That really depends on the State. In Louisiana where an active “no” is required, it wouldn’t be. In a lot of states, it would.

So what would constitute it legally being a rape? I’m honestly asking, because stories like this are FAR too common among women, to the point where it feels like it’s something that’s SUPPOSED to happen. And it shouldn’t. It should NEVER happen.

The legal system and rape pisses me off so much. I mean, she said no so many times in while she was with him, it seemed clear to me that she wasn’t going to change her mind. He was forcing himself on her and she froze.

She says she didn’t give verbal non-consent, there at that moment. What about the entire evenings worth of ‘No, I don’t want to have sex with you’ that preceded that moment? Surely a few hours worth of ‘No, I’m not attracted to you’ counts? But I’m also aware that we live in a society where wearing a woman down until…

As a wife it makes me sad and disgusted that wives go through this. There have been times when I’m not into it and my husband wants to so he finds ways to turn me on. He doesn’t beg. He doesn’t just go ahead and does it. He tries to turn me on and he’s often successful and when he’s not he understands. Am I naive to…

Agreed. I’ve been in similar situations and no I’m not traumatized by the experiences. Nor did I “give in” out of fear of death or anything like that. But still, it was wrong and I have to admit that I hold a lot of resentment towards my ex for doing that. To the point where I can’t even look at his face without…

At the very least it’s sexual coercion. As someone who tends to freeze, dissociate and become compliant in difficult situations I’ve been there too, and it feels awful.

I just sat there and dealt with it. I figured once he saw I’d be as responsive as a corpse, he’d give up.

Thank you! I don’t know why we talk about “fight or flight” but never freeze, which is far more common.

“Freezing is a third fear response recognized in the field of psychology but, for some reason, missing from public discourse. Someone tries to put a hand on me; I’m uncomfortable, but I can’t move or speak. “No” is not clear.” http://ladyclever.com/culture/freezi…

Wait wait wait.

I didn’t have blistering or rashes, but the skin on my lips basically peeled off in sheets when I used it. Like, the whole lip at a time, so I went back to ye olde chapstick. I chalked it up to something in the formulation.

also A+++ that 3 out of the 5 are actresses over 40 and aren’t styled or presented any differently than the younger ones

I got Mike Huckabee. Excuse me, I have to go drown myself in my own tears.

He just wasn’t very funny, unfortunately. He’s really lost a lot of appeal in recent years. I don’t think Caitlyn Jenner jokes are off the table at all, though I think it’s in poor taste to start by saying Bruce Jenner. Still, I didn’t find him terribly offensive at any point. Just kind of sad.

I think it is healthy for a major celebrity who is trans to be made fun of. And I don’t think the jokes were in especially bad taste. A group is not truly accepted in society until society is comfortable joking (not maliciously) about it.

“Excuse me, my gun is up here."

girl cant even tie up a whole store-full of employees at gunpoint and steal millions of dollars in jewelry without wearing a mask without being sexualized like whats a girl gotta do to avoid sexual harassment in the workplace smh

They were both highly douchey.

I love Bruno Kirby, but he’s probably not white enough to be cast as a Latino.