Do you think so? I was around in the early 80's, and I watched as cultural sensitivity ramped up in the early 90's. This school's policies- and the policies of schools all over the country- which are based on rules established due to the complaints of parents, have created these scenarios. Zero tolerance gone awry.

And the chickens come home to roost. This was disgusting treatment of an educator, but what else can be expected in a country where people have spent the last 30 years ramping up the rhetoric on political correctness?

Also, it is absolutely true that the Germans who hated Jews were in the minority. The ones who would commit crimes against them even fewer.

All too familiar with historical anti-semitism. They were driven from Spain, Holland, France, Jerusalem. I understand all too well.

One of my lust cars is a 1975 Jaguar XJ-6 2-door. In British Racing Green.

"It reinforces the idea that potential victims are responsible for their own sexual safety. "

Vintage British roadster. Sounds so awesome to contemplate an Austin Healey or a Triumph TR7.

I love my Cookie Monster self.

It is, but you seem to have more faith in humanity than I do.

"Can we do the same for strangers?"

"This is not a "shotgun" approach, but truly a scalpel, because the more subtle aspects are more delicate, more slippery — like the finest threads that weave though our experience and consciousness, often without own own knowledge or awareness."

"I can't see feeling like I look/am super fuckable after a workout. I can see feeling great, or like I can climb a mountain like a BOSS. But sexy? It just doesn't compute for me."

And as a proper Northern gentleman, I bow and take my leave. :-)

"They impact functioning on various levels. Some social, cognitive or mood oriented."

if you, like others here, are blaming the "patriarchal, misogynistic culture", you are blaming society.

one has nothing to do with the other. If you have issue with the classification, take it up with the APA. Besides, that changes little regarding my concern for concomitant disorders.

This is a fair point. On the other hand, I only just joined kinja recently. I might have said similar things about those cases.

"I have a huge problem with people blaming his actions on mental illness. "

he was seeing 4 therapists and having periodic wellness checks. People with Asperger's don't get wellness checks. So there is that.

Because it is just as valid as claims that misogyny alone made him do it. In fact, I never said either alone made him do it. All I said was there was more to it than misogyny and mental illness likely played a large part.