Rape Campaign Just Makes Men Think More About Sex

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Copyranter couldn’t have said it better: “Call me confused, but showing a half-naked woman in a rape awareness ad being viewed by plastered horny pissing men is just bloody stupid, right?”

He’s got a point. And this long-running bathroom stall British Home Office campaign does a poor job achieving its goal In fact, all it does is make men think more about sex. Because, as we all know, men don’t need much in the way of motivation when it comes to wanting sex.

This is not to say men are just walking hard ons looking for a play but it’s a well known fact sexual imagery makes men think about sex. Why a rape awareness campaign would go even remotely near the use of sexual imagery is a bit baffling

It seems something a bit more direct like, say, “Rape Will Get you Ass Fucked in Prison” minus the panty-clad image would have greater effect.

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