Liberals promise free rainbows and unicorns for everyone

[VMI77]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... noscript=1

[RoyGBiv]

After living 30 minutes south of there for nearly 20 years, I can tell you with certainty that that attitude does not represent the majority of Tarheels. That gunbuster is clearly a bad after-the-fact photoshop...

ETA: The "Rape-Free-Zone" was from an awareness campaign started in 1997.
That image, and this thread, is a complete (and utterly nonconstructive) misrepresentation of that campaign.
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct98/rapefree.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ScottDLS]

Anybody notice how the circle/slash/gun sign seems to be photo-shopped on...?

Wait till the "sophisticated" media gets a hold of this... They will decry more conservative lies by the NRA whack jobs...

[MeMelYup]

All straight edges, no curve.

[anygunanywhere]

Whoever did the photoshop really ruined their message. A "rape free zone" is ridiculous enough.

Anygunanywhere

[VMI77]

Whoever did the photoshop really ruined their message. A "rape free zone" is ridiculous enough.

Anygunanywhere

It comes from Matt Bracken's Facebook page. Don't know who added the no gun sign. I agree it's unnecessary and a distraction --and so obvious that it's hard to believe whoever did it thought it would fool anyone --so I assume it's intentional.

[TxRVer]

This may be the origin of the picture. There is no "no guns" sign here.

http://www.hercampus.com/school/unc/do- ... ree-zone-0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[VMI77]

After living 30 minutes south of there for nearly 20 years, I can tell you with certainty that that attitude does not represent the majority of Tarheels.

I'd guess the sentiment expressed by the t-shirts would not represent the attitude of the majority of Texans who live 30 minutes outside of Austin either, but that doesn't mean UT Austin isn't full of wacky liberals.

That gunbuster is clearly a bad after-the-fact photoshop...

Yep, so clearly that absent other contrary information, I assumed it to be a statement rather than an attempt to convince people the sign is part of the t-shirt.

ETA: The "Rape-Free-Zone" was from an awareness campaign started in 1997.
That image, and this thread, is a complete (and utterly nonconstructive) misrepresentation of that campaign.
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct98/rapefree.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't know anything about the campaign you speak of, never heard of it, however, the shirts say what they say and express the liberal mindset. There is nothing with the photo to suggest that it is even aware of or referencing a 1997 campaign. Nor does it appear to me to make any comment about such as campaign. No matter, it's relevant in light of the recent testimony in Nevada by the woman with a CHL who was raped on a college campus because it was a gun free zone. The image is from Matt Bracken's Facebook page. I went back to see what comments follow the photo, and here's what Matt says:

Matt Bracken KK, the gun logo is photoshopped to make the point about the idiocy of a slogan or a sign actually stopping crime. The only person protected by a gun-free zone sign is the armed criminal, who is then a wolf among defenseless lambs. That's why 99% of shooting rampages take place in "gun free zones." In Colorado, the shooter passed 10 theaters that did not have "no gun" policies to attack the one that did.

And I read the article at the link you provided. Sorry, but the article is just as ludicrous as the sentiment expressed on the shirts. The article actually says this:

Advocates for Sexual Assault Prevention organized last February to raise awareness and prevention of sexual assault though education and action. In promoting the "24 Hour Rape Free Zone,"

Varia said organizers hope that one day, each day will be free from rape and sexual assault.

"We really want people to think about what rape is -- and that it is not a stranger coming out of the darkness with a knife," she said.

That expresses just about every idiotic liberal belief about crime in 3 sentences: 1) They're going to prevent crime --sexual assault-- through eduction and action, the action apparently being having a "rape free zone," enforced by nothing. This is the silly liberal belief that bad people are bad just because they don't know any better. Show them how crime --rape-- is wrong, and they won't do it anymore; 2) as the photo says, free rainbows and unicorns, when "each day will be free from rape and sexual assault." IOW, once the liberal utopia is complete all the bad people will be educated out of their criminal ways; and 3) They want people to think about what rape is so they'll stop doing it....and yes, sometimes it is a stranger coming out of the darkness with a knife --and that is precisely what they are unprepared for and unwilling to cope with. Just like the woman testifying in Nevada today for campus carry who was raped by someone coming out of the dark with a gun because this very same mindset prevented her from defending herself. As a consequence, she was raped along with three other women, one of whom was murdered.

Edited to add this after following TxRVer's link:

The link provided by TxRVer makes it even more clear that these shirts are the expression of ninny liberalism. The article about rape comes complete with adds about sending him "flirty texts," and "scientific ways to make him fall for you" and "8 things no one ever told you about sex." The last one promotes a very casual attitude about sex. A lot of it I can't even post here, but how about this:

http://www.hercampus.com/health/sexual- ... sex?page=2

Maulding is right, it is so much more. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different positions or to get creative. “The sexier parts of sex often hushed about are all the kinks that can be brought into the bedroom,” Maulding says. “Exploring fetishes and the more taboo aspects of sex (bondage, orgasm withholding, feathers, dirty talk) can really open up the doors of sexual experiences.” Remember, the experience is about two people, so don’t forget each other and focus only on the act. Maulding suggests “laying in bed before the deed with your partner, fantasizing about all the kinky things you have heard people can do during sex.

Closing with this line....

Most importantly, though, keep Maulding’s advice in mind next time you go for a roll in the hay. But with any luck, you’ll be thinking of something else entirely…

But I'm sure none of this has anything to do with "date rape." Right?

