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what bothers me most about that article is the implication of the title La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #1
I tried to express that, or something like ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #12
Me, too. I cont'd to participate for a while, to no avail. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #172
Same here. Warpy Mar 2013 #191
She is being a good little girl just like her father taught her to be. You know, always protect the LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #17
ugh. sorry to hear that. i do agree with you that it's a good girl syndrome La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #21
Yup.... LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #24
Telling on your perp chervilant Mar 2013 #211
Thank you, and a hug right back! LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #231
if it's "normal and right" what's wrong with "telling"? elehhhhna Mar 2013 #130
Lol well he is a homeless alcoholic at this point so, fail in general too.... LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #133
Yes. That false assumption renders it pointless... bettyellen Mar 2013 #53
I agree with you. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #59
She's only been published widely 3x: writing about her "boobs" , Dad as a lover bettyellen Mar 2013 #109
Yes, bettyellen, you've got it: attention and approval from men Hekate Mar 2013 #150
I don't see how it can be anything but intentional. redqueen Mar 2013 #58
the worst is that it helps rapists justify their behavior BainsBane Mar 2013 #205
Good questions. redqueen Mar 2013 #210
we watch a lot of people validate the rape culture and sexism for their own personal reasons. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #213
DING DING DING! Redqueen, you're our grand prize winner! rocktivity Mar 2013 #249
Not to mention she describes her experiences with her father raping her as a 4 year old as LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #2
I am so sorry for your pain. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #5
Thank you. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #6
Me too, LL. redqueen Mar 2013 #7
Thank you. It's hard watching the increasing woman hatred sometimes. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #8
Just so freaking tired sometimes. seabeyond Mar 2013 #14
The way I dealt with it lunatica Mar 2013 #79
Thank you. redqueen Mar 2013 #87
Yes! Thank you. I am sorry it happened to you too. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #88
Hugs lunatica Mar 2013 #96
:) LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #98
And really hard to get rid of when it's such an instinctive reflex/reaction loudsue Mar 2013 #157
It's a learned reaction lunatica Mar 2013 #166
Shame is the hardest. It affects every single aspect of my life Hekate Mar 2013 #237
Yes, I understand very well the dynamics you are talking about. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #238
The adult me figuratively hugged her close and let her cry seabeyond Mar 2013 #91
... Whisp Mar 2013 #94
We both thank you! lunatica Mar 2013 #103
My heart breaks for the six year old you. myrna minx Mar 2013 #320
Regarding chronic disease Hekate Mar 2013 #152
I'm sorry you have suffered with all of this! LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #163
This made me cry. My heart goes sufrommich Mar 2013 #159
I want better for those coming after us. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #164
I didn't see that BainsBane Mar 2013 #232
Oh, Liberal Loner, thank myrna minx Mar 2013 #297
Thank you so much. Oh I hope it helps. Been feeling like we are losing the fight lately. Think LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #298
It's an uphill challange to be sure. The sheer contempt we face even here myrna minx Mar 2013 #300
Thank you. The struggle continues.... LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #301
I agree with you. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #3
Thank you. redqueen Mar 2013 #64
. theKed Mar 2013 #4
Jury results justiceischeap Mar 2013 #22
thank you jury 6. this is jsut another way for men to work at derailing these conversations. seabeyond Mar 2013 #29
I agree. justiceischeap Mar 2013 #33
yup. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #36
Oh, be my guest. theKed Mar 2013 #38
remdi95 niyad Mar 2013 #68
huh? theKed Mar 2013 #111
What is your problem? BainsBane Mar 2013 #206
That's clearly the take-away from this theKed Mar 2013 #207
You responded to a series of posts where women BainsBane Mar 2013 #209
You sure theKed Mar 2013 #212
Not even close BainsBane Mar 2013 #215
"Pass by without being rude" theKed Mar 2013 #222
if you hadn't entered this thread BainsBane Mar 2013 #250
Why are you here? theKed Mar 2013 #251
I am a Democrat who opposes rape, rape apology, and BainsBane Mar 2013 #256
I feel compelled to continue participating theKed Mar 2013 #257
victimize you? BainsBane Mar 2013 #260
I'm sure I'll be just fine. theKed Mar 2013 #262
Victimize you? Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #279
