Of course it was arrogant. It's illegal to walk there. There was no way they didn't know that the area was restricted. But they decided that the rules didn't apply to them. It's like a textbook definition of arrogance.

We can't allow people to get away with doing whatever they want because they claim good intentions.

You didn't read what I wrote. I never said "since it exists elsewhere for women it should exist here for men." I said if men could do this without actually meaning it - without it representing HOW THEY ACTUALLY TREAT WOMEN, then that also could be a joke, and if done well, a funny one. The problems women have in our…

Sorry, I didn't miss your point and wasn't actually trying to argue with you. I just took your comment as an opportunity to vent because his piece made me that angry. I don't think I've ever heard of him before, so I don't know whether to be surprised or not.

Yes, more than half of my close female friends have been raped or sexually abused as children - But there is a reason for that. We who have been through it tend to recognize something in each other. We spot a person who can understand. We group together. I have talked to women who I liked but never could really feel…

It's to maintain the status quo, period. Not specifically about the rape activity itself - but the activity is taking place in a cultural and institutional context that could be threatened if it is forced to confront this element. A lot of people have a lot invested in things exactly the way they are - our system…

But he has no reason to believe that, other than he imagines for some reason that it's probably true. Given what he says about the whole thing, the reason he has decided that it's probably true is probably due to her being a woman. Therefore, there is a strong element of sexism in his spurious claims.

"What could he possibly gain from this stance, other than deep hatred from all women working in media?"

The deep hatred of all women who have been raped - especially when they were raped in precisely the ways he says he doesn't believe ever happen. (Because, he just feels really sure about it.) I hate him just about as…

I'm betting that everybody connected to the fraternity is saying it's false, without even seeing a single one of those numerous emails. Maybe even a lot of people who aren't connected to the fraternity but would be happier if everybody calmed down and nothing changed. But if they don't have hard evidence of a hoax,…

If anybody is headed over to this asshat's blog to read his story, jut don't read the comments section. It's really too horrible, and full of exactly the stuff that certain people claim *isn't* out there (because rape culture is a feminist invention, of course.) Guys insisting that women have rape fantasies and she…

And what do the bubbles mean that contain conditions rather than supplements? Some are adjacent to a supplement, so I figured that it was just a way to add text (associated conditions) - but some circles are isolated and contain conditions. Also, what do the vertical lines indicate?

Yes, the "truth" examples here are examples in which a person has been *caught* lying, and is doing PR damage control. People like to see contrition, and that's why they use "I" so much. It doesn't necessarily point to a tendency to use "I" more anytime that they are telling the truth. The science may be good but the…

I find the mean-spiritedness of mocking her very sad.

If she writes things that people in her town want to read, gives them information that is relevant to their lives in their community, why is it any of our business to comment on her worthiness at all? She's certainly not making the world a *worse* place.

Just out of curiosity, if you are offended by it, why did you read it?
The title describes it pretty well. It's exactly what I thought it would be when I clicked on it. Did you expect something that would not offend you, or did you click just to come here and tell the rest of us that it offends you that we find it…

Hmm. I think this article is more damaging than helpful. You're assuming at every turn that he DID do something wrong, that she IS traumatized. Let's not forget, as feminists, that women also have the agency to be evil, petty and vindictive. I've known girls who screamed "rape" for revenge. It's rare, but it does…

Because it's satire - the idea is that this is "real-world" advice, not a discussion of how things should be. So she offers "survival tips" that (through sarcasm) point out just how horrible it is to put the responsibility on women to protect themselves. It's like a sequel to the race/guns advice bit that was done a…

Stop criticizing other people's research if you don't know the facts about wikipedia - the topic you are trolling about. Everything on wiki is backed up, footnoted. Citations are at the bottom, and on the Vlad the Impaler page at least, they're academic sources. And drawn from academic sources is the fact that during…