Race and class stuff huh? You mean the fact that the aggressor was a young black male from a lower middle class likely on his way back to Marin City, the driver was a black male and the victim was what your assuming is a moderate to middle/upper class white woman? That the driver probably didn't take her seriously…

I can't find weight/reach comparisons, but here's my take on this as someone who has trained for years in a striking art: ehhhh.

What a piece of shit. She's kind to the driver in her piece, calling him clueless, but I don't feel so kind. He made a choice to stand against a woman begging him for help. He sided with a potential rapist against a women trying not to be raped. His actions were cruel and cowardly. How can you have a person standing…

I think people making accusations like that and silencing those who have experienced extreme things like this is a self fulfilling prophecy. Because you throw shit at it every time you hear it, you keep people from speaking up. Even when you say "I will give her the benefit of the doubt" you do so explicitly in order…

They all just follow a script for what they're supposed to think and do and never question it. The old fashioned trope is that of the overprotective father guarding over his little girl's precious flower and by god he's going to perform that role for all to see. You don't question the Bible or what the televangelist…

It was a joke that makes rapists feel like he supports them. It's not overdramatic to take issue with that but thanks for the standard issue misogynist gaslighting! We tend to be very convinced by that around here because our lady brains are so weak.

Having a daughter has made my husband more liberal. It enrages him that someone would ever try to deny her rights or treat her like a second class citizen. He still hates the thought of her dating, but he hates the thought of her being denied help, jobs, or worse even more ;)

No... I like to know who not to give my money to. I encourage all celebrities to express whatever bias or rage is in their hearts.

No one finds rape acceptable.

For the clueless people:

Intents AND purposes. Sorry, that one just begs for correction.

It puts the "responsibility" of getting not raped on the wearer.

Part of the problem is that examples often aren't enough for people with that mindset. They learn to respond to examples that contradict their world views with a: "clearly, that person needs to be re-educated" reaction. It's why, rather than celebrating girls and women who defy the norms handed to them, many of their…

I would watch the crap out of that movie, and I'm not even sure if I fit whatever demographic they would expect to watch it.

People like those men are what's horribly wrong with the world today. They see the social norm as being the only way things can be, and don't even see themselves actively enforcing it. The fact…

I think the magic thing that happens is that their parents can't report you for statutory rape if they think you're not good enough for their kid.

Yeah wow, ok, I tried re-reading LW2 to see if there was some legitimate grievance I overlooked, like, his friends are all into drugs and insist on using her and her bf's place as their den of iniquity, or they come over and eat all the food without contributing or they're mean to her dog or SOMEthing, but nope, she's…

That Lucy sounds like a real pain in the ass, so I'm not sure why I'm offering insight to help her, but if it helps any non Lucy people, that'd be great. Anyway, I know this from personal experience/heartache - if you can't stand any of your significant other's friends, that is a huge red flag. I married young and…

Dodai, I could kiss you right now for this timely post.

I want to read this book! You don't need a bunch of white dudes in suits to tell you what's good and what's not. Circumvent those ignorant assholes and self-publish online. Please :)

*I* would watch the shit out of that movie. (And read the book first, because I <3 books)