YES. I call this “rape by attrition.” There are men who’ve learned they can force women—or anyone—to do whatever they want, simply by being relentlessly persistent. They’re like predators who wound their prey and follow it until it succumbs to exhaustion and blood loss. These fuckers have made passive-aggression work…

I avoided him after, when I could, but oddly it never affected me all that much until I read someone else’s words just now. I mostly put it up to a really bad no good night, but probably because it wouldn’t have fit anyone’s definition of rape in 1988.

Yeah, that sounds very similar to what happened to me. I cried the whole way home and cut off contact with the guy right away, but I didn’t want to call it rape because hey, I should’ve screamed and hit him, right?

*hugs*

This was rape. There are no questions about it. You did not consent; in fact you told him No repeatedley. You did not respond to his gestures in any way. The only thing any of us would have done differently is possibly leave when he wasn’t getting the hint, but fear also makes people do strange things, so there is…

If there is a woman alive who has not had this experience, I’d like to meet her, because she is a rare, rare creature. I’m so grateful to you for sharing your story and elaborating on the complexity of consent. So many people want to make it a black-and-white, yes-or-no issue, and the more people who stand up and say…

This is really good, thanks for sharing. These aren’t easy things to think about without getting shouted at from one side or the other, and the honesty is refreshing.

I mean, if you watch just this video, it looks like he’s laughing at something someone said to him off-camera and wasn’t paying attention to the proceedings at all.

Oh, heavens forbid. You never serve a white toilet wine with enchiladas. Always pair a red or green sauce with a sangria, made with a subtle blend of toilet wine and grape or orange soda.

Reading all that is making my eyes involuntarily roll back into my head.

I have a hard time believing that an artisanal, locally-sourced, hand-crafted, gluten-free, organic, bean-to-bar chocolate maker would misrepresent their product in this way.

America’s chocolate game is WEAK. So weak.

All I want is a GODDAMN MARS BAR but since I live in America all I get is fucking Hershey’s.

“Barratry” is the offense of instigating or encouraging groundless litigation. Two observations: First, I never heard the term in three years of law school; second, the attorneys she worked for must have flagrantly abused the system to get busted for Barratry. Then again, if their solution to being charged was to hire…

Thank you for your service, and your sense of responsibility.

Lol. Yeah sounds like a great idea. 1000+ people have been killed by police this year. Americans killed by ISIS in the US is 0.

Of interest: The porn industry is quicker to drop someone over allegations of rape than the NFL or NCAA.

While I would never step foot in one of his establishments, I do enjoy Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, for the fact that it gives national exposure to local chefs doing great things in the culinary world.

Umm... 8-1 isn't perfect...