why don't you shove off mercuryblues Mar 2013 #254
who? theKed Mar 2013 #255
the mercuryblues Mar 2013 #258
Who's mocking rape victims? theKed Mar 2013 #259
yes you are mercuryblues Mar 2013 #263
Oh, please. theKed Mar 2013 #264
But you mercuryblues Mar 2013 #266
Not particularly theKed Mar 2013 #267
Not him BainsBane Mar 2013 #261
I'll mercuryblues Mar 2013 #265
Man, i wish I was on TV theKed Mar 2013 #271
LOL theKed Mar 2013 #270
Victimizing you BainsBane Mar 2013 #272
I'm not sure what I'm being called out for, exactly. theKed Mar 2013 #274
This thread is the opposite of flamebait. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #341
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #350
You twice posted your little popcorn taunt BainsBane Mar 2013 #362
Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #37
Vanity post? Are you fucking kidding? redqueen Mar 2013 #48
I'm glad you did the OP. Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2013 #165
Thank you. redqueen Mar 2013 #173
NO. Just those jurors in particular. Lots disagree with it. nt Lex Mar 2013 #50
No, only four other despicable people agreed with your despicable Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #65
Lol great post. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #67
don't worry, adding two words to the ToS is on it's way! Whisp Mar 2013 #104
Heh. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #107
MENZ ONLEEZ sign needed LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #110
It's always Save the Wiener week here. n/t Whisp Mar 2013 #120
Is Anthony back now? (Sorry, had to crack a joke.) LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #125
Nice mischaracterization theKed Mar 2013 #112
I have served on my share of DU juries... ljm2002 Mar 2013 #71
Vanity post? jeff47 Mar 2013 #73
bullies be bullying. feckoff, please elehhhhna Mar 2013 #131
You are awesome!!! LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #135
Vanity post? well, aren't you special Hekate Mar 2013 #154
What the hell is your problem? Normally I'm not one to jump on people but WTF? nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #193
I'm sorry theKed Mar 2013 #195
Apparently the OP was, earlier in life. And is now trying to deal with that. nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #199
I'm definitely not taking that bait theKed Mar 2013 #201
women, how dare they speak in public BainsBane Mar 2013 #219
What the fuck is your malfunction? theKed Mar 2013 #220
Man hating Floyd_Gondolli Mar 2013 #268
Could you please provide three examples of "man hating" in this thread. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #342
How dare women talk about rape BainsBane Mar 2013 #214
When people talk about guns theKed Mar 2013 #218
Please, take that up with Skinner BainsBane Mar 2013 #221
You're welcome to speak your mind theKed Mar 2013 #223
You do know this 'won't someone shut those wimminz up!' shit has been addressed in ATA. redqueen Mar 2013 #225
Why do you assume the post is about awful "menfolk"? BainsBane Mar 2013 #230
I think I have this right... DURHAM D Mar 2013 #226
I think you've managed theKed Mar 2013 #227
Could you post a list of "those topics"? DURHAM D Mar 2013 #228
That isn't your decision BainsBane Mar 2013 #233
. theKed Mar 2013 #236
i think durham said it exactly right. reading you absurdity on how du should run, by such a newbie seabeyond Mar 2013 #289
Why should rape and sexual assault be sent to the feminist forums. NCTraveler Mar 2013 #357
This message was self-deleted by its author myrna minx Mar 2013 #295
Brilliant post! Goes right to the root of the problem and exposes it. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #234
right, because the post talking about how it's okay BainsBane Mar 2013 #208
I'm sure you'll find theKed Mar 2013 #299
This message was self-deleted by its author myrna minx Mar 2013 #294
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #302
Wow LittleBlue Mar 2013 #115
+1 LTR Mar 2013 #153
When someone publishes a column BainsBane Mar 2013 #216
But people are picking her apart, rather than the article LTR Mar 2013 #239
no. they are picking apart her offensively hurtful and problematic article justifying, excusing rape seabeyond Mar 2013 #290
Believe me, if I wanted to insult you personally... LTR Mar 2013 #332
no. you did personally insult. and you try to take it further. but, lack ownership. seabeyond Mar 2013 #376
Sounds like you're taking more offense than I am LTR Mar 2013 #409
you cannot actually argue what is being said on here so your defense of the author fails seabeyond Mar 2013 #412
"You need therapy" - in a thread about rape. redqueen Mar 2013 #415
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #417
No, people are picking apart what she publishes. And "narcissists"? redqueen Mar 2013 #334
you must have mercuryblues Mar 2013 #288
...what happened in Steubenville, with Natalia on “Girls,” and with me... all rape is ridiculous. seabeyond Mar 2013 #9
Troublesome is putting it so very lightly... redqueen Mar 2013 #26
yes. and the hyperbole from duers accusing others of outrage with all the trash seabeyond Mar 2013 #31
