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This picture makes you think...
However I'm not sure if something that is used for terrorising the civilian population and as an torture method, but is completely useless in combat should be called an weapon of war.
I mean you could just as well refer to gas chambers as weapons of war.
Calling rape a Weapon of War is misleading and not enough negative, or at least thats what I think.
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It is a weapon for warfare. It had two intended effects. The first and obvious effect is to raise the moral of the invading troops. Then second effect is to demoralize the defenders. It may not be the same kind of weapon as a grenade or a shotgun, but it is a weapon all the same. A psychological weapon. Sort of how Vlad III used impalement as a psychological weapon against invaders. It worked.
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The FDF does not acknowledge rape as an weapon for warfare. It is considered to be an forbidden method like torture or genocide.
"Sort of how Vlad III used impalement as a psychological weapon against invaders. It worked."
Yet ultimately Vlad III was defeated.
I would suggest that you read: On Killing by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Section V Killing and Atrocities "No Honor Here, No Virtue"
"Despite its short-term benefits, atrocity as policy is normally (but not always) self-destructive."
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Forbidden yes, but it hasn't always been that way. It's called war rape for a reason.
It was an example. But I will take a look at it.
I agree completely with that quote.
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"Rape as Weapon of War" is not just a fancy term. If you make a research rape is frequently used as means of psychological warfare in order to humiliate the enemy and undermine their morale. War rape is often systematic and thorough, and military leaders may actually encourage their soldiers to rape civilians. War rape may occur in a variety of situations, including institutionalised sexual slavery, war rapes associated with specific battles or massacres, and individual or isolated acts of sexual violence. War rape may also include gang rape and rape with objects. When part of a widespread and systematic practice, rape and sexual slavery are now recognized under the Geneva Convention as crimes against humanity and war crimes. Rape is also now recognized as an element of the crime of genocide when committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a targeted group. However, rape remains widespread in conflict zones.
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That's common knowledge. (At least in an state that has an feminist as president.)
My point is that rape does not count as an weapon.
Also it should be associated with terror, oppression, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
NOT with weapons whose use and existence is not necessarily unmoral by itself.
Into my ears
"Rape can be used as an weapon of war."
sounds almost as bad as
"Rape is surprise sex.".
I merely find "rape as weapon of war" a poor choice of words and rather prefer "Rape as an method/tool of warfare." used by Finnish media.
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Rape actually has been used as a weapon of war throughout the ages as a genetical weapon. Impregnating the enemy's women, they reduce the genetical pool of their enemies. most animal clans do that to, to claim their supremacy.
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I am not going to discuss if "Rape as an method/tool of warfare" should be used istead of "rape as weapon of war" because that is not an importan point, in my oppinion - and I also think the two expressions are not very different. In fact "rape as a weapon of war" is most communly used, is not something I invented. Anyway we can both agree rape practices in war contexts or in any other contexts should be stoped.
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I quess the difference lies in our language and military/weapon culture.
Refusing to acknowledge rape as an weapon means that its just an war crime and does not fall in the same category with forbidden weapons.
For as long as I can remember it has always been called an war crime in Finland and during 1939-1945 the maximal penalty for it was field excecution.
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I'm pretty sure none of the people who commented negatively would have done so in real life and NOT ON THE FREAKING INTERNET YOU SEXIST COWARDS.
Oh, by the way, I like this pic.
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I think this piece IS effective.
Even if it won't change what is happening, it WILL educate people.
I'm sure some deviantart users aren't even aware that this is going on in the world.
I say good for you, poderiu, for creating this.
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wow... there are some awful comments here... why is it that people seem to think that A) people cannot care about things that do not effect them dirrectly, and B) that wareness does nothing?
This is a great peice. I am personally going to the congo next year to document some survivors stories, as individuals we may not be able to do much - but that does not mean that we shoudl not try
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YOu will go to Congo in some ONG? Or just by yourself?
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going through an organisation. Being female I'm meant to have people with me at all times when there :/ but once there I'm not working dirrectly with the organisation, they are just helping me with contacts and security basically. Was meant to be going next month, but pushed it back so that had time to improve my language skills a bit
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None of you should be talking like this T.T it should be agreed that terrible things happen to ppl. yes. that the least we can do is raise awareness.that this is a site to nurture growth creative expression and networking between artists, yes. plz dont argue theres better things to do
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YOu may share and you may print, if you want!
