I gave away a copy of The Iowa Baseball Confederacy the other year, before I had the chance to read it. It’s in good hands, but I’m still miffed at myself. I’ll cue it up next, right after The Grind.

Hockey playing bears are actually something of a tradition in Russia.

That’s one strong argument.

So his stats are looking like a good storyline, right?

I also happen to think that your inversions of the burdens of proof are very dangerous, but that’s not the subject here.

I’m cheering for you. I’m still unconvinced as to where the dovetail is between the discussion of hatred as constitutive of rape, & the discussion of the extent of hate crime law. I’m skeptical of the leap you make between the two, but still, I’m wicked impressed. Scholarship at work, & top notch Kinja. Hat’s off!

“All rape is hateful. All rape is crime” = unimpeachable statements.

I see you lurkin’

Pics or it didn’t happen.

I’m a third party. I’ve followed this whole clusterf*ck. Straitjackets aren’t necessary! You get the words “hope you get raped” tatted onto your forearm. She gets a mimosa & a Masters degree.

Man, you are so far from home. Tuck tail & get back.

Get ‘em. Wot a dimwit. Wot a jackass.

It is a hate crime, IMO

Go home, kid. You’re drunk disgusting.

I’ve never heard barking so cogent & incisive. Impressive dog!

I think what we’ve all gotten dragged into here is a free-for-all over the nature of hatred. There are two questions at work. First, is there hatred inherent to rape? & second, should rape be universally prosecutable as a hate crime?

I’m still so confused.

It’s fire.

+1

Poor Mr. Hoody, stuck in the middle of this semester’s most confusing hook up.