I’d certainly try to avoid having sex with someone who was out of it because of drugs or suffering from a mental illness that made them unable to consent. Not sure how prior abuse fits with the other two, in terms of rendering someone unable to consent (though it perhaps calls for an even stronger standard of…

Does it really matter what any Democrats think of him? Seems like the only relevant question is whether any Republicans will flip.

Certainly, CERTAINLY, forced sex trafficking is a horrendous industry that hurst countless people, but that industry is only made the worse by criminalizing sexual acts in the first place.

We shouldn’t stereotype all sex workers as having compromised agency, but I feel confident saying that it’s almost infinitely less likely that a mental health professional has been trafficked and is there unwillingly.

But then what would the term be to specify someone who does have sex for money? Seems like that could be important for clarity when someone is seeking that specifically. 

Rome?

Oh yeah, that part was just racist. Especially since she could have just compared to her native country which has a much lower age of consent.

I just meant that her “90% of the world” comment was accurate, insofar as California is near the upper end of consent laws.

Isn’t her point that in 90% of the world 17 is above the age of consent? So they “don’t give a shit” to the degree that they don’t criminalize it.

Just searched for “me too” on Jezebel, and tons of the articles have “allegation” or “alleged” in the headline. It’s a protection against charges of libel.

I’d add a caveat for extreme circumstances. If you literally torture someone you are absolutely responsible if they kill themselves to escape the abuse you’re heaping on them.

1 - I think “too hot to be a rapist” is a very dangerous mindset.

What does her being Italian have to do with anything?

Fuck. That’s disturbing.

Who gets the short of end of the stick in the lesbian dating scene?

On the plus side, it sounds like 97/100 of the men were honest about it. Really sucks to end up with the liar though.

It seems like a lot of people experience their orientation as a strong attraction/repulsion towards certain physical traits. Should they never talk about those experiences?

People have to actively choose to derive that kind of conclusion, it’s true. I wouldn’t say it’s an active choice for people to feel more trepidation about dating a bi person if they have statistical/anecdotal cause to worry about the odds of the person actually being gay or straight (i.e. the “just a phase” people).

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Someone who has very anti-gay parents may try to convince themselves they are bi, since then they can theoretically still get with an opposite-sex partner and satisfy their family. And more broadly, it leaves open a possibility of a more “safe” relationship.

Yeah, I don’t think people do it flippantly, and I certainly don’t blame anyone who feels safer doing that. I’m speaking purely in terms of consequence, which as pointed out, obviously has a lot to do with how other people choose to react as well.

What’s your source for 95% vs 5%? That doesn’t match any poll I’ve ever seen about gay acceptance.