Before a significant chunk of the population got access to the internet, there was a time when the word, ‘rape’, used to mean something. It was looked down upon as being one of the most heinous acts of violence a person could inflict upon a fellow human being, alongside murder and torture.

unfortunately, that isn’t the case anymore.

As if the ever growing epidemic of fake rape accusations wasn’t enough of a cause of concern, the internet became a “safe space” for one of the most hateful group of people on this planet to throw this extremely vile word around, calling a random stranger, ‘rapist’, from the comfort of their couch and without worrying about any kind of consequence. The group I’m referring to is, of course, SJWs, or Social Justice Warriors. And the occasional White Knight.

These folks can be seen in action on some of the most popular subs on the notorious website Reddit, i.e. r/tumblrinaction and r/whiteknighting.

I’ve seen these people get offended on the most ridiculous things (FREAKING water bottles, healthy food or Twitter follow preferences of certain celebs, for starters) and throw the most contemptible insults one can imagine, at the ones they’re arguing with. Nothing is off limits. Not even rape. I have seen people get called rapists and paedophiles for absolutely no reason other than the fact that the ones throwing around these words had run out of insults. I used to feel the utmost pity for these people. Sometimes, I used to just let out a chuckle and scroll down the news feed.

Today, I was called one. And it stung real hard. I’m sure as hell not laughing now.

It began when I posted a screenshot on a Reddit sub called r/IAmVeryBadass. The sub is dedicated to mock those tough keyboard warriors who type out profanities and all kinds of threats, geared towards some stranger that’s probably sitting thousands of miles away. The screenshot featured a guy throwing threats left and right, even going as far as threatening a user to rape his girlfriend. Look for yourself.

I took a screenshot, omitted the usernames, and posted it in the sub. And thus the drama ensued. The top comment branded the man in question as being “a misogynist who would probably rape a women”, and rightfully so. The guy was after all threatening to rape a woman.

A Reddit user named u/dissenter_the_dragon chimed in, and asked the commenter “whether he was referring to the person making a rape threat, or the OP (that’s me), who is a regular poster at r/mgtow and r/mensrights?” Then the user added that they’re going with both!

This user, dissenter_the_dragon, without ever having met me, and without having an ounce of proof against me, indirectly referred to me as being a misogynist as well as a rapist. And they did it in the most casual manner possible, in a humorous tone, like it meant nothing to them.

I remember reading about an incredibly horrible gangrape case around five years ago. That was the first time I realized how low a human being can stoop to, disregarding any consequences to the victim as well as themselves. I began suffering from insomnia, spending countless nights reliving the moment the victim was raped, and how quickly a person’s hopes and aspirations for a bright future got destroyed beyond repair because a group of human scum decided to have their way with the victim. I even used to fantasise and make up scenarios in my mind, where I’m torturing these worthless excuses for human beings, in an abandoned basement. Basically, my mind was fucked up, almost to the point of no return.

But I did.

And I made sure to always do my bit towards this very scathing issue, and make as many people aware of the heinous consequences of rape, as I possibly could.

Imagine my utter disgust, when out of the blue, a random ignorant keyboard warrior (still unsure whether they were an SJW, a white knight, or just a sad lonely human being) brands me as being a possible rapist, just because I associate myself with, and post in men’s rights and MGTOW groups!

The feeling sure as hell wasn’t a pretty one. It stung inside. Another user chimed in and assumed that I was someone who migrated to these groups when r/incel (incel is someone who defines themselves as being unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one, and some of them are known for blaming women for their state) was shutdown.

I wasn’t surprised at all. These folks are not known for carrying out a logical argument, without assuming stuff and resorting to childish insults.

I couldn’t just see the accusation thrown at me and not respond. They needed to learn that it WAS NOT OKAY to throw around this extremely vile word without having known the person they were targeting. The user had made a comment down the chain, stating that Men’s rights activists and MGTOWs need to be hugged more by their parents, and that they make sure to always hug their daughter.

The user apparently couldn’t think of anything else but to throw another insult at me, to which I replied as I saw fit. They fired back with using the classic Nazi insult, editing their comment to state that it was of course a metaphor, after I replied that I hated Nazis growing up, and still do BTW.

It’s worth noting here that, THEY STILL HAVEN’T TRIED TO CORRECT ME. We have exchanged a a bunch of comments by this point, but they still haven’t said anything to mean that the rapist reference was a mistake, which means that they are still maintaining the fact that they did indeed see me as a misogynist and a rapist. This becomes important down the line, when they try to retract their statement, stating that they actually referred to me as ONLY a misogynist and not a rapist, when they realized that what they spewed was an incredibly stupid thing to say, and the downvotes had started to pour in.

They also falsely accused me of accusing the man in the screenshot of being a rapist when all I did was just mention what the man himself stated. This usually happens when someone like this user runs out of arguments to make. Feast your eyes upon this travesty.

The comment chain stretched down further, as the user got themselves tangled into their own web of lies. Another user chimed in, who were most probably a backup called in by the dragon in desperation.

The backup didn’t respond beyond these exchanges. But the accuser kept at it, clinging to it and embarrassing themselves further in the process. They even tried to make me go their route, and engage in the hilariously creepy act of stalking someone’s Reddit profile to find some dirt on them.

I responded that that wasn’t something I do, unlike them. There’s a highly upvoted and well received post on the popular subreddit, r/unpopularopinion, demonizing people who stalk someone’s profile in hopes of finding something to use against them in an argument.

Finally, they gave up and just let their true self run wild in the open for everyone to see, blatantly accusing me of actually hurting women. They kept at it for a while before quitting for good.

As the ‘conversation’ came to an end, I realized something.

I had just wasted a good chunk of my day, arguing with someone who had called me one of the most vile things anyone could say to a fellow human being. What if someone calls me a rapist again, someday? There’s no shortage of SJWs and white knights on the web, and they don’t hold anything back while insulting you, if they feel that their safe space has been invaded. This one didn’t eve need their space invaded in the first place! Will I waste more time with trolls like these in the future? The answer is a resounding NO! If the person is awful enough to refer to you as a rapist, based on your activity in subs that are against their ideals, then that person is definitely not worth having a debate with you. You will only end up wasting your time when you decide to feed the troll.

So why this article, if I had decided to not waste my time on people like these anymore? Here’s why.

The word ‘rape’ has lost it’s meaning. Every other day, you’ll read a news stating someone being falsely accused of rape. More often than that, you’ll see ignorant folks throwing around this vile word to insult complete strangers on the internet.

These people are dangerous.

They are someone who could potentially accuse a person of a terrible crime in the future, just to get back at them, like multiple fake accusation cases in the past have taught us. Shaming these people is a necessity, for the sake of a completely innocent person who could be a potential victim of these horrible beings.

The one I encountered was a parent of a little girl. Imagine what kind of despicable teachings these people could pass on to their children? Even the thought of little children being raised up by someone like this person, makes me shudder.

More importantly, instances like this one being out there in the open for everyone to see, is a tiny drop in the large ocean of content that would help people realize that:

Rape is not a joke that can be thrown around as an insult. People have lost lives in horrible manner while being raped and some have survived rapes to live incredibly tough lives because of how society looks down upon rape survivors. It’s the last thing one should joke about. The ones who joke about it are absolutely vile human beings, and should be systematically named and shamed in the open for everyone to see.

Rape is no joke, and people need to start learning this simple fact, before it’s too late.

Massive edit: I somehow forgot to include the screenshot that formed the title of this dissection. Here it is: