Something about those girls bugs me, though I'm sure it's just a product of that toxic environment. They're always the first to judge/jump on other women, but dudes on the show don't feel any kind of obligation to trash other guys just because. It's like they're trying to prove that they (the TMZ ladies) are "not like…

It definitely can be, and it can be a difficult stigma to live under. My brother was a victim of childhood sexual abuse, and his ex wife tried to use his abuse against him in the custody battle, by bringing it up in a "but he might ABUSE THE BABY" kind of way (which is incredibly evil, since he's worked for most of…

Valley girl speak sneaks up on me sometimes, too :). And while it's true that many sex offenders were also abused as children, it's by no means an excuse (in my opinion)

I've heard that as well, but I'm still not sure who you're talking about. The pervert in the bathroom? Bryan Singer? Jeff Herman?

I'm not sure when we shifted from blaming perpetrators to blaming victims around here, but the tone taken in this article is pretty vile. First: why are you conflating homophobic media coverage (of which Jezebel/Gawker media have been a part) with Jeff Herman, who — as far as I can tell — has not been writing any of…

Um...what? Who are you talking about?

THANK YOU. Jezebel usually handles victims' stories with the appropriate amount of respect, and I found the tone of this article pretty gross.

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…