Why would he be a victim? He has never indicated that he was too impaired to consent to whatever activity was happening. Obviously I don’t think he should have been painted as a predator, and certainly racism went into that, but that doesn’t mean she did anything wrong.

It doesn’t really matter why she was too impaired to consent, if she was too impaired to consent. Now, obviously she agrees Jackson would have had no reason to believe she was too impaired, so I’m not trying to make him out to be a predator. But that doesn’t negate the fact that she had sexual contact with someone…

Lol, you came in here basically saying not to expect anything but irrationality and simple-mindedness from all the women on here explaining pretty damn thoughtfully why this upsets them, but I’m the one being aggressive. Okay buddy.

Obviously I and no one else expects him to volunteer to go back to prison. I was just explaining to you why people here are upset, since you seem weirdly confused about it/have decided it must be based on our blood-thirst and savageness or something. And I really don’t think your journalism scenario is accurate. I…

Nope, and I didn’t say that I want that. If you read my other comment to JustBrian, I note that most universities have honor codes that describe the ethical behavior they require of their students, and student athletes are often held to even higher standards. It’s not overstepping the university’s boundaries to say…

You really don’t get it? We DON’T think he paid for his crime by serving a measly ten month sentence for participating in a humiliating sexual assault of a young woman. That’s why it feels like a slap in the face to assault victims for him to be playing football at a university. I don’t want his life to be ruined…

Actually, a lot of people here are giving very nuanced and thoughtful answers, despite probably feeling very upset at being reminded of how little society seems to care about rape victims, and re-living their own sexual assaults. But way to hold yourself up as being the only “rational” one, buddy! People who have a…

But President, who knows?? :/

I think you bring up some good points about where we draw the line of accepting someone back into society, giving second chances, etc. And in general I would like our justice system to focus more on rehabilitation rather than vengeance. But in the case of a university, and especially a university athletic program,…

Very similar thing happened to me in a crowded house party when I was 18. First time I thought it was a mistake, second time I was just in shock, and the third time I threw his hands off and was ready to go off on him but he disappeared into the crowd like the gross fucking coward he was and I was too scared to …

Yes! Just had the same realization. I love that place- their fries and tofu bahn mi are SO good.

Agree completely. This article is a really bad take, and I fear at how fashionable it’s becoming to flog the democratic party for even attempting to reach across the aisle for the sake of actual governance and progress (even if incremental).

Actually, I’m saying you are being vile and judgmental about a person’s medical decisions, because you think women shouldn’t take their clothes off or earn money from their bodies. Could be Kim, could be any woman.

From this comment, you sound like a far more gross person than Kim Kardashian.

How do you know they aren’t compensating her more than is being reported? You realize this info is coming from TMZ, right?

I think you are actually misreading a lot of the poster’s reactions. They are not saying, “how dare you ponder the various ways people choose to celebrate...”, they are annoyed at what they perceive as a pitying, condescending tone toward women having fun in what she deems an outrageous, embarrassing, or non-cerebral…

YES. There were parts of this article I liked, but the parts where she is talking about staring at young women getting drunk at the pool or wherever and how sad and naive they all are was gross. Maybe you are projecting shit onto them you have no idea about? Maybe they are just having fun and they like getting drunk…

Thinking about things is one thing. And I agree that the winery experience is not my ideal bachelorette party as I am pretty laid back. But this article didn’t really delve that deep into the history of pre-wedding rituals, and several passages in this article smack of subtle sexism to me. It feels like it’s always…

Getting married in October and SAME. Like how is it so hard to explain to my lovely friends that I legitimately, honestly, do not care what color their dresses are? I want to be emphatic enough to get across that I really mean it, without accidentally being insulting to the ones who did want their bridesmaids to buy…

It is cracking me up that my tiny (less than 4,000 people), rural, lovely hometown is featured on Jezebel... for housing a giant cat. Go Pittsboro! Fame comes in strange ways.