“Well, some of them are, but I doubt the vocal activists actually believe that crap”

I’m certain I’m not the first person to point out how ironic it is that this would be published at Jezebel, but I can’t help myself.

Being abused as a child doesn’t preclude that a child may enjoy aspects of the abusive situation. For many the confusing and conflicting nature of their feelings is just one source of trauma. Honestly, this can be true of adult abuse also. Someone might be raped by a partner they love, for instance, or wish to please,…

What are you doing? Why on earth are you lecturing an abuse victim. Stop.

And you were immediately smacked down. Urgh.

Why is it weird to care about the health of your society and the children in it?

You didn’t deserve to be belittled for what you said. I’m so sorry about what happened to you, and I think you’re allowed to process it and deal with any way that suits you. I hope you’re doing okay.

I don’t think that rebuke was necessary. The commenter was acknowledging the problems with the coping mechanism in question, while also acknowledging the reality of how such strategies apply to them. I think that was brave and didn’t merit snark.

Whether she thinks she’s a victim doesn’t mean she’s not. You are free to form your own opinion.

Yes. Well done for “trolling” us on the subject of childhood sexual abuse. You truly are the merriest of pranksters.

That you got called ‘dim witted’ for your reaction to that comment is so weird. My skin is crawling.

I am stunned this comment has likes. Someone is shocked you say “nobody has a problem with thirteen year olds having sex” and you call them dimwitted? The more you post the more disturbed I am by what you have to say.

Much the same as you seem to be inferring a lot from the OPs comment, I think your reply suggests a great deal about your frame of reference and its underpinnings.

Susan Sarandon is awesome and how dare you.

Giving too much freedom to kids is actually bad for them. They’re not supposed to be omnipotent. They don’t yet have healthy boundaries. Guidance and instruction and, sometimes, outright commands, are totally appropriate and necessary aspects of a child’s development. Kids who get to call the shots not only are more…

Happy Valentines.

“I should have thought this through a little more clearly before asking.”

Shame on him for asking an honest question.

This is different. I’m inclined to wonder if men should go to work. If the point is to feel the absence of women in the workforce then a whole bunch of men striking as well dilutes the impact of that message.

Observing how the media report on this has been incredibly revealing. There is total cognitive dissonance and an obvious unwillingness to be truthful so as to stick to a narrative that exclusively demonizes Trump while protecting Barack Obama from any criticism. Anwar al Awlaki was an American citizen who was…