[Smashpatriarchy] Postering at UBC?

[Christopher Leinonen]

Yeah, Darren said what I was going to-- this context is really one in which
women are finally the focus and are making space for themselves, the last
thing it needs is a group of men saying "we're not rapists, look! we're
even telling other people to not be creeps!  we're the good ones!"  Takes
up too much space.  It could easily come across as a more savvy version of
what's happening on the UBC Take Back the Night facebook page... there's a
lot of "I support your cause! but...I'm a man and therefore blah blah blah
blah I'm not a rapist and you've hurt my feelings!"


On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Darren Chang <darren.chang at live.com>wrote:

> re: previous email
>
> (3) specifically in the context of sexual assaults at UBC, it was
> important to not appear, perhaps even slightly, as though a group of
> (mostly) men are taking advantage of the situation to do some group
> promotion
>
> ------------------------------
> From: darren.chang at live.com
> To: aylon.c at gmail.com; smashpatriarchy at lists.resist.ca
> Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:11:55 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Smashpatriarchy] Postering at UBC?
>
>
> Hi Aylon,
>
> There was no collective decision to remove the SAP blurb on the posters. I
> personally made that decision after briefly consulting with another SAP
> member and decided it was a good idea from various angles: (1) uncertainty
> about whether SAP should publicly take credit for the work we do after
> previous discussions and (2) it made sense to keep the posters anonymous
> since the postering itself was done with non-SAP members currently
> organizing against recent series of sexual assaults at UBC.
>
> Does anyone have thoughts on this now that we have seen the effects of
> anonymity in the media? How might the dynamics have been different if this
> CBC report showed the posters were done by SAP with the original blurb?
>
> Darren
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:07:53 +0100
> From: aylon.c at gmail.com
> To: smashpatriarchy at lists.resist.ca
> Subject: [Smashpatriarchy] Postering at UBC?
>
> Hey Folks,
>
> Have we decided to no longer us the SAP blurb on the posters? (I did some
> here in the UK but left the SAP blurb on). Unless SAP wasn't behind this
> and someone else was inspired ;)
> By contrast, the posters — posted anonymously — offer tips to the attacker
> and to others who would consider such a crime:
>
>    - "Don't be a creep! Learn how to manage your sex drive."
>    - "Make consent part of your approach."
>    - "Learn how to deal with rejection."
>    - "Recognize that many women are bombarded with sexual interest."
>    - "If you slip up, and everyone does, learn how to make amends."
>    - "Don't be a rapist! Someone walking alone is NOT an invitation for
>    you to rape or assault."
>
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/don-t-be-a-rapist-posters-get-mixed-reaction-at-ubc-1.2187660
>
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