Women get a pass or at the very least much less harsh treatment on lots of things. That’s the way humans do things.

A study was once done (sorry I no longer remember enough to find it) that showed that treating men and women equally was perceived as treating women worse while treating women better was considered…

Certainly doesn’t give her a pass, but the fact that it let’s her tell her side in full is a luxury we’d grant very few abusers.

It’s kind of insulting you would attribute this kind of behavior to men. It’s sickening regardless whether man or woman and clearly the sign of someone with major mental health issues.

People who pretend to be other people for five years, and who form serious relationships via their fake identities are not victims of a toxic culture, they’re bad people who took advantage.

Ugh. Well stated.

You are an idiot. She doesn’t need to use coded dog whistles about abuse because she could literally claim she was abused and half of the world would think she is a hero. She didn’t, even though she could because he is dead and can’t defend himself. Then you proceed to suggest he had it coming, because you can read…

I wouldnt bother. Arguably, he isn’t wrong about not being able to do anything because the Root generally doesn’t like white people. Or if they do, they don’t make it easy to believe them. Taking advice from them on how to be a better white person isn’t useful. The entire idea that people should think racially has no…

Ugh *groan* +1 you idiot :-D

“stand up and protest with the NFL players”

because this is jezebel. every man is evil here.

Fair point you’re right. My thinking was that I could get through past his boneheadedness by invoking that, but that’s probably not the best tactic, you are correct.

Had they announced that they wouldn’t investigate the allegations, they would be accused of trying to cover up the story. They can’t win either way.

Yes, thank you. I read that. It does not, however, quell my anger and disbelief. Nor does it quell that of Mr. Viafore’s family, I’d wager.

That sounds totally convincing, but it’s only fair to ask his side of the story. Mr. Viafore, did you abuse...what? Oh.

If only there were any corroborating evidence to support that self-serving testimony.

“I wanted him dead, and now he’s gone and I’m fine with it,” she reportedly said during the interrogation.

If me trying to be decent makes myself the butt of your joke, it’s a great way to make me not try any longer. You can laugh at me all you want, but this type of thing hurts your cause. If you can’t see that, then I really will stop trying to be a good person and start to just worry about mine.

Wow man, really helping your cause. I guess I will continue to be a “worthless white person”. With shit like this racism will exist forever and I no longer care.

No shit i didnt, so stop getting into an argument with someone over something so inconcequencial as the true meaning of free speech, or protected speech or whatever it is fucking point you had.

IIt’s irrelevant, unless the speech violates any of the previously discussed rules, it doesn’t matter. Hate speech isn’t a legal term in the US. You can say all the hateful shit you want until you commit a crime, then it will be used to modify your sentence under hate crime laws, but the speech is still legal. It’s…