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Mar 21, 2007 |
Anti-rape device created by South-African inventor Sonnet Ehlers is about to hit the market after a long time of waiting for patent verification.
The female condom-like device called Rapex has fish-like teeth that attach to the penis.
This invention stirred a great deal of controversy all over the world. The main concern is whether the Rapex was a medieval device built on a hate of men or it can be considered an easy-to use devise that could help South African women protect themselves against rape.
According to Sonnet Ehlers the process of cheking is going to be up on April 10.
Sonnet Eshlers publicly announced her invention one and half years ago and shot to international fame as the invention stirred debates about advantages and disadvantages of Rapex.
The inventor took part in British and Australian radio shows and was interviewed by South American journalists.
Eshler said that she was not a male hater, she simply wanted to help African women to protect themselves against rape. Though the device might seem a good weapon to fight rape, Eshler has many opponents.
Even such organization as Rape Crisis Cape Town does not consider Rapex to be a solution to the social problem of rape and considers such a devise to be likely to increase female vulnerability to violence.
Eshler insists on the fact that the main advantage of her invention is that it could give a woman attacked by a rapist some vital seconds to escape the criminal while he is busy dealing with pain caused by the device. This would be great pain as 25 teeth of the device that is inserted in the vagina attach themselves to the head and the shaft of the penis. What is more, she says the device will help with proving the crime as the rapist will have to go to a doctor to have the fish-like teeth removed.
The product is going to be be mass-produced in China next month.
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a lot of you seem to think the rapist will still be able to beat up the victim. Well the just imagine 20 or so fishing hooks ripping into your organ then try to tell me that someone in that much pain would still be able to fight. it is like someone trying to beat someone up with a broken leg. yes it is possible but moving wil produce so much pain the victim will have enough time to escape.
website : www.antirape.co.za
One thing I would like to ask each of the male chavenist pigs in the world is why do you love to destroy a woman's self-esteem. I wish that all of you would become impotent and develop a horrible disease that will cause your penis to fall off and be in extreme pain.
I think that 80% of men are evil pieces of trash who need to be castrated and be sterilized. I also believe that war is an excellent way to eliminate these pieces of trash.
In m opinion, the best anti-rape measure is a fully loaded gun. Either in the hands of the woman or a man she can trust. One pull of the trigger can easily convince a man that the woman does not want his advances. The rapist will be sensible. Temporary pleasure for the price of a bullet in the head?. In the famous wors of a legendary sniper "I dont think so!"
This is the stupidest product ever dreamed up. YES there would be abuse of the product. I'd love to see this being sold in the States... lawsuits would surely pop up in no time over this thing.
Why not wear a button saying you have the rapex on board. African women get aids so maye this can help but there's not adequate medical venues for ripped men to go and it might get infected and fall off.
I was gang-raped when I was 13. One of the guys thought that he could force me into a BJ.
I bit; he bled.
I was beat so badly that I almost died.
I have to agree that this is just a good way to get a girl killed. While it's true that there were several guys against one girl, the guy who was bitten hit the hardest and the most often - at least as far as I can remember before passing out.
This is no a solution. End of story.
Noobs.
I like the fact that it is meant to stop rapists but what side effects will it cause. Like having that thing up in there say everyday or everyother day, wouldn't that cause some health problems? How do you take it out? What if it gets stuck and you can't take it out? what if you put it in wrong? What if you forget to take it out?
LOL, yes this will protect the women from gettin raped. instead, they'll be killed. I mean fck, if the criminal get caught in this, they'll most likely kill the victim. u can imagin how upset one can be if there are teeth on their dick, not to mention a rapist...
To Syu:
I think that you should read their comments before you go defending their position. If they had raised it as a valid concern, and not a reason to ban the product, I would not have had a problem.
And no, I'm not saying that a woman wouldn't use it for revenge--I'm saying it's illogical. As in, no one I know would use it for that purpose.
I have a question for you: why isn't it fair for a woman to have the same advantage a man has? I don't see anyone jumping at the thought of castration. I'm going to restate my question: does that mean that a man shouldn't be allowed to keep his penis?
The thought of banning this because of the possibility that it might be misused is riduculous and selfish. I am not upset by the thought that it might be misused, or the discussion of that topic, only by the fact that this is the only concern these people have. Their first thought was themselves, not the people who are harmed every single day, and they would let them suffer every day out of fear for themselves.
I am not denying that it could possibly be used for revenge. There are horrible people out there, of all genders and walks of life. But again, this was not brought up as a concern. It was brought up as a reason as to why it was a "bad idea," and their reasoning was selfish. Maybe you should practice as you preach and see it from other perspectives, mine included.
Here's my question: If this is not a solution to the horrendous problem of violence against women, WHAT IS???
No one here is stupid for expressing their opinion, but what I don't hear is anyone brainstorming additional ideas about what can actually be done about the rape problem. If you don't agree with this idea of helping to prevent women from being violated both physically AND EMOTIONALLY (which is much harder to heal from and can affect a woman and her relationships for the rest of her life), help think up new ways to stop the violence. Just because we don't agree on one product doesn't mean we can't use this as a starting point to find a *better solution*.
