That is really the only thing that makes sense to me. Yeah okay fine, we can’t say he’s “guilty” or “not guilty” but we can decide whether or not he’s “responsible.” Sometimes language can be really limiting!

nah dude that’s not stressful at all. dontcha know that we’re all just lying slutwhores when we accuse upstanding gentlemen of rape? it’s all a plot to ruin their futures. somehow. I think.

Its a civil claim, not a criminal one. And he would have to prove all the damages done by her actions - burden of proof is all his. Secondly, she never named him outright in any of her demonstrations. He was named by others. Thirdly, if he wants to sue her for libel he will have to prove he didn’t rape her - which…

Anna’s still making a point to do public penance for the UVA thing every time there’s a story that even mentions the word ‘rape’ or ‘university.’ Understandable, but frustrating, because if Rolling Stone as an organization had practiced a teeny bit of the journalistic integrity Anna (and we all) assumed they would,…

You can’t really just strip all art of its social and political value. Was Picasso trying to get justice through Guernica? Yes. Does that mean he was “harassing” the Fascists? No.

I know, right? WTF.

You can stop wondering. You didn’t learn anything from your “forced teachings of the Salem witch trials”.

As has been pointed out, she didn’t publicly name her assailant.

I have no idea why Anna decided to make that one asshole the only promoted convo. She’s just shining on him like an MRA beacon for the hordes of trolls to swarm to.

Art pieces can serve dual purposes. In fact, they usually do. It’s through art that a lot of social change has happened throughout history, and art serves as a way for people to express themselves when words fail. It was an art project for school, but also a way for her to a) express her feelings about her rape and b)…

I’m guessing you had to commit a crime or otherwise violate a specific term in your student visa to be deported.

She has never named him, so I would think not.

Oh, ok, you don't know what "censorship" means. Understood.

You... you have no idea what you’re blabbering about, do you?

According to the other stuff I’ve read about this case, she didn’t say WHO did it. I did not see any article in which she named her rapist. He’s the one who came out and claimed that her piece is about him. Had he kept his mouth shut, his identity wouldn’t be out there on search results for prospective employers…

Like...a legal precedent? Or just all of us agreeing generally that it's not cool when you bully people under the auspices of "art" and "free speech"? The former has been addressed by the Supreme Court (and the Westboro Baptist Church lives to protest another day); the latter is more what that Jezebel article (and…

No. First, slander is not a criminal offense. It is a civil claim in which someone has to show actual, not speuclative damages. Second, because being found “not responsible” by a private university’s administrative board does not have any legal bearing on his guilt, and does not prove he didn’t do it.

another thing that is probably stressful is being a rape victim whose rapist got off free, but that’s none of my business [kermit sipping tea dot jpg]

appealed and won after the woman grew tired of fighting the proceedings

What a complete schmuck. Four different people have accused him of sexual assault; three women and one man. The Bill Cosby rule (where there’s smoke, there’s fire) applies here pretty damn well. His statements indicate he has a bafflingly bad idea of what consent is, and he treats himself as the aggrieved party even…