...And substantiated boasting, too, for that matter (although even that would inevitably be subject to exaggeration). It’s slut-shaming no matter what, and no one deserves it.

Don’t forget fear. Fear of going to hell, fear of homosexuals, fear of trans people, fear of foreigners, and the fear that protecting any class of people comes at the cost of loosing their protections. Old Testament furry without any of the New Testament’s touchy-feely stuff.

Evangelicals don’t follow the biblical Jesus. They have their own hateful and distorted version: ‘Merican Jesus. Their theology is based upon oppression and control. They also believe that a person that is rich and powerful have been given such a status because God willed it. Therefore, no matter the vile acts such a…

Renate Schroeder Dolphin, was named on his yearbook page, part of a group of football players’ “unsubstantiated boasting about their conquests,” the Times gently put it.

THIS 1000%!!!!  To not be believed by the adults you trust (Hi Mom, hi Dad!)....unless you choose to cut them out of your life is pain you have to deal with on the daily.

I’m so sorry that happened to you.

I am so sorry. That realization must have been agonizing. If there’s any kind of ranting you need to get out of your system, I’ll gladly listen; I know I’m just some random internet stranger, but I believe you and I care. <3

This is not a USA problem. This is not a GOP problem. This is not a religious problem. It is a human one. The difference between the US and wherever you are from is that here we are TALKING about it. 

According to what I’ve read so far, the teacher and at least one police transcript indicated that what happened isn’t legally defined as abuse under state law (and I truly believe he KNEW this), yes? I’ll look these up again since it was late at night, but I got the impression that more than one person did want to…

Everyone failed this girl because he was an “important person,” fuck all of them. I hope she is on the path to recovery and far away from every single person that contributed to this.

“Her uncle contacted the local police and county sheriff’s offices, which launched an investigation but closed it after two months”

He can deny all he wants, but didn’t a friend of the daughter notice that the father was “unsettlingly touchy” with her? There’s a witness to his creepy behavior.

That teacher was a mandated reporter and should have reported it directly to the police or child protective services.  A note to the principal does not meet that legal obligation and at minimum he should be fined and have his license suspended. 

Oh my god, that poor woman. But also, what a bamf. Good for her, and I’m glad that she seems to have at least one or two supportive extended family members--what she’s done takes an incredible amount of strength, and she deserves to have a life full of good people around her.

I could fight on for another six weeks to defend my reputation while running for re-election. But this would entail subjecting my wife, son, and elderly parents, as well as my daughter, to six weeks of extreme stress and scrutiny. I’m also not willing to spend six weeks fighting with my daughter in the media. As a…

#IDidReportAssholes

Apparently nobody really listened to all the #metoo stories, because women (and men too) already explained over and over and over and over again why they didn’t report it. 

I will never forget how Anita Hill was treated and he ran those hearings.
I 100% do understand that the Joe Biden today has been woken up to a lot of things by his wife and the Obamas and that he is far from the running for President plagarist hairplugs Joe Biden of that time.
I like this Joe Biden a lot better, but it…

The same thing (being dry humped) happened to me in the late ‘80s. On a school bus coming back from a “smart kids” class in another part of town. The bus driver told me to stop screaming.

Me too, and a lot happier and content for the departure