She actually had a legit scandal a couple years ago in which she was found to be taking bribes to provide entree and introduction to her ex-husband.

If someone pretends to be rich and then isn’t, is that rape too now? What if they use a fake name?

It’s fake. Don’t ask me how I know, but sleep a bit easier.

or no one will give a shit

Armstrong was taking drugs that had no other purpose besides improving performance, and was well aware of the illegality of his actions, to the point of threatening people who spoke out, but let’s pretend these are remotely similar situations.

“A bunch of people”

I think you’re confusing “normalised” with “able to receive treatment”. It’s a sickness. The goal is for the mental health community to accept pedophilia for what it is - a mental disorder. Those who act out on their thoughts should definitely be punished to the full extent of the law. But those who desperately want…

Not if paedophilia is normalised by then. Academics are pushing for it in England and others elsewhere too. It’s possible. And abhorrent.

Since this is the The Slot, the obvious conclusion we are supposed to draw is that Hillary is A WONDERFUL PERFECT QUEEN GODDESS AND IF YOU DARE DISAGREE THEN YOU HATE ALL OF THE WOMEN WHO HAVE EVER BEEN OR EVER WILL BE! /s

I don’t really think the guy should be found guilty of something. It all sucks, but I assume he didn’t know she was a sex trafficking victim, she seemed to give consent and they were basically the same age.

why do they need to do jail time? If it was consensual and all the boys are under 18. Or do you think all sex by people under 18 is rape?

...“The sex has been broadly described as consensual”...

Bingo. This girl deserved to have someone read her the riot act. Just because it was a guy doesn’t mean it’s suddenly a feminist meme.

Anymore, “mansplaining” is coming to mean “I don’t like it when men talk.”

While I've never run away, I did have a similar college experience. My third year I stopped leaving my room, stopped going to classes, and basically watched movies all the time. I had completely shut down and was having panic attacks. There was such an immense fear of the impending failure, yet I never realized how…

which also included a side of mansplaining NYPD officer, because of course:

I get that no one thinks this is particularly useful or needed—but in what way does this take away from some other groups’ rights or protections? Like, how has anyone been made more unsafe, vulnerable, or otherwise dispossessed of some right or privilege by simply adding two professions to the classes of persons…

Modern Art = I could do that...but I don’t know Charles Saatchi.

My wife got yelled at for sitting on a really crappy bench at a modern art museum that was actually just a really crappy piece of art.

While I cannot imagine what these families are going through and no one should ever be in their position (nor do I think a journalist should approach them to ask for their comments on this issue) - that sounds more like vengeance than closure.