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No one but you has brought to this conversation the concept that "All men are rapists" and it's confounding that you don't understand how much of a stereotype you're being coming into a women's space to shout "not all men".

It's also a complete misunderstanding of the point women are making there. We don't believe that every single man is a rapist. Society has this regressive belief that a rapist is always going to be a nasty, creepy, criminal, awful man and that it would be completely obvious to any bystander that there's something wrong with this dude and to stay away. But that just isn't the case. So, it's a warning to women that any man could be a rapist. Even if they're a respected member of their community, a judge, a politician, a movie producer, etc.

The other thing is the sign is using the word rapist here, but there are also many, many, many other forms of sexual assault, abuse and harassment and I can almost guarantee that you and most men have excused something in the past. My state actually made an amazing PSA about this a few years back now. Because there are so many acts that make women scared, or uncomfortable, that so many men just pretend doesn't happen.

I'd also like to point out that it's super ironic that you don't seem to understand the fallacy of your own hubris. You've walked into an explicitly women's space, to yell at women, about how it's "Not All Men", without consent. Maybe you and the other men in this thread should sit with that for a bit?