So true. I vividly remember using that phrase/justification when I was a 17-year old college freshman. I came around! Hopefully she will, too.

Yup, you are totally right! I'm a little ashamed. My original comment still stands, just swap out those names

I can't tell if you're kidding or not— sorry for this comment if you were. I know earlier in the Bible (in Daniel, maybe?) it said the antichrist would come from the people who "destroyed the temple" so somewhere that was contained within the Roman Empire (which I guess technically England was, but so were a lot of…

Whoops, you are 100% right — my bad! Thinking of Sarah, mostly, the first episode was tough for me to get through because she was talking all the time.

That put-on English accent for Alison is not great, though :-\

My comment was mostly intended as a quick heads up to other commenters reading that site. I discounted it because it appears their weird boner for victim blaming defies all logic (and it's hard to argue with people who have abandoned all reason)

When the "feelings" in question have to do with a human being's bodily autonomy, I'd be a little more hesitant to explain their experience to them than you seem to be. No one is saying feelings are enough to convict anybody; however, as several commenters have mentioned, your default seems to be empathy for the…

When someone links to an article on a random blog they call "well articulated [and] excellent," I think it behooves all of us to consider the possible bias of the article's writer and the site it's hosted on. In this case, it's a conservative group that (from my perusal of the author's other recent headlines) believes…

Looks like that author has a real hard-on for victim blaming/defending rapists — have you checked out his most recent pieces? http://www.mindingthecampus.com/forum/author/k…

That blog is also run by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative group masquerading as a public policy think tank. Two thumbs down, it's like they didn't even try.

Holy shit, right? If you feel you were raped, you were raped. People don't get to tell you you just "misunderstood."

Can you really not do that? The liquor store by my house posts blown up security cam screen grabs of every shoplifter they find on the tapes.

I don't want to put you down, because it's clear that on some level you do care about this and you want to be a good person, but I need to point something out to you. You keep mentioning that you're an "ally" like that entitles you to some bonus points, and that's gonna make women annoyed. Supporting equal pay and…

She breaks up with him, he murders her. Yeah, seems like a proportionate response (eyeroll forever).

Don't respond to that dude. Yesterday he told a rape survivor that because she was emotionally shattered and did not press charges, it's her fault if her rapist rapes anyone else (I believe he compared it to "driving someone to a bank robbery" or "handing someone a knife you know they'll use to stab someone")

A racist username to complement your racist statement. You're really goin' for it!

Those are all really fair points, and I'll be the first to admit that I'm not exactly objective about this type of case. My experiences with my brother and other victims of abuse makes me hesitant to cast aspersions at victims (or accusers, I suppose), since I have seen first-hand how difficult it was for my brother…

From my personal experience with Jeff Herman (Egan's attorney), I strongly disagree with your assessment. My brother was molested by a priest from the ages of 10-14, and Herman represented him in 2011 in his suit against the Archdiocese of Miami (and a lot of the work he did was pro bono). He has dedicated his life to…

My older brother was molested by a priest from the ages of 10-14, and the lawyer who represented him in his suit against the Archdiocese of Miami is also representing Michael Egan in this case. I've talked to this lawyer, and I really admire his passion for helping victims of sexual abuse (a lot of the work he did for…

Oh interesting, I hadn't heard that! I went to USC and the rush process seemed to mostly revolve around what you wore (for the ladies) or some weird combination of wealth and perceived coolness (for the dudes)