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PCIntern

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3. These creeps...

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2024, 11:44 AM

Sep 2024

My mother told me that during World War II, men would bring their wives in cars or vans to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard where she worked, on payday and charge anywhere from 2 to 5 dollars a throw.

These “customers” included men with whom she worked directly and she couldn’t look at them after she saw this.

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France Confronts Horror of Rape and Drugging Case as 51 Men Go on Trial [View all] Coventina Sep 2024 OP

Some of the men left when they saw she was completely unconscious, but not one went to the police. CrispyQ Sep 2024 #1

Cut Delphinus Sep 2024 #2

These creeps... PCIntern Sep 2024 #3

My grandmom and your mom may have worked together obamanut2012 Sep 2024 #11

Interesting. PM me sometime. PCIntern Sep 2024 #19

I will! obamanut2012 Sep 2024 #22

Many Repukes believe that it isn't rape if you are married RainCaster Sep 2024 #4

This isn't just the spouse. This is much much more than that. jimfields33 Sep 2024 #5

I realize that, it was horrible RainCaster Sep 2024 #15

Sick! LoisB Sep 2024 #6

This is disturbing beyonds words al bupp Sep 2024 #7

So even frenchwomen would choose the bear. ms liberty Sep 2024 #8

Misogyny is REALLY bad in France obamanut2012 Sep 2024 #12

These are the... 2naSalit Sep 2024 #9

I read the story at CNN and I found it interesting that they included a picture of the Bev54 Sep 2024 #10

Because CNN is rapidly becoming a Fox lookalike dickthegrouch Sep 2024 #13

It does seem to be against the law in France, it's called "Droit l'image" Abolishinist Sep 2024 #14

Well that is disgusting Coexist Sep 2024 #17

WTF IronLionZion Sep 2024 #16

This isn;t even the worst I know of Warpy Sep 2024 #18

as was said previously, CUT THEIR DAMN DICK'S OFF. a kennedy Sep 2024 #20

Exceptional article - the insights are well worth the read Earthrise Sep 2024 #21

Good God. Positively disgusting. peggysue2 Sep 2024 #23