Yes, but a dark house, and a street with a high police presence, where it is common knowledge they arrest people, are not really the same.

I gotta hand it to ya, you're a brave one. Coming on this website and suggesting that a victim provide evidence is tantamount to posting your MRA membership card. It seems to be common practice around here that anyone claiming to be a victim be automatically believed, sheltered, and absolved of any responsibility.

" If only he'd been wearing his My Little Pony costume which he probably has hidden somewhere in his mom's bedroom."

That is great!

We need more people to think like you.

From what you've described, it appears MRA's are having the desired affect. If you watch a PSA about sexual assault and are aware that there is no mention of male victims, then they must be doing their jobs well. Equality means we consider everyone, not just our own gender.

As the video said, "One, is too many." and…

Here is my idiot reason. Because it focuses on one gender, and puts all the blame on another.

Can you think of no examples in which the beliefs/written interpretation of someone's experience overrides their ability to reason in the face of evidence? Can you think of no examples when someone has mistakenly interpreted something as something else? Can you think of no instances in which large groups of people…

Simple. Because public opinion does not usually have a very high standard of critical thought.

I'm personally saddened by this. Now I will have to resort to buying my pseudoscience nonsense from Saturday flea markets like some kind of peasant. Oh well, I'm glad I have my ionized magnet bracelet to keep me calm.

Interesting argument technique.

I've mentioned a few times that all my responses are focused on the alleged rapist because the original post(s) were so far on the side of concluding he was a rapist.

I have also, since then mentioned a few times that I am not taking anyone side here. I am trying to get people to understand that it matters how we…

That is fine. If the argument is bad, then either ignore it, or counter it with a better argument. Simply discounting an argument based on who is making the argument is really something I don't think people, especially on this website want to be common practice.

You may not have the voice of a national magazine, but that doesn't absolve you of personal responsibility in my opinion. You may just have more influence that you know, but even if you don't you can't just say it doesn't matter what you say because who cares anyway.

We have just had a conversation that potentially…

Usually, it is best to address an argument based on its merits.

Shooting down an argument because the person making it is religious, black, male, white, asian, atheist, female, old, young, etc....really isn't the best way to go about things.

If you think they're making a bad argument, then address that.

That is where you're wrong.

This website always talks about how the perpetuation of gender stereotypes by society makes it hard for people. They always talk about how the Photoshop in magazines creates body image issues in people. They go on and on about how the words people say, contribute to the oppression of…

You can feel whatever you like.

You can feel the earth is 6000 years old. You can feel like you saw a UFO. You can feel like someone is watching you. You can feel like you're too fat. You can feel like the world is out to get you.

You can fell a lot of things....but sometimes....yes....sometimes, those feelings need to…

Then, I suppose we have nothing more to discuss.

All I can say is that your position makes me sad. I hope that one day you can step back from things and come back at it from a rational perspective. I know you want rapists to burn, I get it. The thing you have to ask yourself is whether you're okay with some innocent…

You're creating a false conclusion. No one said that because misunderstandings happen, that we shouldn't take allegations seriously. No one, at least not myself, is saying that.

What I am saying is that we need to understand that misunderstandings do happen. This is exactly why we need to be very fair when dealing…

To be clear. I never "jumped" on anyone for using proper terms. You may think I am simply here as some "rape defender", but I just want to go back to your original post for a moment.

"I'm just happy for Sclove and the fact that she will hopefully be able to complete her degree at Brown with one less stressor and the…

You don't feel my situation was a misunderstanding? I'm confused about why you would disagree with me on that.