Completely agreed! That's something I am still learning at 37. :)

Great article on Yahoo Sports about the culture that creates these boys:

+1. Well said.

You sound like the rapists themselves and the witnesses who all claimed not to believe it was rape because it wasn't violent. You might want to consult a dictionary for the definitions of both rape and brutal. In re: the latter, definitions include coarse, inhuman, crude and cruel.... so yeah, she was brutally raped.

Sorry, have to say it: I like Taylor Swift a lot. She's an old-school romantic, she's articulate, she's smart and fearless and honest. And a pretty kickass business women to boot. I am not sure where all the hate comes from, as people have been writing about love and their experience of it since the dawn of time. Has…

Wow, sorry you missed my entire point, Strawberry. I was teasing the one commenter I responded to about misusing the word "literally." She said it "literally turned her stomach" so I said she should see a doctor about that (because, you know, literally should only be used when you mean things truly, not figuratively;…

I can't say that I see this as entirely a bad thing, especially since this is geared towards children. I lived in London for two years and saw Billy Elliot in the West End and I have to confess to not understanding a good chunk of it. And I consider myself a reasonably intelligent well-read and cultured adult.

Me too. India was on my list for next year. Now... probably not.

Indeed.

Well played.

That shocked me as well. He's a smug, entitled, remorseless little fucker, isn't he?

Amen. And did you listen to that little fucker Mays' "apology" in court? He apologized only for taking and distributing photos, not for the actual rape. No remorse at all.

Delinquent is actually the term used for guilty in juvenile court. But the lack of mention of the word rape is telling. Hey, even the judge didn't mention rape or consent or treating women with respect in his remarks- just social media and alcohol. So yeah, we got some serious work to do on cultural attitudes.

Oh and hey Jezebel, can you make this your lead story, rather than the stupid one on fake holidays and drinking? This story/verdict is important.

What are you even talking about? That comment made no sense.

And that sick Nodianos kid for failure to report a crime in progress.

I know. But I was hoping, you know, with a guilty verdict on charges of rape, that the judge might fucking mention, um, not raping? Disgusting. Rape culture is hard to overcome when even judges handing down sentences for rape won't address it.

Mays got 2 years min, til 21 yo max; Richmond 1 year min, til 21 max. They have to undergo rehab, and register as sex offenders. When they get out post-minimum will be dictated in a judge hearing pending insight into their behavior in detention. So far, they have a lot of work to do, as there was no compassion or…

Thrilled with the verdict, but really dismayed/disgusted that in his final summation the judge lectured on the perils of alcohol and social media and said NOT ONE WORD about consent, rape and treating women with respect.