It was my mistake to assume she said "assault" because someone else in the comments said she said that. My bad. And here JLaw doesn't call it prostitution or rape, but there are many other articles that do that and that's what I'm responding to.
I'm not interested in refuting women's personal narratives or feelings,…

hmmm, rude, but ok I'll respond. I think legally whether it's a sex crime depends on the laws where the theft took place, and somehow knowing the mindset of the offender. I don't think getting definitions right is "minimizing it". It's still wrong whatever we call it, but just as you're concerned with minimizing it…

The hackers who stole the pics did not sell them as far as I know, nor did Reddit sell access to the pics (you might say since there're ads on the site they made money off it). Weren't the pics distributed for free?

I see. Thanks for clearing that up if she never said "assault". I'm not so sure that the fact she is nude should make this a "sex" crime as opposed to a "theft" but that's not super important. What is important is that this theft of photos is not conflated with even more serious matters like exploitation (as in forced…

oh ok, my bad. I saw in someone else's comment that she said assault, but now I can't see that word so that's fine thanks for clearing that up. However, even under the definition of "sex crime" this barely fits. At first I was thinking, this is voyeurism but it misses the aspect of the criminal shooting the pics.…

If stealing nude pics is sexual assault, then what would it be if pics of JLaw eating dinner were stolen? Regular assault? The crime committed was theft (maybe voyeurism but even that's iffy cause the thief did not take the pics, just stole them). It just irks me to have to play the hyperbole game: "it's assault, it's…

That's a good question, what is the legality? But then again, what is the legality (or morality) of Gawker media linking to those sites and profiting off the "news" of the leaks? What is the legality (or morality) of our celeb obsessed culture in general? And further, what is the legality (and morality) of looking at…

I agree, things do have names. Leaked photos is not sexual assault, and it barely counts as a sex crime (since no one peeped and took photos). This is theft, plain and simple.

Sexual assault, a form of sexual violence, is any involuntary sexual act in which a person is threatened, coerced, or forced to engage against their will, or any non-consensual sexual touching of a person. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_as…>

I never heard of or seen Sam Pepper until now, but he sounds like an asshole.

I wouldn't say being modern or feminist would lead to a problem in the bedroom, but some of these tips could be useful. For instance, the "withholding sex" tip isn't really about withholding sex but withholding badgering or maybe just waiting for the lady to initiate (and if she's modern that shouldn't be an issue).…

"Should I clean the kitchen first?"

That's a great idea! By assuming everyone that disagrees is an asshole you avoid the need to think or discuss. More time for reality TV!

Gab Union is right of course, but also wrong. WoC are victims sometimes, and since she heads or works with a similarly focused org it's not hard to see her bring it up. However, this event hardly reflects what she's talking about, especially since the majority of the targets were not "of color".

No one can deny that people all over the world throughout time have been victimized, but when I think of women of color not owning their own bodies, I think of slavery, rape during slavery, forced sex work, disenfranchisement from education politics and economics, much of which occurs even to this day. I don't think…

I don't think this person is an asshole. Nowhere did they say "this is the root of the problem". Of course bad people hacking and stealing are the problem, but the constant "tell them not to do it! no one thinks it's wrong!" is idiotic (tell them not to do it? really?) and unhelpful. And rather than focus on what I…

For what it's worth, I don't think you're awful. A lot of people will harp on the wrongness of theft and thieves, as if that's interesting or isn't implied. Does it really need to be stated that stealing is wrong? Can't someone think theft is wrong and still think people can and should act with caution to protect…

He could've worded it better, but when you engage in "risky behavior" you need to at least be prepared for the possibility of bad outcomes, and if those outcomes are so unacceptable then maybe don't do the behavior. That's not to say the actual thief is off the hook, but it isn't an either or situation - either you…

What law would you like to implement? You can't take a person's photo without their consent? This would be a terrible law that would pretty much end photo-journalism. If you are in public and someone else has a camera you don't have the right to say "don't take my picture" anymore than you have the right to say "don't…

dreamcast 2 would be a hit. I'd buy it, and shenmue 3!?! Blow out. And I'm the type avoiding xbone and ps4 for now