Mark \"Tipop\" Williams wrote:
> From: "Rob Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Your statements are akin to saying:
> >
> > "All Star Trek fans are maladjusted dorks with no social skills."
> >
> > or
> >
> > "Members of sororities are elitist snobs with a shallow world view"
> >
> > just not as direct.
>
> Not at all. What she said was that, growing up, she was taught to be
> wary of people who look, act, or smell a certain way. Not really a bad way
> to bring up a girl in the modern world, in my opinion, even if it does
> instill some fear of people who are actually harmless.
>
That's ridiculous. There is nothing realistic or helpful in telling a child
that "people who wear suits and ties and designer casual clothes [can] be
trusted." There is no data to suggest that personal hygene, style of dress or
socioeconomic status is related to a propensity to committ sexual assault. A
rapist can be _anyone_, a fact most "myths about rape" literature/websites
mention. To teach your daughter otherwise is to do her a grave disservice.
That said, of course the ramshackle appearance of most gaming stores (and the
stereotypical but not uncommon unhelpful staff) drives away potential customers.
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