If we all want to be selfish and pretend like it will never happen to us (men included - they can be raped, too), then we can debate the "what-ifs" forever. If Henry Ford knew that his invention would be used for drive-by shootings, misused by drunk drivers, and inadvertantly destroy the environment, would he have still made the decision to invent it?
Here are the questions I have: What decision is for the greatest good of our society? How can we protect the women who are sexually assaulted, raped, and have to deal with the emotional baggage of that horrible experience every day? How much of a benefit would this product provide? Will it make women feel safer? Will women actually be safer?
As with most things in life, there are no easy answers.
PS. CrazyMan, people will be more likely to take you seriously if your comments aren't full of typos.
To you have got to be kidding:
I don't think you quite get the point. It's not the matter of the self absorbed men who are worried about this might be used against them. It's just merely stating another problem that might arise by rapex productions.
You have got to be kidding me, women use this against men is completely illogical, are you saying that all women are well-brought-up-and-wont-misuse-rapex? And all men are jerks? You are saying that guys are worried if this is used against them are self absorbed. Aren't you just the same by eliminating the possibilities of women using this to take revenge? I do agree that there are self absorbed cases where they just care about their welfares, but it doesn't mean that other cases beside that don't exist. Seriously, see from other perspectives first before you start firing people.
PMS problems, Kotex, Pantex and now Rapex. Gosh I feel for women. When will they have to stop stuffing their privates. I mean Pantex and Rapex just dont go together.
Just imagining makes me cry :D
Peace!
WOW nice comments.. but.. i have few other things to say.. This will be easaly detected if
someone fingers the girl first.. his finger gets injured he smakes her around probaby
unconscious, for using the device .. he dose his business cuz he wont just stop and say ahh
she hurt me im moving on .. in a 3rd world contry they aint SISY boys like they are in N.A.
Than after he has done his deed he will do 1 of several things Kill her or stab her .. Cuz
you know some man are CRAZYYYYYY!!!!!!
Those are just my thoughts...
And .. now to reply to posts above..
"n" You say it will act as a deturent.. i think it will just anger the man..
They would just go through a village see if woman have it if they do they would take them in
the middle of the village and publicly execute them. What kind of justice is that??
"Dude7171717"
"I say: bring it on! Teach men that we are not the more powerful, superior sex!"
Are you a femenist? God i hate your type.. Your superior how cuz you bleed ewery month?
S.T.F.U., Education works in a 1st and 2end world country where society frowns apon bad
behavior such as rape but in a 3rd world country you dont understand .. they kill people
just over water lets say or for looking at them the wrong way.. *god i think i bit of more
than i can chew, i can write a page about this .. but im bored so this is it for your reply*
"You have got to be kidding"
Your just stupid .. no comments for you... sry
"Come on"
Yes this device can be used just for an girl to get back at her ex Woman are crazy'er than
men. Remember that 1 girl that choped her bf's dick because he cheated on her? well i do..
Well those are my thoughts, and they do not represent the way i feel or act just wanted to
get that out of my head.... TX YOU. :)
i'm a pro-rapex male. I can be careful enough about where I put my penis so as not to be ravaged by a rapex. If you're a male that cannot be careful enough about where to put your penis so as not to be ravaged by a rapex... then perhaps some reevaluation of your priorities should be in order.
Chop off rapist's dicks... you'll hear no complaints from me. Hating a rapist does not equate with hating men.
-by the pro-rapex male whose penis shall never be ravaged by 25 anti-rape teeth
To the guy below:
Yeah, they're all horrible, horrible thoughts and theories, but they're entirely feasible, and realistic.
You cannot count it out, no matter how selfish or digusting it may sound. Do you honestly think that there aren't any human beings out there who would ever consider using this device as a means of attacking another person?
Get your head out of the sand, damn it.
Okay, I would like to point something out. All of the guys out there are worried about a girl using it against them-- that is the most selfish thing I've ever heard. You have got to be joking. Women are raped by the thousands every single day, and all you can think about is the off chance that it might be used against YOU??
Okay, so let's roll with this idea. Does that mean that we shouldn't allow men to have penises, too? I mean, hell, they use them against women. Should we castrate all men at birth? That's thinking outside the box. No unwanted pregnancies, too!
I am disgusted with every single one of you. Are you seriously that self-absorbed? Who cares if these women are raped every day, it doesn't hurt you! But a preventative measure that could possibly be used against you--now that, that shouldn't be allowed. (although a woman using it against you is completely illogical. If a girl purposely used this to hurt a man there would be legal reprecussions... Or don't you like your odds at winning in a lawsuit? It's kinda like proving a rape case in a court of law, isn't it? It really sucks when the tables are turned. Poor guys. )
I am honestly and truly horrified at your comments. Who raised you?
