Burning Man has a rape and sexual assault problem

LarryHarveysHat · Post by **LarryHarveysHat** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:51 am

But if we all pretend it's not there, I'm sure it will go away.

Tardis · Post by **Tardis** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:08 am

What's your basis for saying there's a problem? I may be mistaken, but I believe there were a couple of incidents this year. Of course, that's a couple too many, but for a community of 30k+ that may be on the low side

LarryHarveysHat · Post by **LarryHarveysHat** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:56 am

Exactly. Let's pretend it doesn't happen.

Tardis · Post by **Tardis** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:00 am

... we could discuss it intelligently.

JezebelinHell · Post by **JezebelinHell** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:26 am

Shhh....he's trying to start a flame war and you're fucking it up. Call him a fuckhead or something.

lazykat7 · Post by **lazykat7** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:55 am

JezebelinHell wrote:Shhh....he's trying to start a flame war and you're fucking it up. Call him a fuckhead or something.

Should we start addressing him as Mr. Hat?

Blenderhead · Post by **Blenderhead** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:42 am

It's about damn time someone started a flame war. There's entirely too much love on this board.

Mr. Hat, you are a fuckhead.

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:27 am

Troll.

Can we have a vote here? How many are going to bite this lame hook?

Don Muerto · Post by **Don Muerto** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:31 am

Shut up Badger, -you twit. You don't have the IQ or balls to admit he is right, so just go back to that corner and gnaw on your pacifier.

Borris · Post by **Borris** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:53 am

He's not a dickhead, he's a Dickhat!

Don Muerto · Post by **Don Muerto** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:57 am

Nattering? SLOBBERDONKEY?!?! Why, if I weren't just lightheartedly backing up Blenderhead's idea I would take that silly NRA bear avatar and shove it up your colon you ill-tempered, burrowing mustelid!!! But then, you knew that.

(What is wrong with my hat? Wrong shade of Banana?)

JezebelinHell · Post by **JezebelinHell** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:58 am

must...not...bite....hook........must.....not....flame

oh fuck it!

Was the sexual assault problem you're referring to the fact that you had a hard time commiting any with all the helpful community members kicking your ass everytime you tried?

Sorry, didn't mean to bite the lame ass hook, but I really needed to rant at somebody.

Don Muerto · Post by **Don Muerto** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:58 am

Darn, he pulled the Slobberdonkey post.

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:34 am

There's a grape and an actual salt problem at Burning Man? By god man! We have to do some thing about our fruit and condiments! Man the Bratwurst cannons, we have to take over a Safeway!

JezebelinHell · Post by **JezebelinHell** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:37 am

My bratwurst cannon's in the shop. Can I bring my newly illegalized potato gun?

Blenderhead · Post by **Blenderhead** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:44 am

I'll happily jump in and take the flame-bait if Mr. Hat will tell me where to get a 40'x40' heavy canvas ground tarp for a reasonable price.

Or astro-turf.

Or maybe a 35' flagpole.

Scaffolding?

Fuck, I'll take about anything at this point.

blyslv · Post by **blyslv** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:00 am

I'll bring the salami slingshot.

BTW "is that your hat or are you just happy to see us..."

Patience · Post by **Patience** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:02 am

I am actually curious to what extent sexual assault occurs out there. I spoke to several women who told me about scary situations from previous years, and it's hard to imagine it not happening, with the amount of drug and alcohol use going around.

"Trolling" aside, (okay, I'm a noob. I don't know what trolling is. ) how often do you think sexual assault occurs, and is there anything that can be done?

JezebelinHell · Post by **JezebelinHell** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:04 am

Let's give all the ladies tazers at the gate.

clandyone · Post by **clandyone** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:29 pm

Patience wrote:I am actually curious to what extent sexual assault occurs out there. I spoke to several women who told me about scary situations from previous years, and it's hard to imagine it not happening, with the amount of drug and alcohol use going around.

"Trolling" aside, (okay, I'm a noob. I don't know what trolling is. ) how often do you think sexual assault occurs, and is there anything that can be done?

This is discussed extensively and, for the most part, intelligently, in the "Sexual Violence" thread.

Trolling: making inflammatory statements not to provoke discussion, but to incite a riot.

PJ · Post by PJ » Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:29 pm

Speaking for myself, I was "asking for it" by "dressing provocatively."

KristieEB · Post by **KristieEB** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:29 pm

I second the tazer idea ... but then we would have a problem with too many giddy tazerers. MY, that could be fun!

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:57 pm

JezebelinHell wrote:Let's give all the ladies tazers at the gate.

No no no! Give them Bratwurst cannons, dammit!

<i>"I met your meat, now meet my meat. <b>BOOM!!</b></i>

Salami slingshots (funny, that's what I call my thong) are OK, but we don need no steenkin' vegi tables 'round heere.

Patience · Post by **Patience** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:10 pm

Thanks, clandyone.

atari-x · Post by **atari-x** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:27 pm

an e-riot? hahahah. you're all trolls. don't front.

you know there's a troll in seattle. he doesn't try to start riots. actually, he's very sweet. ok, he is why the wto riots happened in '99. there! the secret is out.

you know there's a difference between dick-hat and an ass-hat?

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:50 pm

Rob the Wop wrote:we don need no steenkin' vegi tables 'round heere.

spuds are tubers, not vegetables

TestesInSac · Post by **TestesInSac** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:00 pm

JezebelinHell wrote:Let's give all the ladies tazers at the gate.

Hmmm, where did I put my LBD and razor?

precipitate · Post by **precipitate** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:39 pm

> Speaking for myself, I was "asking for it" by "dressing provocatively."

Yeah baby, that flight suit. Raowr.

Burning Man has a rape and sexual assault problem

Burning Man has a rape and sexual assault problem

Basis?

Or alternatively...

On the real

Re: On the real

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