Again, you are looking at this from your biases. You feel like she was able to get on with her life based on your view of her life - you have no idea what she feels internally and how it has impacted her day to day relationships and interactions versus the public face and persona that she puts out to the world. I’m…

What do you think has to happen? A conviction in court? Those don’t happen. It is extremely rare for sexual assault cases to even be investigated, let alone prosecuted. And if the accused isn’t convicted, wouldn’t someone like you still make that same argument? You are putting victims in a no win situation. And, she…

That is your opinion that it is “the right thing” based on your personal biases. It may not be the “right thing” for everyone - victims often do what they have to do to survive. That is not an overstatement - victims often contemplate suicide and self-harm and sink into terrible depression. The choices they make are…

UGH. Sorry, I was running to a meeting when I wrote that, and it was supposed to say literally suing him in civil court.

It isn’t a negligence case. She is literally suing him in criminal court for sexual assault and battery, sexual harassment, gender violence, emotional abuse, and violation of California state business practices. As part of the relief she is asking for, she is asking to break the contract. But that is not the only…

The judge made the decision she did because preliminary injunctions are very, very rarely granted. It was a long-shot. It has absolutely no bearing on what the judge will ultimately decide when the actual case gets tried next year (if they don’t settle first). And, you do not need criminal evidence at all in this type…

My heart bleeds for Kesha. Fuck that guy. I can only hope that the house of cards is truly and fully tumbling down on him now.

The “hey” messages are also almost always from dudes with no profile because “they don’t want to put private info on OKCupid” or “don’t know what to say” or some other stupid one-line reason. And one picture. Seriously? They expect a reply? (BTW, if they think anyone looooooves filling out dating profiles, they are…

Gotcha, I don’t think we were ever disagreeing, I think we were just both focused on a different question...

I understand that if a private bakery chooses not to serve a gay customer, that the action was taken by a private citizen and the 14th Amendment doesn’t apply. But passing a law allowing them to do it would be state action - the law itself passed by the state is state action. The law itself, the actions taken by the…

EXACTLY.

That is not entirely correct. There is an argument that the Equal Protection Clause extends to sexual orientation, and four to five members of the current Court believe that it does. Which means that this law, a state law, would be challenged on the basis of the Fourteenth Amendment. And then it is a question for the…

Actually, edited b/c worried about my personal info with someone like you. Anyway - have fun with your homophobic hyperbolic rants. Because that is the only satisfaction on this issue you will ever get.

Nope. Absolutely not. (1) If you own a business, you are not allowed to discriminate. It is unconstitutional. Take a gander at Supreme Jones v. Mayer or Heartland of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States. (2) I feel very sorry for you that you are homophobic and on the wrong side of history. Your battle is fruitless,…

This was my exact thought. It is shocking and disgusting that they would pass something that will be shot down by the Court in short order. I can’t even imagine the kind of person you must be to not only go on record supporting this law, but to focus so hard on passing this over the host of actual real issues that…

Yup. I grew up in a very similar church to the author - big-time baptist, born-again church. And I loved it. I went to church 3x a week for hours each day, because I loved the sense of community. My family was struggling with illness and difficulties, and I needed to belong to something, to have faith in something. To…

Until now I kept thinking that the Nyle guy was going to be Nigel, the judge from America’s Next Top Model. Now I’m kind of bummed. I mean, I was not going to watch the show either way, so I guess I’m not that disappointed.

You would be wrong.

Come on, dude. Just this sentence shows that you could care less (1) about rape, (2) what rape culture is, (3) how females feel about being raped, (4) about being a decent human being.

Stop being an idiot. They know why.