Cheers.
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thanks a lot~
great message indeed.
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So true! No one thinks about this but it's one of the most terrible things I can imagine. Rape is bad enough, but being continually raped by multiple soldiers just because there is a war going on? And the government doesn't do anything about it? Rape is the worst form of torture and a thousand times worse than death, doubtlessly.
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i agree, although thinking about it makes me shiver
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Redundancy is a direct communication because normally implies the use of codes and signs that the majoroty of the people understants. Redundancy is the oposite of an entropic communication, which is more closed. I seek to be redundant in all images.
You say: "that is already very unlikely to happen even in a civil war situation." - This claim shows how much in ignorance is your state. Of course rape is still used as a civilian terrifying weapon in modern conflits, in some African countries like Congo, Rape has emerged as a weapon in that war, with more than 200,000 incidents of rape since 1996. Most recently, more than 280 women were raped by soldiers in a forest outside of the village of Luvungi. If you need sources I can give you some, or just google with key words "rape", "Congo", "weapon", "war", and you will notice this happens very often.
I notice you are from Germany, lucky you! I gess you live in a warm house, you seem to eat your regular chips with sausages, you must have warm fashionable clothes, some scholarity, you might see you daily MTV and soccer favourite team, ear your rha rha music, driving a fancy car with your girl-friend, going to McDonalds, etc. YOu seem to have a "decent" life with not much of ammount of worries. Madby you were on starvation, madby if your girlfriend was raped, if your family and friends killed, madby if you didnΒ΄t have a house, I am sure you show more respect for the work of NGOs like Amnisty that serve to support and give voice to people that arenΒ΄t represented and heard by the regular media. Denuncing is taking action, speaking about problems is one step to take action. Not taking action about humanitarian problems is, for intance, just go to the montains and photograph birds, which is a respectable thing, but far away of taking action towards social problems.
"I don't care about a few people who have been raped, when a hundred more are being killed at the same time due to the same reason." - This claim speeks a lot about your sense and moral jugment, your problem is not only ignorance, madby you are a nazi that just needs to come out of the closet.
odiumediae:
I donΒ΄t feel the need to defend my self by your personal accusations that "I use my work to raise the number of people that visit my account." But still I can say that "Poderiu" is not my real name, I donΒ΄t live in Switzerland, so personally, my real identity doesnΒ΄t gain nothing from this works, not money of even fame. And of course I am not an "artist", I don t want to be one!
And, donΒ΄t be jealousy if Poderiu has more page views and favs than you.. Deal with it!
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i think this has such an impact on its viewrs! high five for this and its meaning! powerful!
odiumediae must suck it. idiot doesnt have a heart
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why are you calling her a whore? you know nothing of her sexual life. that's very immature of you. if you want to make an argument, you should be less personal (and childish) and more constructive and convincing. saying "fuck you, whore" is something a ninth grader would say.
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And that from someone whose deviantART profile caption says "Excuse me, do you want to screw?" Did anybody tell you that you are quite stupid within the last ten minutes? Fuck you too, cunt.
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Please remove your head from your anus.
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Please drown in a pool of liquid shit.
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Suck my cock, you fucking slut.
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Someone's mommy didn't hug him when he was a little kiddy.
So sad.
(In case you wanted to know, your responses make you sound like an ignorant middle schooler.)
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Your response makes you sound like the king of ignorants, since you cannot accept my opinion, so go fuck yourself and die.
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What the hell is wrong with you? You dont know what its like to be in any situation remotely as horrible and disgusting, so dont come with your 'redundant, cheesy and ineffective' comments, youre in no position. People like you say shit like this because you'll never have to deal with the consequences, you just do it to feel powerful, and your actually just showing the world what a fat dick you are. This is a social site where you can enjoy other peoples art, not bash it, so you should sort out your issues then come back. You say we're all 'starry-eyed idealists', but is it so hard to believe people care? Keep your'e shit comments to yourself because no one actually cares what you have to say. If you don't like it, you can go suck a gun and paint the ceiling with your brain, you sick,Nazi fuck, because thats what people like you should be doing. Fuck you very much, asshole.
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People of Odiumediae's mentality are not even worth sparing your logic's on. I'm sure you see that's apparent in the response they gave to you, lol.
