He is pretty much like ‘I couldn’t have raped these women, they are not even really human!’ Yes...THAT IS what a rapist would say.

Oh, didn’t you know? As soon as you say you’ve been raped veryone starts throwing money at you and praising you - not dragging your name and reputation through the mud, examining every tiny move you’ve ever made, and calling you a lying slut. I don’t know what alternative world he’s living in, but I’d really like to…

Always useful when a predator reveals his criteria for potential victims (women with “lifestyles,” meaning they’re black or poor). He’s too much of an ignorant, spoiled little shit to see how obvious his guilt is to everyone else.

Where’s the money, then, asshole?

Hillary is accused of being complicit in the personal destruction of the women who have accused bill of sexual assault and rape, including their reputations and credibility.

Actually his final victim was the only one he didn’t check to see if she had a criminal record. She didn’t have a criminal record, she wasn’t poor, she was just visiting a friend in the neighborhood that he normally stalked his prey. That’s why she didn’t hesitate to report the crime.

It’s not uncommon for victims of abuse to develop a “flat affect” when recounting the abuse. I certainly did. It does not mean I’m repeating some lie from rote memory. It means that that is the only way I can deal with it, to separate it, and make it about another me.

You make some valid points and raise some important questions. Is it the victims/witnesses responsibility to generate empathy from the police/a jury? As an educated Black woman of means, I understand why generating empathy would benefit my case if I were to testify about a sexual assault.I could probably afford a…

Yep. I was gang-raped when I was 19 and just walked around like a zombie the next day. And I am actually not a stoic person at all. Actually, part of this whole “victims MUST be hysterical” narrative is part of what prevents fast reporting of sex crimes. We all have the trope in our heads, “If you were victimized,…

This is the first thing I tell anyone who expresses doubts about a woman’s rape claim. Serial predators target the disenfranchised or the isolated. They seek out women who will have trouble being believed and some get sickeningly good at it. I think once people wrap their heads around this it becomes a lot easier to…

I absolutely think Holtzclaw targeted victims he thought would be less likely to be believed.

This this this. When I was violently mugged the police kept telling me afterward at the station how impressed they were that I was calm and not crying or hysterical. And all I could think is “if I were here reporting a sexual assault you would think my calmness was a strike against my credibility.”

Hillary just killed that defense by saying she would put him in charge of her Presidency’s economic policy!

Filed under “well, he’s not WRONG...”

if your experience is on American or most other private, western airlines, the emphasis on load factor and efficiency would typically mean a A320 would go out with more passengers and fewer crew. The FAA would mandate a crew of 5 for a typically sized A320 (2 pilots and 3 FAs).

I really, really am wondering why it even came up? If someone offers me a free drink, I usually just say, “No thanks, I’ll take a club soda.” I don’t usually tell people I’m sober, though, because it’s none of their damned business.

Everyone at the Cannes Film Festival loves Amal, and no one at the Cannes Film Festival ever likes anything.

Tom Cruise is right to stay away from Suri. He, of all people, knows how dangerous evil spirits are.

The bartender denies it. She also went on a rant about him making anti gay remarks, and according to the restaurant, he’s gay himself. I’m taking RR’s story with a pinch of salt (on my fries). There are stories about her being an asshole before.

I may never eat another french fry again.