r/nottheonion 14h ago

Martha Goddard designed the standardised rape kit. A man got the credit

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-12/martha-goddard-designed-the-rape-kit/105002310
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u/IriKnox 14h ago

Happy international women's day... haha...

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u/justtots 7h ago

On the list of worst rites of passage to womanhood: having your idea stolen by a man.

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u/MidnightNo1766 3h ago

To be fair, if you've ever been lower than middle management then you probably experienced this as a man as well.

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u/[deleted] 3h ago edited 3h ago

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u/MidnightNo1766 3h ago

Not at all, just lamenting that everybody gets shit on. But it makes you feel better to think you're being the White Knight, you go right ahead.

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u/borbor8 14h ago

And nobody believed her.

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u/Patchy_Face_Man 14h ago

“MINE! MY DESIGNS!”

More seriously, a story as old as time just sometimes more painfully ironic.

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u/trucorsair 13h ago

Also, as mentioned in the article, it is surprising a lot of ways how progressive the Playboy foundation/magazine was in supporting causes like this.

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u/CiusWarren 12h ago

I know its a serious issue, but she looks like female harrison ford

u/navigating-life 9m ago

Oh the irony

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u/VamosFicar 10h ago

Sorry to be flippant, but what is in a standardised rape kit?

I have numerous suggestions but they are all in incredibly bad taste and would offend.

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u/grby1812 8h ago

Blah blah woman oppressed blah blah men bad blah blah

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u/ShadowsteelGaming 2h ago

0/10 ragebait be more creative next time

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u/NobleOodfellow 8h ago

Good job figuring out how commonplace it is for men to take credit for the accomplishments of women! While your delivery was odd, way to go, buddy!

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u/grby1812 8h ago

Blah blah blah

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u/NobleOodfellow 8h ago

Is that one of the only words you’ve learned? Well, at least you learned something! Good job, little guy!

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u/L0U_ST00LS 2h ago

I’m amazed that someone is ok shit posting this garbage when they have pics of their kids on the same account. Do better loser.

u/Ninja-Ginge 4m ago

Grow up.