Oh not just entertained, LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #34
yes. i get it. SOME men get off on the pain that it causes. it is after all how they define their seabeyond Mar 2013 #49
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #61
I have been reading a bit about that too. Whisp Mar 2013 #128
yes you were. the porn lovers do not like to acknowledge that seabeyond Mar 2013 #132
Your words zappaman Mar 2013 #224
don't you have better things for you to do, like stalk nadin? Whisp Mar 2013 #273
Aw.....you okay? zappaman Mar 2013 #330
like you saying that there is no such thing as kiddie porn? Whisp Mar 2013 #336
Nope. zappaman Mar 2013 #344
nope deux. Whisp Mar 2013 #347
Yes, change what you said. zappaman Mar 2013 #349
thats not bullshit, but Im wondering how You know what every porn watcher thinks. Whisp Mar 2013 #351
Where's your link? zappaman Mar 2013 #353
well at least you got yourself another obsession Whisp Mar 2013 #355
LOL! zappaman Mar 2013 #356
you probably think you are very good and clever about this. Whisp Mar 2013 #359
Clever? zappaman Mar 2013 #363
You seem to be the one suggesting you know what every porn watcher thinks... EOTE Mar 2013 #375
Your words were already posted. EOTE Mar 2013 #373
trying to conflate adult porn with underage shit is like trying to conflate adult sex w/child abuse Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #352
The sheer level of sadism in some people just astonishes me. nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #197
I'm the one who posted it XemaSab Mar 2013 #10
I didn't assume you agreed with it... but I do disagree with you about women's (or girls') redqueen Mar 2013 #13
that she was drunk and underage BainsBane Mar 2013 #217
The age of consent is 16 in several states XemaSab Mar 2013 #246
and 12 year olds are raped BainsBane Mar 2013 #247
Perhaps the author was writing about herself, rather than to your specifications cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #11
perhaps reading comprehension means little and agenda takes precedent. seabeyond Mar 2013 #19
Yep. These kinds of attacks do damage to those of us that care about rape as an issue. Generation_Why Mar 2013 #35
another derail. tell women how if they speak out, you, a man, will no longer be able to support her seabeyond Mar 2013 #52
Oh really? This "attack" does damage how? redqueen Mar 2013 #54
no, she wasn't just writing about herself.. La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #39
Perhaps if you read it, you'd note she talked about more than herself jeff47 Mar 2013 #75
+1000 LittleBlue Mar 2013 #119
you have yet to miss a thread that you cant dismiss women. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #121
+1 LTR Mar 2013 #240
Thanks rq MadrasT Mar 2013 #15
Me too, MadrasT. +1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #20
* MadrasT Mar 2013 #27
I'd like to say it was my pleasure... but it really wasn't. At all. redqueen Mar 2013 #28
this is just another of the insults on du. being told that we are to continually address and educate seabeyond Mar 2013 #32
Which is just another example of why rape culture and the patriarchy are so successful... redqueen Mar 2013 #92
Thank you. Succinctly said. loudsue Mar 2013 #89
+++++++ Whisp Mar 2013 #122
That's what I call a crystal clear testament. nt Hekate Mar 2013 #244
Yep. myrna minx Mar 2013 #304
Excellent analysis rusty fender Mar 2013 #16
Thank you. redqueen Mar 2013 #66
That "first lover" line actually made me nauseous nt Hekate Mar 2013 #243
Some people choose to express themselves in a way that's not suitable to other's agendas... Generation_Why Mar 2013 #18
the point you and others miss. she is directing it to society, to women, to girls and to rapists... seabeyond Mar 2013 #23
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #25
Spot on. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #44
about the same amount of courage that clarence thomas has on issues La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #45
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #46
Truth! Very telling she admits to problems seeking attention and approval bettyellen Mar 2013 #86
Boom. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #155
It takes a lot of confusion... ljm2002 Mar 2013 #85
Like publishing an account from Hedda Nussbaum about LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #95
Just curious. In the 60s and 70s, "free love" was the ideal. How many people here McCamy Taylor Mar 2013 #30
Agreeing to sex that wasn't all that fun is not rape. Wanna know what rape is? LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #41
Why are you asking this question? Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #81
not to mention 60s ad 70s did not even have a word for date rape. was just the way it was. seabeyond Mar 2013 #97
Yeah, date rape is more of a 90s thing, I think. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #105
And you were born female... LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #113
Powerful! LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #100
It's up to you. jeff47 Mar 2013 #90
I don't see it that quite that way. Nothing is free, and that 'free love' had a price to pay Whisp Mar 2013 #168
