I liked him, but I don’t see that — I mean at the time I did it because I didn’t want to have sex, but I didn’t want to leave it at nothing. I can’t really explain it. I’m not proud of it, but I saw it as being safer and not as big an issue.

He keeps reiterating that he was cleared of all charges but he doesn’t ever say he didn’t do it. His non-denial denial is excruciating.

What I find grossly hypocritical here is the softly-softly approach in this piece, discussing at length whether and how the rape charge should be factored into how the media approaches Parker, whereas when it comes to, for example, Woody Allen, it’s not just him but anyone who even goes near him (Blake Lively, Kristen…

I get what you’re saying and everything but in most of those cases you’re talking about people who led political movements. We can’t throw out what MLK did and I’m guessing the British aren’t coming back to India or the US any time soon to take things over.

Yep, that’s the money quote. Fuck this guy and all the twittering on about the “important” women in his life.

It’s hard to know how to feel about this one. I was in college at the same time as Parker and though this is in no way an excuse, how people thought about consent was not as evolved at that time. Anecdotally, about half of my female friends (myself included) had sexual experiences where we were too intoxicated to give…

The deadline article also mentions that these two “gentlemen” stalked the victim afterwards, going so far as to hire a private investigator to take her photos on campus. How’s that for intimidation?

“I’m not try, trying to be mean, but, I felt like you put yourself in that situation, you know what I mean?” said Parker. “I really felt like I didn’t do anything wrong.”

We measure the weight and severity of alleged rape against the damage it would do the accused’s life and achievements to acknowledge, but we never even consider what life and what achievements it robbed of the victim. Never.

Why is there so much couching and hedging but when, say, an actress decides to work with Woody Allen, she is unambiguously criticized?

At best, Parker is an asshole who took advantage of a girl in the most misogynistic and disturbing way. We all know guys like this, fuck him.

I ... it troubles me ... okay a lot of things about this trouble me, but what really sticks in my mind right this second is that she was so distraught, she attempted suicide, but all he can talk about right now is how this is affecting his life.

fuck nate parker, fuck his co-defendant/bff/co-writer and fuck that deadline article.

New York limousine liberals will spend a lot of money to keep their kids away from the unwashed masses. Even those who claim to love public education.

Yeah the problem is that if MSU created a “mens study” space and literally prevented women from stepping foot in it, you best believe it would be a Title IX violation. So how is this not a violation of that very specific law?

Unfortunately, unless they are providing men with men-only spaces, then it’s discriminatory.

Alternatively you could file it to “Unintended but Inevitable Results of Equality Laws.”

I mean, it sucks because I understand the need for safe spaces, but can you really make a legal argument that in a public university, creating a space funded by the university, where men literally cannot go doesn’t violate this?