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Would a historically Democratic voter be so turned off by the candidate being a woman that they would either vote…
@Corso going to follow Amp's lead and ignore the attack. But this: Gretchen Whitmer is the governor of Michigan. Michigan’s…
I know I said I'd take a step back, and I fully intended to, and I think I'll just not…
Dianne: "Whereas RFK spending an undisclosed amount of taxpayers’ money to make a video of himself shirtless with Kid Rock…
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Category Archives: Rape, intimate violence, & related issues
Fugitive Child Rapist Freed on Technicality
Convicted child rapist and fugitive from justice Roman Polanski was freed this morning by a Swiss court, on the grounds that the American request for extradition might not have been sentenced to more than 90 days in jail, and that he … Continue reading →
The Trouble With Al
Al Gore has done a lot of good during his long career in public service. His work on global warming, for example, has been exemplary. His work as Clinton’s vice president to streamline government and make it run more efficiently … Continue reading →
The Jake Baker Case
Richard’s story in this post reminds me of is the Jake Baker case, in which a male student posted an explicit fantasy about raping and murdering a female classmate, and posted the story on Usenet, signing his own name. The … Continue reading →
Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Do You Like Your Body? – 2
At eleven, I am the youngest of eight boys lined up along one row of lockers in the otherwise empty men’s room at the swimming pool to which the day camp we are attending takes us every other day. Normally, … Continue reading →
A Friendship Mourned
The discussion on Myca’s Nice Guy™ thread reminded me of someone I had not thought about in a very long time, a woman–I’ll call her Kim–with whom I was close friends in college, whom I lost as a friend after … Continue reading →
Cathy Young on Duke's Sexual Misconduct Policy
Duke’s new sexual misconduct policy includes this example: Angela and Aaron have been in an ongoing relationship for a year-and-a-half and have engaged in consensual sexual intercourse. One night while becoming intimate, Angela stops and says she doesn’t feel like … Continue reading →
An Inadequate Punishment is Still Punishment
As you probably know, Ben Roethlisberger won’t be jailed for raping a woman in Georgia. Indeed, he won’t even be tried. After investigation, the prosecutor decided he lacked sufficient evidence to convict the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, and while Roethlisberger may … Continue reading →
F.I.R.E.'s Critique of Duke's Sexual Misconduct Policy
Yesterday, I critiqued Duke’s excellent but flawed sexual misconduct policy. But I also have problems with F.I.R.E.’s critique of the Duke policy. For instance, F.I.R.E. cites the North Carolina Court of Appeals (State v. Haddock), to suggest that North Carolina’s … Continue reading →
Duke’s excellent new sexual misconduct policy marred by ambiguous language about intoxication
F.I.R.E., a civil liberties group with a focus on colleges and universities, objects to Duke University’s sexual misconduct policy. When I sat down to write this post, my intention was to critique F.I.R.E. and defend Duke’s policy. Alas, closely reading … Continue reading →
Asking For It
So! Ever been to a beach? Ever worn a revealing swimsuit? Well congratulations! You didn’t know it, but you were asking to be raped. Oh, you may not have thought so, but you’re not a CNN Headline News anchor, so … Continue reading →
Corso: By being the oldest, whitest, most milquetoast centrist candidate on the face of the planet and run on a…