Category Archives: Duke Rape Case

Mary Doe Had Sex With Her Boyfriend. So What?

Today’s big news among the she’s-a-liar crowd is the revelation that Mary Doe, who says she was raped by three men at a Duke lacrosse team party, had sex with her boyfriend – as the DNA evidence proves. Call me … Continue reading

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Duke Rape Case and the Game of Telephone

ESPN Aaron Graves, Duke’s associate vice president for campus safety and security, said the campus officer did nothing wrong as he “documented what took place” in the hours after the rape was reported, including “what he felt or perceived he … Continue reading

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Claim That Duke Rape Victim Said She Was Raped By 20 Men Appears To Be Nonsense

A commissioned report on Duke University’s response to allegations that members of the Duke lacrosse team had gang-raped a North Carolina State University student was released Monday (news story here, full report in pdf format here). Although the report’s focus … Continue reading

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Fourth Duke Rape Case Link Round-Up

As always, check out Justice4TwoSisters, the blog dedicated to coverage of this case. Many of the following links I found through either Justice4TwoSisters or Abyss2Hope. * * * Rachel’s Tavern: Survey Shows Race Has Strong Effect on Believing Victim; Sex … Continue reading

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Booze, Education, Male Bonding, the Cooties and Rape

As I’ve been mulling over what people can agree on regarding the Duke rape case, I thought I’d look into how the environment at that party, before the first stripper walked in the door, could impact men’s sexual behavior. From … Continue reading

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Duke Case: Will Mary Doe's Past Rape Report Be Admissible In Court?

It has recently come out that ten years ago, Mary Doe (the student who reported being raped by three Duke lacrosse players) reported being raped by three acquaintances (one of who may have been a boyfriend or an ex-boyfriend) to … Continue reading

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Gender Does NOT Trump Race

gender trumps race Why does this statement bother me so? Because it is ridiculous to lay claim to the idea that all women are oppressed on equal terms, simply because they are women. Obviously, oppression is more complicated than that … Continue reading

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Some more Duke rape case links

My thoughts on this case haven’t changed much. I still believe that Mary Doe was raped, still admit I can’t know for sure. Contrary to what many critics have claimed, I don’t call for anyone to be convicted without a … Continue reading

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This Is Not Tawana Brawley

Why is it, that on every website/blog I see about the Duke alleged rape case, people keep bringing up Tawana Brawley? As if she set the standard for all black women who can claim rape. It is very unsettling that … Continue reading

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Duke Case: Should the Media Be Broadcasting Anyone's Name?

A few days ago, Jeralyn at TalkLeft wrote: Tomorrow we will learn the names of the Duke lacrosse players accused of criminal activity in the alleged rape case. Question: When their names are released, shouldn’t the accuser’s be as well? … Continue reading

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