AR Wear - A clothing line offering wearable protection for when things go wrong.(vimeo.com)
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AR Wear - A clothing line offering wearable protection for when things go wrong.
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They say it is easy for the wearer to remove, but hard for someone else to take them off. Still it seems to rely on a sort of low-grade combination lock which is going to take some amount of focus and manual dexterity. The first question that comes to mind is how hard is it to remove for someone who finds themselves doing the pee-pee dance?
First thought that came to my mind is how a paramedic/ER team is going to have have to deal with this if they have a unconscious person and are trying to run a catheter to figure out which drugs the person might have consumed.
I guess it comes down to the odds of ending up being raped versus ending up in an ER ward after a night of partying (and the benefit/consequences to wearing "AR wear" in each of those scenarios)
I guess it comes down to the odds of ending up being raped versus ending up in an ER ward after a night of partying (and the benefit/consequences to wearing "AR wear" in each of those scenarios)
Here's a link to the IndieGoGo campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ar-wear-confidence-protect...
This is some interesting out of the box thinking. It seems almost like a kevlar chastity belt. Which, if you want to insure you don't have relations, is a good thing. As a father of three daughters I am a bit bummed that it has come to this, one would hope that the world would become more civilized rather than less.
Chin up... this no more heralds the decivilization of the world than airbags herald a rise in car crashes. While it's a terrible fact that it remains an issue... it's heartening to see progress giving a better chance of walking away with fewer scars to those whom the unthinkable happens to. It's not enough, but it's a step forward, not back.
I know they cite a study that shows that fighting a rapist is more likely to prevent rape, but I wonder about a passive deterrent like this, if it would increase intensity of the assault or not.
Still, I admire the idea.
Still, I admire the idea.
How significantly different is this from the bullet-proof whiteboards people tried to make a quick buck on? http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/education/edlife/bulletpro... Seems like both basically capitalize on fear.
A very legitimate fear of a very common horrible event.
Are those plastic scissors and knife?
I have no insight into whether women want this, but if they're amenable to the idea, imagine what the marketing engine behind something like the Susan G Komen foundation mixed with the home security industry could do with this.
Already, home security advertisements imply that you should buy their product if you don't want your wife to be raped. What if that could be extended to people's feeling of compassion for women in general? Imagine how much would be donated to buy these for Indian women after a rape scandal.
I always assume a company out to make money will eventually blur the lines of morality like that, but the complication comes from this device's implication that women are responsible for not being raped. I think people will be seriously, seriously fucked up by the fact that this thing exists. If someone is raped, how will she handle the idea that if she spent the money she could have prevented it? How will parents feel if the worst happens and they didn't buy this for their daughter? How will they feel if they did buy it but she wasn't wearing it? What about people who can't afford it? Think about what that could do to your self image! Or even worse, this only looks like it'd work on a woman who has a narrower waist than hips.
I can also see legal trouble. What about the first lawsuit against a college/concert venue/etc for bringing people together without providing these? What about someone claiming indemnity for providing them in an otherwise unsafe environment? And that's not even getting into the skydiving disclaimer the company selling 'em would have to use.
This has to be the craziest thing ever brought to market. I guess what I see happening is another pink ribbon, ostensibly nonprofit. I actually hope that happens, except this time the people behind it set an example of using 99% of funds to make the device cheap and widely distributed instead of 'losing' 80% of the money to 'administrative costs'.. though that still leaves the manufacturers and material suppliers in a morally complicated position wrt profits.