The policies and processes have turned extremely accuser-friendly since the DOE sent out its “Dear Colleague” letter in 2011 and started investigating schools.

We’re talking about a high-five and a kiss on the cheek.

No. Rape is a crime. It has an objective definition. You don’t get to define random stuff you don’t like as “rape” based on how you feel about it.

I think letting the most sensitive, brittle people define the terms is pretty ridiculous. We’re talking about some minor flirting and maybe a slight impingement on personal boundaries. If you reported this to the police, and no facts were contested, no criminal charge would be filed in any jurisdiction in the world.

Maybe in an office with very fungible workers and very high turnover. At a happy hour or a Christmas party, it would be awkwardly tolerated, or else there would be a report to a supervisor and a reprimand.

Nobody got sexually assaulted. She interviewed a rock star, and the rock star flirted with her. Portraying this as some grave injury is ridiculous.

And that’s just one of many reasons you’ll never be a rock star.

One of the new norms of outrage culture is that nobody accepts apologies anymore; apologies are now just admissions of guilt. Taking offense is no longer a reflection of injury; it has become a form of attack.

Rock stars move through the world operating under the assumption that everyone wants to fuck them, and most of the time they are right, because they are rock stars.