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Rape .... a man's story [View all] Botany Oct 2012 OP
I'm so sorry for your friend, her family, and you. Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #1
powerful jonpaulprime Oct 2012 #2
No words are adequate to express my solidarity, horror, grief and regret riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #3
So sorry for your loss. He raped her, but stole your life that you two could have had. Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #4
He did not rape her .... she put up a fight Botany Oct 2012 #9
you took their easy talking points, and by humanizing it, created great power. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2012 #5
And here's the thing that many RW followers don't get: they don't give a shit about men, either. nt gkhouston Oct 2012 #22
indeed - only themselves, money and power. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2012 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Sparkly Oct 2012 #6
Powerful testimony. ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #7
Botany, thank you for memorializing this here and your opinion. freshwest Oct 2012 #8
Rape harms more people than we can ever know. I'm so sorry you're being retraumatized. nolabear Oct 2012 #10
. myrna minx Oct 2012 #11
Sad. Look at this if you have a chance: blkmusclmachine Oct 2012 #12
You feel bad, because the woodchuck is an innocent creature, who, bothersome though they may be... Marmitist Oct 2012 #13
I hope you're right, Marmitist n/t condoleeza Oct 2012 #15
Thank you, it's important to talk about this condoleeza Oct 2012 #14
Thank you, sir. bleever Oct 2012 #16
Thank you. beac Oct 2012 #17
Hugs Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #18
oh, i am so sorry renate Oct 2012 #19
They are using God to justify their evil.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #20
these bastards think of rape as "rough sex" noiretextatique Oct 2012 #21
Botany, you have always been my fave. gkhouston Oct 2012 #23
I'm so sorry REP Oct 2012 #24
What saddens me the most War Horse Oct 2012 #25
Why do women vote republican? nm rhett o rick Oct 2012 #27
Sorry to hear that, Botany. Rape is rape. It's not "God's will". David Zephyr Oct 2012 #28
ugh... this gets at me because I was raised in a religion that told women they should fight to the Schema Thing Oct 2012 #29
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