My style's like Matthew Webb, crossing English Channels

Racism???? Name me just ONE other example of a black guy in Washington DC whose every move is vociferously criticized by mouth-breathing asshats who get all their information from sketchy radio shows.

Stan.

Ashley Witherspoon you are epic! As a man I felt inspired by your story. I'm often disgusted by my fellow man and find myself hating humanity for the terrible things we (especially men) do to each other and that hasn't really changed. But I still care greatly for the good people in the world. In particular your…

Wishing rape upon another person is inhumane and pathetic. Succumbing to bloodlust is a sign of weakness.

Thank you for sharing this Ashley. Amazing courage.

Holy shit this woman is amazing. What a great piece.

I don't think it's a coincidence that she was the "perfect victim" and that she was able to get on with her life so (relatively) easy afterwards. Her case was so black and white, she was so clearly innocent of any wrong doing and he was so clearly evil, that she was probably spared a lot of victim blaming that…

Wow. She sounds like a total badass. What an impressive woman.

As someone who was also raped by a star college athlete, I truly sympathize. There's really nothing like watching complete strangers on the news speculate on the truth of your allegations, or the mother of your rapist saying that you probably drugged yourself. The athlete worship at these colleges goes deep and the…

Honest answer, when advice is gendered, it falls more heavily on the side of victim blaming. Saying "be street smart" and then defining what that means no matter your gender or age is terrific advice! Telling women they shouldn't open their door in the middle of the day to someone who appears to be a fellow college…

Thank you so much for sharing your story, it was an incredibly brave thing to do. I'm glad you've found peace and happiness in your life.

Witherspoon sounds tough as hell. Good on her.

Ashley, if you read this: Thank you so much for sharing your story with the world. I'm glad you're still with us today.