I like how you suggested this wasn't "legitimate" abuse! Good job sir!
Because it's the children that are 'vain and shallow' and certainly not adults, ever.

Except for the fact that you're supposed to show up prepared for class. In my high school PE class, if you forgot your gym clothes you could either play in your regular clothes or take a zero for the day. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that they don't spring pool days on you unexpectedly, so I would call…

I think not wanting to get in the pool because your hair done is a perfectly acceptable reason to not get in the pool. It makes me really mad that people are acting like her reason isn't valid. If I were that girl I probably would've punched that teacher in the face or kicked him in his penis I'd have been so pissed.

I am so sorry.

Every one of those school administrators is a mandatory child abuse reporter. Why the everloving FUCK did they not call at least Social Services, if not the police, at the first suggestion of how serious these attacks were? They deserve to lose their jobs and face criminal penalties for this. If any of them have…

As the Father of a little girl, this story and the rape culture that it illustrates terrify me. SO much love for this Knitting Circle and what they've done for these girls.

Its so hard, because even when they're smart and informed, its still hard to go against expectations. I have a 12 year old, super independent, ready to call people on their shit, proud to call herself feminist daughter. But last year, I was sitting at my desk at work when I get a text message from her that was…

He's male, and his victim is female. That's all it takes.

Something similar happened to me when I was 14. I agreed to go out with a senior, who then pulled me into his car and anally raped me at my own bus stop. I couldn't tell anyone. I had been raped by a stranger the year before. At school on Monday, the rapist approached me with two of his friends and pushed me up…

Not to mention that asshat Chief of Police calling women "a precious commodity" on their website.

I was so happy that there was at least one true human being amongst the peripheral characters— that boy had absolutely the right response and did absolutely the right thing. It's so sad that he's an anomaly.

The cop who took the report for my rape said, "I have daughters and I'd hate for them to not fight back." I had a black eye.

If Brian is this bad at 18, I fucking SHUDDER to think how predatory and dangerous he'd be at 25, 30, 35, 40, after years and years of practice at victimizing women. Seriously, lock this guy up because he will not stop and will eventually probably kill a woman.

As he listened to Brian talk, he says, "I knew right off the bat it wasn't cool. Like, that's not cool to do. I don't care if you are my buddy, honestly, that's some heinous stuff to do somebody." He says he pulled out his phone and started to record the audio. "What bothered me the most is he thought it was…

I have two boys, and this was one of my most horrible fears. Just talk to them, teach them well, and chances are they'll be okay. Mine are both adults now, and they're not perfect, but they're loving, respectful, feminist men.

Cops are terrifyingly bad at protecting and serving ordinary citizens.

When Grace's mother contacted the school to complain about her daughter's treatment and its alleged cause, she says a school administrator told her, "Maybe you should keep her out of school until this calms down."

I'm terrifying of having a Brian for a son.

I can't fucking believe this. The entire article made me so angry reading through all of it - so now rapes are happening in high school instead of just college? God fucking dammit. I thought people were better than this. I thought PARENTS were better than this - they need to teach their sons to not rape. It's not…

Oh man, good luck girls!! I want to say, I am glad they contacted Jezebel to try to get some public traction and I'm glad that Jezebel is doing what they can to keep this investigation 'active'.