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Gore1FL

(22,127 posts)

17. Rape is Rape

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sun Dec 2, 2012, 12:40 PM

Dec 2012

Somehow having that position makes me misogynistic.

Maybe having a penis makes me misogynistic and my actual positions on women's issues are immaterial.

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Sex with a sleeping drunk woman IS rape. [View all] Bonobo Nov 2012 OP

Agreed, on all counts. opiate69 Nov 2012 #1

Yes. 100%. Without question, without exception, every time. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #2

Personal anecdote to add that IN NO WAY MINIMIZES THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE TOPIC Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #3

The rat bastard creeps in question need prosecution, not orientation. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #4

redqueen linked to a very good blog post in GD caraher Nov 2012 #5

The best way of making it a socially unpleasant as possible is to prosecute them. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #6

True caraher Nov 2012 #7

Question: How do these sociological explanations gel with the statistical decrease in rape numbers? Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #10

I honestly don't know caraher Dec 2012 #12

Absolutely. One is too many. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #15

Rapists like other vioilent criminals should be jailed.. Upton Dec 2012 #13

I didn't see a call for "word policing" there caraher Dec 2012 #14

There aren't many people in society more despised than rapists Major Nikon Dec 2012 #16

No doubt about it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #8

Speaking as the father of a university coed, ... radicalliberal Nov 2012 #9

Yes, it is. n/t ElboRuum Nov 2012 #11

Rape is Rape Gore1FL Dec 2012 #17

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #18

What does your screen name mean? Bonobo Dec 2012 #19