I think this device is a great idea. Why is rape so prevalent in our society? Because women are bred to be weaker than men. Most rapists do it because they feel powerful. They can make someone do an intimate and personal act against that person's will. If you take male power out of the equation then rape would be far, far less common. I say: bring it on! Teach men that we are not the more powerful, superior sex!
Rapex seems more like a tool for revenge rather than as a preventative measure. Should it work as intended than the most likely scenario, in my opinion, will end up with a dead girl and a seriously wounded man (possibly fatally as well depending on the medical care available to him). Someone mentioned in an earlier comment that it could become a deterrent if it becomes popular, but, in that case, it won't work at all since the rapist will just check for the thing.
On the other side of things, people here are talking as if some girl out there will use it purposefully during consensual sex and I'd like to remind everyone that, if a woman wanted to chop off your member after sex, she could probably do it with or without vaginal teeth; you're being paranoid.
Rapeex might end up being an acronym for rape your ex.
This could very well end up turning women into rapists. Pop in, go out and seduce men, then wham. Mace or a bat to follow up and gain getaway time... or a partner near. Heck, it seems more useful for that because in that situation no one will check!
Rapex can be use in gf wanting to revenge on her bf by offering consensual sex, and later suing him in court that he tried to rape her.
Some people could be seriously hurt.
I'm just thinking out of the box here.
If you can force a girl to have sex with you, why can't you force her to take this thing out first. Or guys will just "test the water" with another device first. I don't know if I'm giving rapists too much credit for actually thinking ahead, but I don't think many rapists will actually experience this. Good idea in theory, though.
It should have poison on the end and kill the man.. no rapist deserves to live.
Yeah, I'd imagine this would end up with more women being killed instead of just raped.
everyone seems to be very against this.. listing plenty of contingencies for what could go wrong, but I think this device could act as a deterant, if alot of offenders know that there is a good chance their victims will hae teeth in their vagina, they are less likely to rape them.. ? And if they do rape and are caught by the device, justice has been handed out pretty swiftly in a place where justice for such crime is often very limited if not non-existant.
What's bad about rape? It's the fact a stranger is forcing intercourse right? That little fish tooth device won't stop him from "entering" and he will also bleed inside and pass on whatever STD he already has plus the girl now has a man's "appendage" stuck inside her and therefore aint getting away in a big hurry, so please tell me where the "Ex" in "Rapex" comes in. She'd be better off tearing out his eyes or something, how about pepper spray?
What they need is one for protecting against anal intercourse. Seriously, they'd make a bundle selling them to prisons.
But WTF... Rapex? That's only slightly above Rape-Be-Gone, or HeadOn. Man I hate HeadOn.
Oral, Anal, BoobJobs, Handjobs, and possibly other sexual acts can be done by putting a gun to her head and saying "do it'. So this is a well-intentioned but poorly thought out idea.
Yeah, they need more guns in Africa.
Okay, fair enough... but...
Situation 1:
Girl uses "Rapex"
Man attempts to rape said "Girl"
Man has penis mauled by "Rapex"
Man kills girl in fury
(Optional)
Man somehow files suit against "Rapex" developer and wins
Situation 2:
Girl uses "Rapex"
Man avoids vaginal intercourse entirely and continues to rape women via anal intercourse
I'm all for this kind of thing, but what worries me are the possible consequences of using this sort of device. That being said, how exactly do you test for social repercussions before releasing such a product? Do you start a clinical trial in Africa and report on how many of your subjects ended up dead? Doesn't sound like ethical testing. Oh well. I suppose the world is about to find out exactly what happens.
its dumb. if i was a rapest i would just carry around a little bat. shove it up there just in case and then work my magic. this device will cause more harm them good if you ask me. just like someone said what if your girl gets pissed at you and thinks your cheating. whats to stop her from shoving one of these in her? thats not cool
Example 1:
Girl uses "Rapex"
Girl goes home to boyfriend
Girl forgot "Rapex" was still there
Girl ends up broke after the law suit
Example 2:
Girl uses "Rapex"
Girl goes home to boyfriend
Girl hates boyfriend for making something bad
Boyfriend end up cockless
The rapist might get upset but he'll sure have a sore dick that won't be able to rape anyone for a while.
Well just my thoughts..
If a guy had that happen 2 them they would kill the girl that was using that in the 1st place, Than if they couldnt retrive there package they would cut the woman in half to take there "package" out... *a stupid way to increase Violence against woman, i think* but a good try.
BEST solution would be something that would start working like few hours after a guy leaves the woman.. like a delayed reaction.. so that woman can excape or something cuz if your hurting and the person that made ya hurt is near by, your gona seek revenge... especialy in a place like 3rd world countries..(it dosent take much to squize a trigger of a AK47 dose it?)
Just my thoughts.. :)
It might make the man upset and will the woman. Or he'll check and go for the pooper. Then you'll women with another device in the butt. I'm for though. I wish it would chop it off.
lady smith and wesson is what they need, not this silly nonsense. once the guys start checking for that they'll rape then kill. better to have a small revolver.