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No, I said that, because it's my fucking opinion. Eat shit and die, cunt.
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thank you!!!! hahaha, can you believe odiumediae? tosser
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"Oudiumediae" is a nazi idiot locked inside the closet. Please, donΒ΄t give him the key!
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lol haha, tell me about it
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I'm sorry, but that's cheesy, redundant, ineffective and att the while not even a bit creative. The only people who will see this at all are people who will most likely never be in such a situation. Not only will they never do anything about it, but they will also never have a chance to change anything. Rape is a part of war. Why stop rape as a weapon of war, instead of stopping war once and for all? ANd even that is unlikely ever to happen.
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Of course this image is redudant, that was on purpose. Redundance implies a direct communication and I always try to commmunicate to audiences, not to one or two persons.
I do know that the people who see this image will not be rapped by 50 soldiers at once, become sexual slaves, be tortured in order to control and terrify a population. The consequences for men, child, and speccialy woman are horrendus. You mean that the people who suffer from this every day souldnΒ΄t get a voice? Does it mean Amnisty International should Β΄t go there and report this crimes? I donΒ΄t think so, I just donΒ΄t agree with you.
Also one must destinguish "war" from "war crimes". Of course I am against war, and the majority of the people are also against war. But that is a false question. "War crimes", "crimes against humanity" are tecnical terms defined by the international law, and any kind of attack commited by a government, a army, or milicia against a population of civilians, civilian structures (factories, houses, schools, hospitals, etc.) are, according to international law, constituted as "war crimes". The definition isnΒ΄t mine.
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I agree with you for the most part (way to stand up to odiumediae), but you really have no right to say that rape is hard especially for women. It can have the same effects or worst, regardless of gender or age. I just wanted to point that out.
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"Redundance implies a direct communication [...]" To what extent would redundance have such an effect? That does not even make sense.
"I do know that the people who see this image will not be rapped by 50 soldiers at once [...]"
That is already very unlikely to happen even in a civil war situation. And in addition to that its that kind of playing the all to well known tune consisting of false sympathy and emotion.
I didn't say anything about Amnesty International, though apart from whining they don't do very much else than whining either. Action is the substantive of to act, it doesn't mean to cry louder will change anything. Posting images like these does serve any other purpose than to raise the number of people to visit your account by awaking false emotion. Does that help any of those people? No, but it helps you to get some page views.
Also one must destinguish "war" from "war crimes". No, one mustn't, war is in itself a crime against humanity, because there is always someone who's got to suffer. I don't care about a few people who have been raped, when a hundred more are being killed at the same time due to the same reason.
You are a phony "artist" who shoots out his 'messages' to the 'immoral' while being nothing else than a liar yourself.
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"You are a phony "artist" who shoots out his 'messages' to the 'immoral' while being nothing else than a liar yourself."
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Dude, this person was portraying something they believed in. Take some midol please!!!
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I agree with you, rape is traumatizing to everyone, not only yo women. But women are the most victimized.
And please, donΒ΄t pay atention to "oudiumediae"! Speeking with someonte that has intestins instead of brains could result in a vomiting conversation. Being ignorant it happens to many, but ignorant, rude and nazi, well that happens only to few.
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Haha, a vomiting conversation! That's rich!!! Yeah, they must have blocked me from commenting, because I can't respond. Though its pretty funny because I quoting him... her? Whatever, I'm to lazy to look on "it's" page,... and they responded by shooting down their own comment and arguing with that... so it just goes to prove that they'll just fight with anything.
As for the rape thing, yes, its true that women are victimized more then men, so I understand what you were getting at earlier. I had just misunderstood that when you said especially, you meant the effect were especially hard on woman. So I felt the need to say something. But now that I understand, yeah, sadly, it can suck being a girl. Rape has been something that has affected my life since before I even understood what it was. I was lucky enough to be born into a country free of terrible war crimes, but not free of crime. (Is there such a place free of crime?) I know the traumatizing and horrible effects it has, and I agree when people say that it can be worst then death. The fact that this is used as a weapon of war is disgusting, sad, and horrible. Even if this one little deviation doesn't "Stop war crime", I admire your nobility to post something you stand for, believe in, and feel strongly about. People like that... Odi-whatever.... just can't understand that.
Take care!
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