Godlessness, Safety Nail Polish and 'Rape Culture'
By Gina Miller
RenewAmerica.com
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By now you may have heard about the new nail polish,
called
Undercover Colors, developed by four young
scientists at North Carolina State University. It
was designed to be used by women to detect whether
or not certain "date rape" drugs are in their
drinks. The girl simply swirls her polished
fingernail in the drink, and if the color of the
polish changes, then it means someone has slipped
her a mickey. It sounds like a handy tool for our
Godless, sex-obsessed, "modern" culture, right?
Well, not if we forget to factor in the lunacy of
"political correctness."
While doing yard work on Wednesday, I had Rush
Limbaugh on my portable radio. He mentioned this
story and said that the feminazis are in an uproar
over it. In case you're unfamiliar with Rush's word,
feminazi, that's his term of endearment for
men-hating, radical feminists. He explained why
they're irked about the new nail polish (that's not
even on the market yet), which, as usual, is a lot
of complaining about men and the terrible burdens
women are expected to carry to hopefully avoid
getting raped. Naturally, Rush's analysis of the
silliness of the feminazi ire was spot-on.
Then on Thursday, I came across a Huffington Post
column that may have been part of what inspired
Rush's monologue. Written by Sophia Kerby, "What
'Undercover Colors' Gets All Wrong About Date Rape"
is a typical feminist missive, misguidedly taking
the nail polish's developers to task.
She writes:
Thanks to four male college students from North
Carolina State University, you may soon be able to
add a new accessory to your outfit and tool in
combating date rape: nail polish.
... While I applaud their efforts to prevent sexual
assault among college students, after reading their
product description, it's pretty clear that
these male students know little rape culture and
even less about plausible solutions.
I read the product description, and it in no way
broadcasts her assertions. Of course, she simply
must point out that the young scientists are
"male college students," as if the fact that they're
male automatically detracts from the credibility of
their invention. Then she goes off the rails when
she claims,"... it's pretty clear that these male
students know little rape culture and even less
about plausible solutions." Putting aside the
obvious contradiction to reality here – that these
guys clearly did recognize the need for such
a product and then labored to create it – how many
of us "know rape culture" or even want to?
How do you become knowledgeable of "rape culture"?
By "rape culture," I assume she means the prevalence
of rape, rather than a culture that embraces rape.
Is it not enough to study the statistics? Is it not
enough to be bombarded with countless media stories
lamenting it, endless politicians denouncing it and
numerous public service announcements promoting
awareness of it? It would seem to me that if these
young men truly knew "little rape culture," then it
would not have occurred to them to develop this
product.
To defend her assertions, Ms. Kerby points out that
not all sexual assaults happen at bars but on
college campuses, as well. I would contend that
almost none of them happen at bars, but at
other locations after the bar. She notes that
alcohol is just part of the problem. Alcoholic
drinks are available everywhere, not just bars, and
wherever a girl is, her nail polish is there with
her. As a criticism of the "male" developers, her
argument is a dud.
So, what does Ms. Kerby consider "plausible
solutions"? She gives three main points: stop
blaming the victim, educate men on how not to rape,
and hold colleges accountable for how they deal with
sexual assaults on campus.
Why do you suppose that there might be a "blame the
victim" mentality today? Do women ever bear any
responsibility for putting themselves in potentially
dangerous places and situations, like drunken frat
parties? Do they bear no responsibility for the
outrageous "fashions" they choose to wear nowadays,
clothing that makes them look like prostitutes and
porn "stars," clothing that arguably feeds the "rape
culture"? Yes, we know that a man who sexually
assaults a woman is always wrong, but why is it
considered just fine for a woman to present herself
in a hyper-sexual, sleazy way and then expect men to
treat her with the dignity and honor she imagines
she deserves? The disconnect from reason is
palpable.
To many on the Left, the answer to most problems is
"education," but what young man doesn't already know
that it's wrong to sexually assault another person?
Who is unclear that "no" means "no"? There again,
can it be argued that a woman dressed like a
strumpet, yet saying "no" to unwanted sexual
advances, sends a mixed message? Yes, I know it's
outrageous, but this is what our Godless culture has
wrought. There are a lot of bad people out there,
and no amount of "education," telling them it's
wrong (they already know this), will change their
evil hearts.
Another favorite tactic of the Left is to hold the
powers-that-be responsible for the protection and
safety of the people. Colleges can only do so much
to protect their students from danger, but Ms. Kerby
expects colleges to be held accountable and to enact
policy changes that will better punish rapists. For
this to happen, a man must be convicted in a court
of law to legally be considered a rapist. What about
false accusations? What about accusations with no
convictions? Should a man be punished only on being
accused of rape? How far does Ms. Kerby believe
colleges (whose main function is supposed to be
schooling) should go in becoming anti-rape squads?
She seems to acknowledge the difficulty in this as
she writes:
While such policy changes will put more of the
burden on the perpetrator, such disciplinary
hearings have led to
wildly inappropriate questions for survivors and
light punishments for perpetrators found guilty of
assault, such as
expulsion after graduation (who knew that was
even a thing). Policy changes need to not only hold
the perpetrators accountable, but the school's
handing [sic] of these hearings as well.
She concludes her column with this:
It's pretty terrible that in 2014, that these
kinds of products even need to exist, but the
reality is that they do exist. Instead of funneling
money into making gadgets that help prevent women
from being raped, let's talk about solutions to
shifting rape culture where consent, on both sides,
is seen as the norm.
Yes, it is indeed a shame that there is a "need" for
a product like this nail polish, and for a morally
diseased culture such as ours, there is nothing to
criticize about these young scientists' ingenious
invention. But, there will be no shifting of any
rape culture by throwing money at more "rape culture
awareness," or telling young men that it's wrong to
rape, or holding colleges accountable, or not
"blaming the victim." Our nation has turned its back
on God. We have kicked Him out of our schools and
out of the public square. We have raised several
generations of Godless, self-centered, sex-obsessed
kids, and the truth is that there can be no positive
transformation of any sick culture without the
saving power of the Spirit of God through Jesus
Christ to change people's
hearts of stone into new hearts of flesh.
© Gina Miller