I wouldn't be as hard on her as you are being. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #42
That could be a place to start but DURHAM D Mar 2013 #51
it really is not even about her. it is about those on du that refuse to think maybe there may be an seabeyond Mar 2013 #56
I think it's analogous to a battered wife blaming herself. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #72
I don't know, Nye. redqueen Mar 2013 #99
If she was only discussing her situation, I'd agree jeff47 Mar 2013 #93
If some guy had written this stuff, I would be disgusted, would utterly condemn him, Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #106
She's welcome to rationalize her own life all she wants. jeff47 Mar 2013 #108
Isn't that what everyone in this thread is doing? And if they aren't doing that, then why is it patrice Mar 2013 #283
She's not telling her story jeff47 Mar 2013 #305
k and r--thank you, redqueen I did not have the strength to get through that mess. niyad Mar 2013 #43
It wasn't easy. redqueen Mar 2013 #55
I agree, thank you RQ. I know it wasn't easy. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #69
Thanks redqueen. I finished the other thread, got called away before I could respond riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #47
Yes, her catapulting that propaganda to make a buck... redqueen Mar 2013 #57
Thanks for this OP rq DURHAM D Mar 2013 #77
LOL... thank you... redqueen Mar 2013 #83
your willingness to stick your hand in the meat grinder once again. seabeyond Mar 2013 #101
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #70
I agree, Redqueen and the entire piece sadly reminds me... hlthe2b Mar 2013 #60
It is far, far worse. Because in rape culture, their voices are amplified exponentially. redqueen Mar 2013 #74
thanks for not giving up and just keep plugging away, redqueen. Whisp Mar 2013 #62
Thanks, Whisp. redqueen Mar 2013 #76
Thank you. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #84
Thanks for taking the time to do this... ljm2002 Mar 2013 #63
+++ DURHAM D Mar 2013 #80
Yes, it's easy to see that she might have been just writing shit to get clicks. redqueen Mar 2013 #82
K&R Thank you for taking the time to do this very unpleasant task. n/t Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #78
Thank you. redqueen Mar 2013 #102
Now that a day has passed, I feel even more grateful to you. Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #285
I agree 100%. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #287
Thank you again.. redqueen Mar 2013 #317
MRA? progressoid Mar 2013 #114
Men's Rights Activist redqueen Mar 2013 #117
Ugh. progressoid Mar 2013 #123
That is shocking. "Don't be THAT girl." Hekate Mar 2013 #245
That's appalling. I'm speechless. myrna minx Mar 2013 #323
What makes me ill is knowing there are people here who agree with it. redqueen Mar 2013 #339
Wonderful OP,redqueen. sufrommich Mar 2013 #116
Thank you, sufrommich. redqueen Mar 2013 #118
Thanks for doing this OP lunatica Mar 2013 #124
Thank you. redqueen Mar 2013 #174
nitpicking and cherry picking, eh? hfojvt Mar 2013 #126
sexual awesomeness and wallet. see, not hard. and rather useless. not to mention the damage it seabeyond Mar 2013 #139
success in terms of money, career and power La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #140
Go start a thread about that and find out. redqueen Mar 2013 #175
I think it very brave of you to take this on, at so many levels. timdog44 Mar 2013 #127
Thank you. And you are so very, very right.. redqueen Mar 2013 #178
So let me get this straight Rajesh Mar 2013 #129
You seem to have completely misunderstood the entire subject. undeterred Mar 2013 #136
OMG you poor thing... ljm2002 Mar 2013 #141
It is safe to assume DURHAM D Mar 2013 #170
reading comprehension is your friend. to go to all that bother and frame your issue so poorly seabeyond Mar 2013 #142
Well bless yer li'l heart. n/t MadrasT Mar 2013 #143
its not her personal story when she extrapolates from herself to others La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #145
Did you even read redqueen's OP? She explicitly does NOT say that riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #146
Wow. Really? Apophis Mar 2013 #149
OMG you poor thing! Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #158
lol! Whisp Mar 2013 #328
Very well put LTR Mar 2013 #242
more insults? not an ability to actually address what you disagree with. just lazy insults? seabeyond Mar 2013 #291
Okay, so you take offense at me using terms like "hotheads" LTR Mar 2013 #331
You get a grip MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #377
lol. now i am a stalker. you good. i do not think there is a post, without personal attack. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #379
+1 patrice Mar 2013 #280
post 248 seabeyond Mar 2013 #292
Wow. Really? That guy didn't even understand the OP, and said "shame on you"... redqueen Mar 2013 #333
Wow. Way to miss the point completely. Zoeisright Mar 2013 #405
This thread has had the effect of lansing a boil for me. loudsue Mar 2013 #134
... undeterred Mar 2013 #137
