Words have meaning, especially in the legal sense. Manslaughter isn’t murder in the 1st degree. Both involve killing someone. Rape and statutory rape both involve sex, but are different. Some people prefer to be specific with their language, you should allow them that choice.

I don’t understand why the exact and precise definition of these particular words is so important to particular guys. I got into an email exchange with a guy who was SO PISSED that “Grace” said Aziz Ansari “Sexually assaulted” her. And he could not understand my point that it didn’t fucking matter and that she has a…

I am tired of men defining real rape as “the level which I haven’t done to a woman”. The rape definition changes and doesn’t get believed because these men feel guilty as fuck because they knew in their hearts they’ve crossed lines and boundaries. Tarantino sits at home at night and lies to himself he’s not a rapist…

Not only did she explicitly say she didn’t want it in her deposition testimony, not only was she drugged, but having sex with a 13 year old is also a crime in France, where Polanski fled, and in Poland, where he was born, (and it was for both of them in the 70s too.)

No other shoe is dropping. This guy has been complaining since 2016. I don’t see why a business he doesn’t own would owe him a job,so this latest frivolous lawsuit isn’t going anywhere either. He hasn’t been convicted, that comedy club isn’t a court of law but if multiple allegations of behavior they don’t want to put…

“Plaintiff Glaser firmly believes that there was a gender bias at UCB, especially because of the movement that followed within the community was labeled ‘believe all women,’” the complaint reads. “Plaintiff Glaser also believes that O’Neill, for whatever reason, labeled Glaser a ‘privileged white man’ and decided…

Hi best of luck in the USA, how exciting. I lived in Cali a few years ago and was astounded that the word fortnight caused confusion. Also get a stove top kettle not a plug in one. I’m now back on the south coast of England but loved living in the USA. Congrats on the job :)

I think it’s a lot more nuanced than that. I truly believe some people do not realise what they’re doing is considered sexual assault. It took my then-boyfriend a long chat for him to understand what he did to me was assault, that I wasn’t being coy or playing games and really didn’t want him to ejaculate on me. I’m…

I don’t think this is really the same. Amy isn’t wrong- what Aziz did isn’t illegal. But, like Amy said, what he did still isn’t acceptable and can do a lot of damage to the woman on the receiving end.

Unpopular Opinion: You cannot shame or criticize victims, but I think there is room to just believe people you care about. I don’t think it’s okay for Keaton to go after Dylan Farrow, but I do think it’s okay that she believes Allen and is wrong. I also think it’s okay that Nikki Minaj never spoke out against her…

Molly dear...I’M SO GLAD YOU ARE OKAY!!!!! Jesus. You must have important work yet to do!

Not by my standards, Ark. Not by the vast majority of Americans’ standards, if the repeated polls are to be believed. Super-capitalists (Republicans) have controlled the narrative in this country for far too long, which led to them controlling the State Houses and then gerrymandering all of the Congressional…

If she bought it directly from the clinic, it might have had the exact same mark-up that capitalism creates on our other health items in America. Or it was extremely potent/Rx only/uncommon stuff. Or both.

Fellow physician here (EM). I agree with the crux of your post, but I should point out that patients should not be allowed to dictate care, whether here in the US, or in a country w/ single-payer. If you come to me with a viral illness, you’re not getting abx. Same goes with an emergent MR. If I believe you have cauda…

It’s true about you being in a class of people who can survive. I used to work For Kaiser Permenente as a presentation specialist for the top execs. I prepared slideshows and stats on how they could drop some classes of people or strategically change their plans to capture some class of more profitable people from…

I am glad you are doing well.

The story gets a bit apocryphal sometimes, so I looked up the details. This cool dude is the one who exposed the survivorship bias and drew attention to what people weren’t seeing (the downed planes). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Wald

Best part of the UK healthcare system and the thing I love to point out to my American FB friends who try to shit all over us because they are all Trumpists. My dad had stage 4 lung cancer and was treated successfully for two years without once having to start cooking meth to pay for his treatment.
My step-mother,…

Dear Lord, you can write. Your last two paragraphs are powerful, without an ounce of fat on them. I don’t envy your personal health struggles, but I am jealous of your talent.