Because all mistakes are created equal. If I ever raped someone, even in some weird drug-induced or insanity-driven haze, I would expect shaming for the rest of my life.

And you should spend less time being a douchebag.

Rape-apologist trolls are among the worst trolls.

I suspect that redemption requires one to acknowledge and apologize and make amends for the things in your past that require redemption.

Yeah, you're right that the backlash against her has been fairly harsh and I was probably unnecessarily glib. As Sailor Jupiter pointed out, it's a phase that many of us go through—I certainly did in my late teens. But there's a big difference between your thoughtful and nuanced description of the impacts of gendered…

I identify with writer # 1 quite a bit, and I did not read her letter as saying that she does not get along with women *specifically* because they are women but rather that it seems that many women do not share her interests.

Who the fuck wants to be awake.