissed off I can't comment olddots Apr 2013 #12
I read a lot of fiction and he sounds like the stereotypical justiceischeap Apr 2013 #13
Just another Westboro-ish type person who should be ignored and shunned. octothorpe Apr 2013 #14
why does this guy make me think of the Westboro church freaks? cali Apr 2013 #15
I think it should probably be legal, but inside the student code of conduct? Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #16
One man's opinion. I can't get too worked up about what every idiot with a megaphone spouts. . . Journeyman Apr 2013 #17
how about the number of girls killing themselves, raped/gang raped and towns, police, peers taunting seabeyond Apr 2013 #18
Fuck this guy! LadyHawkAZ Apr 2013 #19
What a sick little fuck. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #20

zbdent

(35,392 posts)
3. "has yet to violate the student code of conduct" ... this seems like madness, until ...
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 01:51 PM
Apr 2013

you realize, it's Arizona ...

get the red out

(13,459 posts)
4. BUT does he believe
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 01:52 PM
Apr 2013

that people who call for the horrific abuse of others deserve to have their life totally fucked up when it goes viral? Because this asshole is about to find out about that.

sinkingfeeling

(51,278 posts)
8. He was taught that he has all the answers directly from 'god'. He thinks
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 02:05 PM
Apr 2013

he's a good Christian and a preacher. He's an extremist who believes 'god' made men to be the masters of women.

Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)
11. Does this religious studies pervert even recognize the violence inherent in his diatribe?
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 02:12 PM
Apr 2013

Why, oh why, are the sexually repressed so damned contemptible?

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
13. I read a lot of fiction and he sounds like the stereotypical
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 02:19 PM
Apr 2013

religious villain who ends up being a serial killer because of his deep-seated desire to have all the things he rails against.

octothorpe

(962 posts)
14. Just another Westboro-ish type person who should be ignored and shunned.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 02:19 PM
Apr 2013

As frustrating as people like him are, there isn't much you can do. You're not going to be able to reason with him or get him to see what a worthless piece of shit he is. And if you simply try to silence him, then it will just give him the attention he wants. I think the best way to deal with him is to ignore him and let him silence himself once he realizes no one gives a shit about the filth he spews.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
15. why does this guy make me think of the Westboro church freaks?
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 02:20 PM
Apr 2013

Oh, yeah. Hateful sign intended to cause pain.

Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)
16. I think it should probably be legal, but inside the student code of conduct?
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 02:34 PM
Apr 2013

Yes, this is probably just within the borders of legally protected free speech - although arguably it's incitement to crime.

But any student code of conduct that doesn't prohibit this probably needs looking at again.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
18. how about the number of girls killing themselves, raped/gang raped and towns, police, peers taunting
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 02:50 PM
Apr 2013

then that they are ho's, sluts, deserve to be raped

is that a problem yet? or just more comfortable to ignore all that and focus on ONE man's opinion?

LadyHawkAZ

(6,199 posts)
19. Fuck this guy!
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 02:57 PM
Apr 2013
In other sermons, Saxton has cursed people who are gay, have pre-marital sex, masturbate or have lustful thoughts.


Ah, purity culture. Ain't it beautiful?
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