Lord have mercy, that's worth several chuckles and a trip to the orphanage to celebrate.

Someone needs to just break Te'o open. I guarantee you he's a drug mule. "He's hiding everything inside!!"

This was my exact reaction. A temporary feel-good rush followed (if prosecution is successful — and it has to be) by an exchange of back-slapping and pictures of politicians saying "tough on rape" mantras while systemically nothing changes. Pushing through legislation is much more important than rushing through a…

Somehow this is Lena Dunham's fault.

Btw, your point about complete advice is a really good one. I do, however, often think there's a default assumption that one is giving complete advice as opposed to making a comment about an aspect of prevention, even if it as small one. But I do understand the response, considering how frequently people…

You were assuming that I was saying that I was providing complete advice. I never said that. In fact, I made that point several times: that a multi-tiered approach is needed. Maybe it wasn't in the thread you read.

You act as if there's only one type of advice one can give. And as if anything is a silver bullet. If it was that simple, rape wouldn't exist. I'm really sorry about what happened to you. Really. But to act as if because that happened to you, that there's no one who wisely avoided harm by taking any precautions is…

No I'm not. You didn't continue reading, Dr.

Yes, I know, and addressed it later in the conversation. But here's a paste:

Who cares, of course, is the appropriate response. He definitely does the women, though. Because she wouldn't stop talking about the details.

An excerpt from Cory Booker's next book, 'A Conversation with 1988 Cory Booker':

Heathcliff. Call me Heathcliff. The kids are still at school, Claire. Let's skip the Jello.

For what it's worth, I've heard plenty of people say, "Of course X got robbed, what was he doing around there in the first place?" Because, you know, these people can't help themselves. I've heard people openly talk about preying on outsiders. Similarly, the problem is never the vultures; it's always the victim for…

Read my other comments. You aren't understanding my point.

You're acting like we live in some utopia. Of course there are some silly responses. But there's a difference in saying the world should be a certain way, and addressing the reality of the world we live in. "Don't behave/dress in a certain way" is different than saying, "We live in a shitty, not-so-safe world. Be…

No. I'm talking about a world where straight men would be vulnerable to getting raped by other men in the same way that women are when getting really drunk. I'm suggesting that, historically, sexual assault might be taken more seriously if it were straight men who were more vulnerable.

BAM. What you said. The world I was imagining is one where institutionalized misogyny doesn't drive rape culture. But it does, and that's part of the privilege that has allowed straight maleness to exist without the fear of being sexually assaulted as a real consequence of just partaking in society. And the…

Of course you tell young men that there is no justification for rape. There's no such thing as asking for it. Absolutely. But then again, how smart is it to ignore the world the way it sadly is? Not all boys/young men get the message that they aren't entitled to a woman's body. And I couldn't call myself a decent…

I've added the gay men caveat elsewhere. But I'm not sure I agree with you when it comes to straight males, the same straight males historically responsible for legislation/law enforcement. There are caveats to your examples. You're right, few consider rape in jail as a serious offense, because most people don't give…

Birthday suits don't count. That's demeaning. Men are people. Well, some men are people.