That is very exciting, and I am very pleased for you. I just have my doubts about religion changing their doctrine when it is problematic. Are they going to stop teaching that Eve was the cause of mankind's fall from grace and that the wife should be submissive to her husband? The problems in any given religion go a…

Excommunication means that your family and friends within the church are no longer allowed to associate with you at all, lest they be tarred with the same brush. That's what makes it difficult for people. It's meant to break your spirit.

You're not going to change a patriarchal religious institution whose entire ideology is founded on the subjugation of women and the superiority of men. Pretty much every religion there is would rather slowly dry up and disappear than admit that they are wrong and need to evolve with the times. I suggest that if you…

"Tibetan Buddhists must apply for a reincarnation license from the Chinese government."

But it's all part of the same cultural "soup" that we are all soaking in. Smaller instances (like unwanted touching, cat-calling, etc.) are connected to the more serious things (like rape and murder) because they are all indicative of a culture that sees women as objects for mens' gratification. You can't ignore the…

Because my mommy told me to stand up for myself and demand my rights as a human being- not ask for them nicely. That's why they're rights, not favors or privileges.

Regardless of your gender identity, an ally in this context would be anyone who does not harass, assault or rape women but still wants to do the right thing and intervene in/prevent such things from happening, either by confronting such behaviors when you witness them or addressing the cultural attitudes that shape…

Let me put it this way: if you are the kind of "ally" that holds the view that it's your duty to help prevent harassment and assault only if women ask nicely enough and try very hard not to hurt your feels, then fuck you. You're not an ally. You never were.

Again, I'm not sure that's what's being compared. Obviously one did something wrong and the other had something wrong done to them. The point that I thought was being made, and that I agreed with, is that children should not be tried as adults.

Duly noted. I've encountered trolls before, but I have to admit- that was a first for me. The fact that someone has a cache of photos like that on hand makes my flesh crawl.

To whomever dismissed that disgusting troll, my undying gratitude.

Unless you personally harass or assault women, I don't see why you would feel bashed. Decent people everywhere agree that this behavior is not acceptable. It seems like their issue is that women are speaking out about it. That is very telling.

The hashtag is accomplishing exactly what it was meant to accomplish: people are sitting up and taking note. Reactions may vary, but we definitely have your attention now, don't we? At any rate, the hashtag campaign is not meant for men who harass and assault women, but for a) other women who have gone through the…

I loathe the term "product of rape". Like rape is an assembly line that produces babies.

The only thing being compared is age and how the law treats one and not the other. Personally, I do not believe that people under the age of 18 are old enough to consent to sex OR be tried as adults for murder. If the law recognizes that one (a victim of molestation or sexual assault) lacks the maturity to make an…

I think what he/she is trying to say is that people have two different standards when it comes to trying kids as adults.

This is a very good point, and one I am certain most people don't want to touch with a ten-foot-pole. I'm against trying children as adults, personally.

I had a very similar experience at a concert with my younger sister, though not quite as violent. It was very eye-opening for me. Up until that point, I had thought that perverts only lurked behind bushes and whatnot and indulged their proclivities when no one else was watching. Nope. Get a bunch of them in a crowd…

Watched this happen to my little sister at an Offspring concert years ago. The fuckers removed her belt and tried to take off her pants. I was horrified and there was literally nothing I could do about it until they set her down. It left a bad taste in my mouth regarding concerts in general. My sister was far more…

Probably because the most vocal members of their "movement" sound exactly like Rodgers.