((((Gentle hugs)))) LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #138
Thank you. loudsue Mar 2013 #156
It is a tearful thread. sufrommich Mar 2013 #160
I'm glad it helped. redqueen Mar 2013 #182
I cried too lunatica Mar 2013 #204
Me too. myrna minx Mar 2013 #296
Excellent! Her article reminds me of the BS tblue37 Mar 2013 #144
Yeah, that's where we're used to hearing such victim-blaming stuff. redqueen Mar 2013 #184
Redqueen Hekate Mar 2013 #147
Thank you, Hekate. redqueen Mar 2013 #185
I agree. Apophis Mar 2013 #148
Thank you. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #186
Agreed. And who are the fuckers at Salon that thought it was a good idea to post this on their site Evoman Mar 2013 #151
the same kind of fuckers that are defending Poppy Harlow and CNN Whisp Mar 2013 #169
Thanks. I wrote to Salon and expressed my disgust. redqueen Mar 2013 #188
Agree on all points but the slander of the BDSM community riqster Mar 2013 #161
I wondered about that part too BainsBane Mar 2013 #179
i believe there is research that states it is a real issue, a community outcry there is an issue. seabeyond Mar 2013 #181
I suppose it's possible that predators are drawn BainsBane Mar 2013 #183
that would have been the point in the article and how important it was to police the community and seabeyond Mar 2013 #187
I was referring to various reports from people in the scene. redqueen Mar 2013 #189
The most obvious response to that... opiate69 Mar 2013 #192
If you are going to say "even more often", you should have proper citations to prove it riqster Mar 2013 #252
Saw that thread, horrible. Rex Mar 2013 #162
I hope the confused listen to you on this point BainsBane Mar 2013 #180
I just will never buy what is being sold. Rex Mar 2013 #390
Oh I think people understand just fine. redqueen Mar 2013 #190
Anyone here on DU that is trying to blur the lines Rex Mar 2013 #386
I've been accused of doing that. redqueen Mar 2013 #396
That is so wrong. Rex Mar 2013 #401
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #402
If you have to explain how bad sex wasn't rape, it probably was... Kalidurga Mar 2013 #167
When sexual molestation/abuse/RAPE is involved in a child's history... redqueen Mar 2013 #194
I shouldn't be surprised... Kalidurga Mar 2013 #203
Thank you. I was flamed for stating that the OP wasn't responsible... Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #171
Thank you, I'm glad you find it helpful. redqueen Mar 2013 #196
Sexual counseling from someone whose lost her virginity at age 4 via her own father rocktivity Mar 2013 #176
It's heartbreaking, really. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #198
The girl in Steubenville didn't initially understand she was raped BainsBane Mar 2013 #177
She didn't even remember... redqueen Mar 2013 #200
Yeah, it's the idea that what the other person (usually female) wants doesn't matter. nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #202
It's an enormous problem. redqueen Mar 2013 #229
Yes. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #235
"No one is out there telling women that they have to feel that they were raped" is a horrible line. Igel Mar 2013 #241
My friend Jennifer told me a story when we were both 13. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #248
Thank you, LL. redqueen Mar 2013 #313
:) LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #314
God, you just keep on keeping me on the verge of tears. Evoman Mar 2013 #403
Thank you. That stuff doesn't hurt me anymore. Hearing people support rape or LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #404
As usual, you have given me a great deal to think about Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #253
Thanks. redqueen Mar 2013 #307
Why is this thread being run over and over on DU? ladjf Mar 2013 #269
Over and over? redqueen Mar 2013 #308
well, redq. i saw a thread that cheered the article. and i see a thread that challenges it. seabeyond Mar 2013 #318
Yeah, some people complain about any discussions about rape, though... redqueen Mar 2013 #319
Or they tell us to take the discussion to some man-free zone and be good little LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #322
ah, i was told just this morning, again, it is my "tone". lol. 'pose to be nicer. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #325
LOL it never changes, does it? Been fighting all my life..... LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #326
Thank you for your comments. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #335
Thank you. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #338
I believe the "over and over" LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #324
Yeah... what I don't get is how posts calling out rapists, or rape culture, or sexual harassment redqueen Mar 2013 #340
Maybe there is a reason for that...was just watching a crime show and heard LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #343
I think that cop was projecting. If he wasn't, I don't want to know. redqueen Mar 2013 #346
Like I said, it really stunned me. But it got me thinking... LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #348
I can't even think about it. redqueen Mar 2013 #370