Now, the rape article accompanied by the adds for the above.....pure liberal nonsense:

The young women that were passing out the shirts asked everyone to wear their shirts on Friday to take a stand against sexual violence. While I’m sure that a few of the t-shirt receivers were just excited to get a free shirt, to many students it was more than just another wardrobe addition.

On my walk to the pit I passed at least three people I knew by name, and many others that I didn’t know at all, that were wearing the shirts. I continued to be impressed by the success. And it also made me start to realize that just by wearing simple t-shirts, we were taking a stand against rape and other forms of sexual violence.

If that kind of empty symbolism over substance isn't part and parcel of liberal rainbow and unicorn promotion I don't know what is. So based on the evidence you provided (along with TxRver) I'm gonna have to say the photo is not only NOT a misrepresentation of the event, but a dead on synopsis, even if it intended no reference to that particular event at all.

[Grillmark55]

I wonder... If I wear a T-shirt that says "POWERBALL WINNER" will I be rich and not have to worry about ever working again? I think it would be about as effective as gun-free or rape-free zone T-shirts.

[anygunanywhere]

I wonder... If I wear a T-shirt that says "POWERBALL WINNER" will I be rich and not have to worry about ever working again? I think it would be about as effective as gun-free or rape-free zone T-shirts.

I want me an "America - liberal lefty commie pinko collectivist looter free zone" tee shirt.

Anygunanywhere

[RoyGBiv]

I don't know anything about the campaign you speak of, never heard of it, however, the shirts say what they say and express the liberal mindset. There is nothing with the photo to suggest that it is even aware of or referencing a 1997 campaign.

Wow.. Seriously?

Imagine this.... A bunch of University folks get together and create a campaign to increase awareness about campus rape. They talk about how rape is a problem not just from overt "I've got a knife, do what I say" evil-doer's but also from acquaintance and date-rape. They come up with a slogan "24-hour rape free zone" which to them and their campaign means "Rape can happen anywhere at any time so be aware at all times".

There is absolutely NOTHING in this campaign that makes any claim that putting up a sign actually results in less crime. Anyone who would make such an inference from a photo of three young ladies wearing an out-of-context slogan on their shirt isn't thinking things through very well.

"Taking a stand", in this context means.... DOING SOMETHING. In this case, creating awareness.
You found exactly what you're looking for in that photo, even though it's not really there.

[VMI77]

I don't know anything about the campaign you speak of, never heard of it, however, the shirts say what they say and express the liberal mindset. There is nothing with the photo to suggest that it is even aware of or referencing a 1997 campaign.

Wow.. Seriously?

No text is readable to me in the background. The sum total of text on the shirts is: 24 hour rape free zone, Chapel Hill, NC. Feel free to point out just how anyone looking at the photo and accompanying text would know it's from some campaign in 1997? Absent that information it becomes a criticism of liberal attitudes not of some specific campaign it doesn't even mention. Me thinks thou doth protesteth too much, and makes me wonder, just what investment you have in that particular campaign?

Imagine this.... A bunch of University folks get together and create a campaign to increase awareness about campus rape. They talk about how rape is a problem not just from overt "I've got a knife, do what I say" evil-doer's but also from acquaintance and date-rape. They come up with a slogan "24-hour rape free zone" which to them and their campaign means "Rape can happen anywhere at any time so be aware at all times".

Quoting RoyGBiv, "seriously?" How does your remark in any way refute my explanation above of how this campaign is ninny liberalism? You start with "a bunch of University folks" and you don't end up with a program to do anything but talk and be symbolic. Just what is "awareness about campus rape?" College students don't know what rape is? They've never heard of date rape? Or they don't know it happens on their particular campus? Enlighten me, because I don't get it. Especially since the stated focus from those University folks is on date rape, NOT stranger rape. And if 24-hour rape free zone is supposed to mean rape can happen anywhere at any time, instead of there is no rape in this zone for a 24 hour period, then I think those University folk need a little help with their language skills.

There is absolutely NOTHING in this campaign that makes any claim that putting up a sign actually results in less crime. Anyone who would make such an inference from a photo of three young ladies wearing an out-of-context slogan on their shirt isn't thinking things through very well.

Neither did I say such a claim was made. I extensively quoted exactly what they claimed the shirts were for in my previous post. It's all summed up in this simple money quote from the student who wrote the article quoted in my previous post:

And it also made me start to realize that just by wearing simple t-shirts, we were taking a stand against rape and other forms of sexual violence.

Maybe that makes sense to you. Maybe you believe wearing a t-shirt = taking a stand against...well, whatever...but to me it's not only baloney, it dangerous baloney, because it can and will have no impact on rape and other forms of sexual violence whatsoever and a bunch of fools are left believing they've done something. The ENTIRE CAMPAIGN is a liberal feel good exercise to demonstrate how enlightened those of their ilk are, allowing them to feel good about themselves merely by making gestures and symbols. This is exactly the same feel good baloney that is partially driving the AWB and magazine capacity limits.

"Taking a stand", in this context means.... DOING SOMETHING. In this case, creating awareness.
You found exactly what you're looking for in that photo, even though it's not really there.

Taking a stand means doing something, but not in "this context" since they're actually doing nothing but wearing t-shirts and making empty gestures. Like I said before, me thinks thou doth protesteth too much, leaving the impression that you have some kind of link to that particular campaign.