He was most likely taught not to hit other boys, either, but for some reason didn’t grow up to take that requirement personally.

I don’t think the woman is portrayed as a victim so much as a someone who has a super uncomfortable date/bad sex with a pathetic older man whose final texts quickly escalate from ‘ I hope you’re doing well’ to ‘are you fucking that guy?’ to ‘whore’.

I’m a long time lurker and first time commented, but I’ve really been enjoying the discourse on the AV Club so I figured I’d jump in. I think what makes men’s reactions to this story so strange to meis that I felt such deep empathy for every character in the story. I’m a 25 year old woman, and when I was early college…

You got your oversized Moscow Mule mug?

Clearly you’ve not seen Philips new Anti-Light bulbs.

Yeah, right before lamenting how men are taught to not hit women.

Wait, did that guy mean that as a negative? So he would feel justified endangering a woman if not doing so might hurt his feelings?!?

Did you say... wassail?

“But we live in a world where women’s safety is more important than men’s feelings”, said like that’s a silly thing.

Yes.