Unfortunately this type of story is not uncommon. Statistics show that women with disabilities are more likely to be sexually abused - nearly 1/3 of women with disabilities will report being sexually abused in their lifetime.

That would be much more helpful. How about, "When I tell you something you've done is sexist and hurtful, don't act like I'm hurting you by telling you."

Great. There's a troll, can you dismiss him? These fuckers only break their masturbation regimen to troll.

Same. My tears are a mixture of sad tears and rage tears. But my emotions are starting to settle into the violent range of things.

It's not only the police, the victim said that when she went outside for help, people passing her on the streets didn't even stop to listen to her.

Fun riddle: exactly how raped does a woman have to be before the people who are supposed to be on her side start treating her like a human being?

"but I just want to retreat to my room and sob."

Do you have any idea if there something we can do to help her, in some small way? Donate money to help with medical bills or something?

The NY Times did a piece on the real Special Victims unit, which is almost all male these days. One of these guys said that if a victim asks for a female detective, “Nine times out of ten," it's because she thinks she can fool a female easier than she can a male, ergo....she's lying. I can't imagine why a female…

It is. I feel disgust. How can people like this become police?

Please post follow up articles when heads start rolling because of this (I know heads won't roll, but allow me my fantasies...) I think I need to go watch the singing nun for the millionth time because now I'm really depressed.

Why not have both names: Texts from Steenkamp to Pistorius

Nailed it!

MoGlo, you know I love your writing a lot but the title man! I was literally mainpaged today with an article called "How We Talk About Women" and your title is everything that I was complaining about how the media dehumanises women by llabelling them in reference to men. We all know who Reeva Steenkamp was, at least…

Yes, this seems a tad patronizing. Also, this has nothing to do with equal rights (i.e. feminism).

This gloves thing is such BS. People put on the gloves, touch something filthy, continue using the gloves. It is actually grosser than bare hands.

This is directed at the whole thread not just you. I checked that trolls comment history. MRA bingo was achieved just on the first page and a half which was all I could stomach. Literally every comment is about how women and/or feminists are awful and men are all innocent victims subjugated by the gynocracy. What a…

Yeah.

She's a very busy strawfeminist, that lady, striding across the country, ripping doors from male hands. Didn't Jez just cover that door question recently? Or was it Amanda Marcotte?

In 2013 I can count three times a strange man I had never met has told me to smile. Yes, told. Not a suggestion, but, "Smile!" Two of those times I was probably just thinking about hot dogs and totally confused when this strange person needed me to smile for them, as if they were entitled to my happiness, but one of…