I’ve had my butt groped like 20+ times in public or out on the town.

These guys were entitled for so long. They wielded their power to abuse. They worked together. None of this is surprising, unfortunately.

Okay. Are shame labels useless when directed at others, whether they be individuals or groups?

Okay. I’ll concede that your point about shame being potentially harmful as valid. I see how profressing shame labels might backfire if the person speaking them starts enacting the label he has ascribed to himself. Kind of like self defeating statements, “I always fail... I’ll never win. Etc” those statements are…

I didn’t realize that..

I used to have those [trash] beliefs in my head from my religious upbringing.

I like a lot of HBO series so I figured I give Girls a try.

Its unfortunate when they put ‘average’ people in the superlative sexy/attractive category because then it brings this onslaught of disparaging comments at the poor person who had nothing to do with it.

Idris Elba....

“You talk an awful lot. I don’t hear much about what you plan to actually DO differently, though.”

I’m glad he spoke up. I hope that it helps to create an environment where both female and male victims of assault feel able to share their stories.

But she doesn’t appear to be arguing that the author *might* be tricking readers into thinking he walks the walk. Instead, she seems to be arguing that if you’re talking about it, you *can’t* be walking the walk.

I still don’t believe speech and actions must be mutually exclusive.

One key difference is that Kaepernick is pointing out an injustice at the hands of others. These authors at the Root and elsewhere are pointing out injustices enacted by the group to which they belong.

I do not believe that actions and words are mutually exclusive.

I think vocally condemning unacceptable actions is one aspect of shifting the norm and is one aspect of the equation that leads to changed results. The reason sexual assault / groping was so rampant in my community growing up was because no grown man (nor woman) called it out. It was accepted as ‘the norm’ and boys…

I don’t see that.

She is straight out of the ‘Mean Girls’ movie. Probably hasn’t grown up since then.

VOMIT.......

Ewwww.. what trash behavior.