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Figarosmom

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Tue Apr 14, 2026, 09:22 PM

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I wish to state something about sex crimes: [View all] PCIntern Apr 14 OP

Yup. I hear you. As a woman, I have my own stories. Joinfortmill Apr 14 #1

Same ananda Apr 14 #8

Me too. OMGWTF Apr 14 #18

WTF is wrong with men? Disaffected Apr 14 #22

Culture has just as much to do with it blubunyip Apr 14 #42

This leads to the nature or nurture debate. Disaffected Apr 15 #44

Imho, women can cut their losses by simply avoiding athletes. Some have taken allegorical oracle Apr 15 #49

Then there's the "nice guys," some wearing spectacles, smart, bookish, well-mannered... Alice B. Apr 15 #58

While I agree to a point... radical noodle Apr 15 #59

"Go for the guy wearing spectacles." TheProle Apr 15 #67

Prehistoric times? "Cave-man marriage"--- knock the woman over the head with a club, Jack Valentino Apr 14 #43

You might be projecting modern norms on prehistory. Buzz cook Apr 15 #63

Yeah, who really knows? Disaffected Apr 15 #66

Same here. highplainsdem Apr 14 #26

It was prevalent throughout the sixties and seventies too. Arthur_Frain Apr 14 #2

This was ongoing from the 1920''s through the 1990's and likely beyond there. PCIntern Apr 14 #4

It was ongoing through all of history and pre-history. It just wasn't talked about. Or the victim was blamed. raccoon Apr 15 #55

I'm sorry that happened to you. And also if it ruins someone's life it's not necessarily because they "let" it. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 14 #5

That's exactly what the "Me, Too" movement was trying to raise awareness of. Diamond_Dog Apr 14 #3

I never got that in fertility clinics Figarosmom Apr 14 #6

The most graphic testimony in the GJ report PCIntern Apr 14 #7

Assaulted by gay bashers? N/t Figarosmom Apr 14 #9

Oh no... PCIntern Apr 14 #10

I feel sick... AloeVera Apr 14 #27

Geez.. Figarosmom Apr 14 #37

OMG 😳 MustLoveBeagles Apr 15 #64

Collection at home was an option we used to create my daughter Soul_of_Wit Apr 14 #24

I've always said that it's up to parents to inform their teenage children BEFORE it happens to them FakeNoose Apr 14 #11

Absolutely... PCIntern Apr 14 #12

And then there are those parents who are shit. usedtobedemgurl Apr 14 #16

That's ridiculous. AZ8theist Apr 14 #20

Thank you. usedtobedemgurl Apr 14 #21

You're welcome. AZ8theist Apr 14 #32

I'm an old lady now, but... Trueblue Texan Apr 14 #39

I'm sorry 😞 MustLoveBeagles Apr 15 #65

And sadly that is part of the problem Lifeafter70 Apr 14 #33

And no matter the warnings, it can and does still happen. 1WorldHope Apr 14 #15

From the epstein files it sounds like many of the parents Figarosmom Apr 14 #38

Teenage? Ms. Toad Apr 14 #41

I still have a vivid memory of a friend and I being accosted by some creep Disaffected Apr 15 #45

Twice, in the 60s, adult males tried lure me within their reach. enigmania Apr 14 #13

So, is this an American thing? Is it a European thing 1WorldHope Apr 14 #14

Pedophilia knows no borders.. whathehell Apr 14 #29

It turns out that Grimm's fairy tales had a real purpose it seems. 1WorldHope Apr 14 #31

We largely read sanitized versions of those dsc Apr 15 #47

It is a human thing. Disaffected Apr 15 #46

If they Rebl2 Apr 14 #17

Pretty revolting, isn't it? PCIntern Apr 14 #19

Exactly MustLoveBeagles Apr 14 #23

Report them MorbidButterflyTat Apr 14 #25

And they're helping those freak f*cks have children! Trueblue Texan Apr 14 #40

This exists and always existed because it has been allowed to exist Bluestocking Apr 14 #28

For many years I taught women's self defense oberle Apr 14 #30

Since I was in high school (late 60s) I have wondered: Why do they teach boys wrestling, but not girls? Attilatheblond Apr 15 #52

"which include Boy Scout and Girl Scout publications" ??? progressoid Apr 14 #34

Same Sympthsical Apr 15 #54

I saw it myself as a patient PCIntern Apr 15 #70

Re fertility clinics Tasmanian Devil Apr 14 #35

References? PCIntern Apr 14 #36

While not even close to this level dsc Apr 15 #48

I'm not sure these are great examples. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 15 #68

my first two jobs at age 16 - TalenaGor Apr 15 #50

When I was in college I had a summer job with a veterinarian Wicked Blue Apr 15 #60

as an HR director, this chaps my ass TalenaGor Apr 15 #71

Sex crimes against children and women are the dirtiest secrets in this nation. ... marble falls Apr 15 #51

You are right on the money PCIntern Apr 15 #53

found a lot of stuff about the boyscouts and girlscouts. This one caught my eye for anyone who wants "sources" ... marble falls Apr 15 #57

I was not allowed to join PCIntern Apr 15 #62

BSA seems like a model scheme to 'groom' children. Your parents were doing right by you. I tried to join ... marble falls Thursday #72

I wouldn't be surprised if it was 100%. raccoon Apr 15 #56

Me, either. marble falls Apr 15 #61

Institutionalized sex trafficking has been going on for TexasBushwhacker Apr 15 #69