Swedish law recognises rape in many, many different and complex ways beyond this recent change. This is a simplistic article, research will show you exactly how all encompassing the definition of rape is in Sweden.

Margaret Atwood is 78, but she’s having such a Renaissance I’d like to believe that momentum will keep her going.

I work in addictions research, and a common refrain is “the power of mothers.” Peers will talk about how shit that they’ve been saying for years doesn’t change until a bunch of middle class white moms start saying it. Those same moms will talk about the power they have and how they need to use it.

Women loners often still have men harassing them, and of course harassment is seen as simple romantic attention. How can you be seen as a loner when people think you have a thing going with some guy who won’t leave you alone?

I’m not sure how rare it is in that stage. A high school pretty close to me about a year or year and a half ago a girl brought a couple kitchen knives to school and attacked a bunch of people. No fatalities. Didn’t even make local news really, I only knew because I know parents of kids at the school.

Completely agree - I could not be more sickened by the coverage of the father’s words, and the many, many headlines that imply that the girl(s) brought it on themselves.

Yes, and in this case they still get to talk their kid and visit him and hug him. They didn’t lose a baby like the parents of his victims did, so they need to stfu.

Nobody ever gives a shit about the women loners.

I too was a quiet loner in school who got bullied by students and teachers, and I owned several trench coats over the years for what it’s worth. I also love video games and have gothy tendencies, but I never had the urge to inflict harm on others. Granted, I’m a woman and grew up in Europe.

I don’t know if there is a “right” way for parents to behave and speak out after something like this but this feels gross to me. Apologize for what your child did and then shut up. I’m sure it’s hard to process something like this but it’s just not the same thing as having your child murdered in cold blood, ESPECIALLY…

This is good and important work.

It’s ONE (hypothetical, so far) festival FFS. One festival.

Yes! I would love this. I stopped going to music festivals because I’ve been hit with cans of piss enough times, completely knocked off my feet, jumped on causing neck injuries to name but a few. All by drugged out or drunk men.

Everyone at a festival has a non-removable wristband. Disney now has the same for guests, that have all sorts of tracking technology in them. There are clearly fucking rapists at these massive festivals.

Yeah, that’s the thing. They suddenly felt outnumbered and overpowered, which is something men *normally* aren’t confronted with in their everyday lives.

My first Melissa Etheridge concert was at The Greek in Los Angeles. The ratio seemed to be, at least to me, about 80% female, 20% male. We were walking to our seats and these two guys, early 20s, came barreling through the crowd and one of them slammed into me, almost knocking me down. I shouted “Hey!” like you do…

And why do women feel compelled to defend women? You might as well ask, why do people defend people of the same kind? Probably, because they are reflexively defending themselves. But my comment was not a defense of men, I am simply pointing out that the rational was similar to the rationale of white segregationist.  

As an old who attended Lillith Fair religiously, I can tell you IT WAS GLORIOUS. Women on the main stage, women of the side stage, women vendors and female focused products...Millennials need to step up so your generation can see what it’s like.

I hope it becomes an international thing. I just wanna enjoy music without having my ass grabbed or navigating the camping site at night and being tackled by a dude who tries to unzip my hoodie.

Honestly, as someone who’s attended a lot of festivals in the past, I’d love a festival without dudes.