It’s weird, I grew up in a similar home environment (I suspect) as Abigail Fisher did. My parents told me from the time I was in school that I had to work my ass off, get straight A’s, because competition was going to be fierce for college and I wouldn’t benefit from affirmative action (and/or that my being white…

Anytime I complain about this sort of stuff it’s a chorus of people asking me why I don’t just switch jobs (again), as if this problem isn’t everywhere.

...how is it any different from antiperspirant sticks? i’ve been using those to avoid blisters/chafing for ages...

It’s hard to be Republican and a woman because Republicans don’t treat women like people.

*decapitates. duke didn’t lose an arm or anything. ;) :D

tbh the only reason Sanders GOT this far in the first place is that the popular nominee was a woman. i’m glad he moved the party platform to the left, but at this point, it seems like he’s less about what the people want and more about what he wants. :(

The problem is, it isn’t actually illegal to be creepy and make people uncomfortable, and we don’t listen to women about “creepy” guys until they’re caught doing something illegal (and women KNOW they’re often not believed/are told to “give him another chance” instead of telling the man to stop being a creep). A guy I…

AND they’re also finding a connection between rapists consuming alcohol (although not nearly as much as whoever they’ve chosen to rape), so that they have “but I was drunk too!” as an excuse/out if they get caught red-handed. And it fucking works, as we saw in this case. >:(

It starts with teachers telling creepy boys who say creepy things to their female classmates that their comments are inappropriate and will not be tolerated. Followed by punishment if it happens again.

I’m all for drafting women (equal treatment, etc)—BUT can we also do something about the military’s GIANT sexual assault problem before women are required to participate?

Exactly. Supplying alcohol to a minor, plus drug-facilitated sexual assault. Should be a no-brainer. :(

Exactly. Drinking doesn’t cause rape. “Promiscuity” doesn’t cause rape. Rapists cause rape. Choosing to assault an unconscious woman instead of MAKING SURE SHE’S SAFE proves you’re a shitty person. What if, instead of drinking, she’d had some prescription interaction? What if she hadn’t consumed alcohol but someone…

“I’m not blaming her for this, but that’s exactly what I’m going to do.”

I think it’s along the lines of the NRA’s perennial “guns don’t kill people; people kill people” - “rapists aren’t responsible for rape. drinking is!” FML. :(

“Rape on campuses isn’t always because people are rapists.” No. You’re wrong. Rapists are literally the reason rape happens, on campus and off.

Fuck this. I love how her “friend” dated him, yet she apparently never even thought to ask the girl who used to date him if he was a good guy. I had a friend like that. I’d known both her and her boyfriend since high school, and went to the same university as her, and always thought pretty well of both of them. He…

Seems like he had a perfect storm of rape culture influencing him from an early age to be the rapist he now is.

By the way, in case you want to take action, there is a change.org petition, as well as a link (from the petition) to file a complaint about the judge with the state bar. https://www.change.org/p/california-s…

“He didn’t even really ENJOY the rape, he shouldn’t have to suffer through even this extremely lenient punishment for it.” THAT is fucking rape culture right there.