For real— wow, what a twisted take that is, I mean, “I used to think it was cool for women to speak up about being assaulted, but then they started speaking up about being assaulted by black men, and THAT won’t do”. If race is getting in your way of supporting women’s human rights, seriously, reevaluate that life.

Time for us to start robbing some dudes and find out.

He’s never done a second of manual labor in his life.

Holy crap. That was a horrifying thread to read. These laws, everywhere, were written by and for men. Women have to have broken bones, black eyes, and be curled up in a corner tearing their hair out for men to believe they were raped. It is so true, it’s a man’s world.

They didn’t agree because she didn’t scream or fight. One of the magistrates even voted in favor of the rapists, saying they were innocent of any wrongdoing. It is a disgusting failure of the judicial system. One more proof that to countries and governments women are just objects to be used and disposed at men’s will.

Lawyer Bae keeps winning, I just can’t help but love this man

If there’s a fund for her to get bodyguards, I’m in.

It’s always this shit. Violence against women spikes during soccer games in Latin America too. Some days I can’t believe we are just expected to co exist with these huge creatures who haven’t developed a prefrontal cortex. We’re basically living with snakes.

Yeah, but those men got 9 years each. Our rapists get a couple of months in jail, a year of probation, and a bunch of people lamenting how their lives will be ruined by having to pay even that tiny bit for their crimes.

How is forcibly penetrating someone that doesn’t want you to NOT qualify as “violence?” How is a 5 to 1 ratio in the early morning hours not “intimidation?” I would say requirements met.

He never flew under the radar though. If it wasn’t marrying Aaliyah when she was 14 or Jim DeRogatis exposing him in 2000, the dude had a legit trial for this.

Good, because R Kelly is a fucking piece of shit. https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/vince-staples-calls-r-kelly-a-child-molester-1825304310

A shitty dude financing some art isn’t even close to the same as a shitty dude being the creator and subject of it.

1) this is the most thorough, competent conspiracy ever constructed to take down an otherwise affable black man who has done nothing wrong

I think there’s a pretty big difference between running episodes of the Cosby show, created by and starring Cosby, and watching films financed by Weinstein’s production company...

I worked as a rape counselor for many years. Rape allegations divide all communities. We live in a patriarchal society controlled by men. Men have found it useful to perpetuate the lie that all women lie when it comes to allegations of rape. And, sadly, many women are equally complicit.

What got Bill Cosby “into trouble” was drugging and raping women.

A rapist is a rapist. A predator is a predator. Even if only ONE of Cosby’s accusers was telling the truth, he would be and still is a rapist.

Ms. Mayo, thanks for the article and your tough decisions.

“I used to support it but its taking down successful black men and I’m not with it.