Consensual or not, that's fucking creepy.

Cowboy mimes.

Zing!

I hope she didn't bug him in the middle of dinner. I know how much she hates that.

I get your point, and it occurred to me as well, since I've HAVE seen what you describe. I am, however, a white woman who's been called "articulate" more than once (most recently just this past week) and has also used it to refer to other white people. So, just because you've never heard it doesn't mean it hasn't…

Yeah. I noticed that, too.

It could be (and has been) argued that child custody cases and people not taking abuse and rape of men and boys seriously are products of patriarchial attitudes about gender roles. Women automatically get custody more often because they're assumed (often wrongly) to be more nurturing than men. Abuse and rape of men…

Only if you marry them all!

Perfect. Concise and eloquent.

Yes, I was thinking of this, too. If you have to go home with the person and are dependent on them, you're probably going to try not to piss them off by reporting their abuse.

I was thinking this, too. Many abusers see their spouses as property.

I used to eat a lot of fast food when I had an hour-long commute, too. When you're getting out of work no earlier than 9:30 p.m., won't be home for another fifty miles, and have to come back again the next day, the drive-through starts to look pretty good.

Can't tell if satire or...

I was going to point this out, too. How does the OP know they're suburban? The stereotypical minivan?

Does it really have to be an either/or thing?

I mentioned some of this in another comment, too, but not as well as you have, here. I think you've got a great point.

This. The wives and daughters of the enemy were ALWAYS considered part of the proverbial spoils that went to the victors. It's an extension of the overall dehumanization of "the other guy" that happens during wars. It's just that it's finally being recognized as a shitty thing to do.

That's good to know! It's always nice to find out someone who seems sincere actually is.

Of course it's a sport. Not so much the standing-and-clapping type of cheerleading that happened at my school, but that that competitive, throwing-people-in-the-air stuff? Absolutely. That shit takes some athleticism and a lot of training and physical work.

Exactly. The fact that he keeps bringing it up when nobody really gives a shit contradicts his point.