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"Rare" is a subjective term. So yeah, I guess false rape accusations are rare by some definitions, not by others. Even feminist numbers but false rape accusations at 2-8% and that's only including cases where the dude had a rock solid alibi or the woman admitted to lying later. It assumes that in the absence of

It's not different "because…sex" it's different because a defense of "the sex was consensual" is plausible, consensual sex is something that happens millions of times a day. A defense of "this Black guy wanted to get dragged behind these racists' pickup truck" is not plausible, it's not something that ever happens. So

What would you propose we do differently?

In most rape cases (assuming the victim wasn't also beaten), consensual sex and non-consensual sex are both plausible possibilities. In most murder cases, consensual murder is not as equally plausible as murder and even if it was, it's still considered a crime, unlike consensual sex.

100% guaranteed? So you're saying there have never been any false rape accusations? Even though feminists themselves frequently cite studies that put the number of false accusations at between 3 and 8%? and there are many other studies that put it higher. Clearly false accusations do happen.

No, it's a perfect example of how rape is considered worse than even murder. Because no would would even care if they had said "murder" instead of "rape".

Don't forget not killing serial murdering baby rapists because it would make them "just as bad as they are".

Somebody was reading Judd Apatow's book (which mentions this press conference and no doubt led to the new interest).

This article is a tease. Where's "I Don't Care If U Disrespect Me (Just So You Love Me)" by The Frogs?

It sucks that some people have an unfair advantage but just because someone who had an unfair advantage is successful doesn't NECESSARILY mean they are successful only because of that unfair advantage. They may have some legit talent too. If that's the case, the crime isn't that they were successful, the crime is that

Sort of weird to say someone was "outted" to themselves. It's not like she announced it on twitter.

Not just a close, non-asshole friend, his close, non-asshole GIRLFRIEND of like a year at least. So this guy and his girlfriend have like, never discussed major news stories?

The song says 13 seasons but there have only been 11. I'm guessing this finale for real is going to be a flash forward to the far future episode where everyone dies. Then they'll just go on making more seasons like normal which take place chronologically before this finale.

Thumbed up for Game Theory reference.

Keith David, star of The Thing, this episode had definite The Thing vibes. Did they mention that in the review? Fuck you, I never actually read that shit.

You don't think free at point of access health care would help millions of minorities?

Haha, how dare people get defensive when they are called racist! That just proves they're racist! Fucking White people!

What makes you think his campaign needed a wake up call? Because two randoms who think all White people are inherently racist said it did? He hired another BLM activist for his staff weeks before this happened. He's been talking about minority issues for years. Not just marching in the 60s (although that's a perfectly

The Sanders and O'Malley proposals on racial injustice are just re-statements of positions they already took in the past. It's not really much of an accomplishment to get them to say stuff they already believed. It's even weirder that someone who complains about "tone policing" would think it was. "Tone Policing" was

Also, when Indira Gandhi's party lost a state legislative election, she cancelled all elections for 7 years and literally suspended the parts of the constitution dealing with civil and political rights. When she finally did allow elections again, not only did her party lose in a landslide, she lost her own seat which