It's really hard to think about, I totally agree. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #374
It's not true!! Tien1985 Mar 2013 #407
I'm glad to hear that! It really shocked and upset me... LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #410
it's as though those making the charge of male bashing BainsBane Mar 2013 #408
That's what I'm trying to figure out. That's why I wondered if they might LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #411
Who knows BainsBane Mar 2013 #416
I agree with you about the age disparity. pnwmom Mar 2013 #275
Where are you seeing presumption? Are you responding to my OP redqueen Mar 2013 #309
I'm responding to your OP but asking a more general question. pnwmom Mar 2013 #364
The article was reasonable, while you're foaming at the mouth. MrModerate Mar 2013 #276
I agree with the article and I think it is being mischaracterized here. patrice Mar 2013 #277
I'm not sure her father raping her at four could be called "a sexually bad experience." LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #278
Was that in the article? I don't suppose it matters that it wasn't if it's true, so I'll edit the patrice Mar 2013 #281
Oh, no, it was another article she wrote, one of three she has had published. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #282
Thank you for the information. No doubt about it, childhood experiences, especially of patrice Mar 2013 #284
I had a great Uncle who spent time in a German POW camp LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #286
LiberalLoner, Sissyk Mar 2013 #316
Thank you. I've been there and find it triggering. I'm also a bit suspicious LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #321
I'm sorry you feel that way about the new group. Sissyk Mar 2013 #327
Thank you! I know you didn't. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #329
at a time when so many are questioning whether raping a gilr that is unconscious is really rape, you seabeyond Mar 2013 #293
Thank you, sea. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #310
Would you ever dare to say that people who claim to be mugged ought not to be taken at their word redqueen Mar 2013 #337
Well written take down of the article. I'm impressed. nt el_bryanto Mar 2013 #303
Thank you. redqueen Mar 2013 #311
Well done, as usual, redqueen. Zorra Mar 2013 #306
Thanks, Zorra. redqueen Mar 2013 #312
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #315
What is your view on sex while drunk? joeglow3 Mar 2013 #345
If a woman or man does not say "yes" it is rape. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #354
THAT is clear joeglow3 Mar 2013 #358
I would even go one step further, KitSileya Mar 2013 #360
Thank you, and thank you for this great post! LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #367
Thank you. redqueen Mar 2013 #393
Yes. That is the definition of consent. Exactly. MadrasT Mar 2013 #406
Message auto-removed RedAngellion Mar 2013 #361
A sliding scale of rape? myrna minx Mar 2013 #365
Yep. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #366
Yep, I hope whoever alerted first checked the TOS. nt sufrommich Mar 2013 #387
Popcorn Boy.... Whisp Mar 2013 #388
With "real rape" on one end, Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #380
It's so hurtful. I can't fathom the jollies that some of these folks get out myrna minx Mar 2013 #398
They came to provoke...here's their engraved tombstone Kurovski Mar 2013 #420
I understand some about the sliding scale. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #372
A jury voted 3-3 to let this vile,trollish bullshit sufrommich Mar 2013 #384
Do you have the jury results? n/t Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #385
No,someone must have alerted before me. All I sufrommich Mar 2013 #389
Same here. n/t Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #392
PPR'd. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #394
I hope the troll took his jury friends with him. nt sufrommich Mar 2013 #395
Results here: arcane1 Mar 2013 #397
Juror # 2. Puke. sufrommich Mar 2013 #400
She is a young woman in a lot of pain... NCTraveler Mar 2013 #368
I personally don't feel anything but empathy for her. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #369
It was not my intent to attack her. redqueen Mar 2013 #399
Whenever I read something you write..... NCTraveler Mar 2013 #413
I think she is being victimized by these people over and over again. seabeyond Mar 2013 #414
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #418
Can not see the Forrest 4Q2u2 Mar 2013 #371
I had the same revulsion for what I call the good girl role, making sure not to LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #381
It's only less than 50 replies to the OP... redqueen Mar 2013 #382
And thank you for showing so clearly why her essay brought up that LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #383
Thank you redqueen MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #378
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So much bad logic...so little time Taverner Mar 2013 #391
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