Have to agree with you there.

Is it odd that someone her age doesn't know how offensive blackface is? I think it is.

Well, I now notice that I am sometimes being kept an eye on, but it isn't so blatant. In the past, before I experienced being treated like an undesirable, I probably didn't notice!

I think it does actually happen. It isn't so much about being "dressed down" as being a particular type of dressed down.

You describe my concerns much more eloquently than I am able to.

I totally agree with your assessment.

Thank you. Unfortunately, I find this article as skewed and gross as the articles that it criticizes. It seems pretty clear at this point that something very wrong is going on as far as why that girl is living with those people and why there are rumors of other kids being trafficked within the community.

No she didn't. She said nothing of the sort.

Are you referring to the advice she gave to the married woman? And to the woman who had sex with a drunk guy?

I understand where you're coming from. And I think that many of the people who are slamming Emily Yoffe are coming from the same place—of wanting to make a pre-emptive strike against those who might accuse women of being responsible for rape if they were drunk.

I do think she should focus a lot more on telling people to educate their sons.

The article is about the relationship of sexual assault to being drunk. I don't see how you get "victim blaming" out of that title. Help me out. Is it a great title? No. Is it sensitive? No. But it isn't that bad. There IS a correlation between sexual assault and being incapacitated. We might not like that…

I don't understand how you draw that conclusion. I have responded to posts that are critical of Emily Yoffe's role. That is what I set out to do here.

You're completely missing the point. And, by the way, I wouldn't be so sure that your gender exempts you from risk. The reason I have been so careful about my language here ("potential victim" instead of "women") is because there have been cases on my campus of men being sexually assaulted or otherwise attacked…

Of course. But in this particular case, she is speaking to what potential victims can control.

Emily Yoffe specifically states: "Perpetrators are the ones responsible for committing their crimes."

Wait, is my browser acting up again, or is that really your comment on this story?

I really think that would be a good idea. I don't think people realize how commonly this kind of thing happens. When I first told friends about the crazy things this guy (and other profs) did, they often felt I must have misinterpreted things because things seemed unbelievable.

Well, I think we should start a collection of stories. Believe me, mine are by no means the worst out there.

Also, it just occurred to me that of the few women in my field, many are foreigners. So they are particularly vulnerable because if they complain they lose funding if they get fired AND get kicked out of the country. This makes it much more difficult for them to find other positions when things get bad.