Leopard print is hideous in general.

My whole point was that people need to be taught to ask for consent. It is not a societal norm and should be made one.

Actually, no, that is not a good way to teach men and boys about consent. It is a good way to teach them about our incredibly fucked up judicial system, I'll give you that.

I assure you that I am not, though I appreciate the explanation. I absolutely didn't mean to imply that date rape occurs between consenting people, and I apologize if I did so. I am referring to cases during which the issue of consent is not discussed and/or the victim is too intoxicated to consent, etc.

I'm very sorry that happened to you. If you read my post again, I think you will see that I absolutely did not imply that what happened to you was any less horrific or deserving of legal action than the bushes example (which I used because it's a trope, obviously, but I probably should not have).

Frankly, I think that mentality can be dangerous. Many, many people who commit rape do so without knowing or intending it to be rape. Saying "rape is rape" prevents discussion of how these instances of rape occur. It's obviously well-intentioned, but I don't think it does anything to combat the causes of rape (to…

You are correct and I never said otherwise, so I'm not sure to what you're saying "no."

However, I do totally agree that Dawkins is not making a useful point and is mostly talking out of his ass. I just don't think it's true that there is always "no fundamental difference" between two very different acts.

Because there is frequently a legal distinction. Do you really want "gray area" rapists (and I'm not saying AT ALL that all date rape falls into a gray area or is not rape) to get the same punishment as someone who leaps from the bushes and holds a victim against his/her will? Truly?

The fact that you say "as a man who has not been raped" is so, so comical. You just said in this very article that he was sexually assaulted as a child. This is a post about there being no degrees of sexual assault in which you imply that there are, in fact, degrees of sexual assault when it is convenient for you.…

I said that I do believe it, actually.

I think you can casually ask where his photos went. It's certainly unusual enough to warrant asking.

You can do it! Make sure you're getting at least SOME sleep/relaxation!

Is that (the natural lubricant, not the pee) not what people typically think of as female ejaculate? I never really thought to wonder if it was a completely different substance, but I assumed not.

Wait, really? I never knew that! I do have a friend who says she squirts when she finishes, though, so I definitely believe that it's real sometimes.

I didn't think of that. Good point (though I do think that the chance of that in that particular story was quite low).

Ohhhhh my god.

It's kinda gross, but why disturbing?

Oh, okay, that makes sense.

Well, he is most likely a minor (and, sadly, he hasn't even been charged with anything). Also, it seems that her family spoke openly about it, which is why she is named.