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Cirsium

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10. Seriously?

Reply to Bluetus (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 03:34 PM

Sunday

You are "sympathetic to the girls who made the decisions that put themselves in a very bad situation?" You are blaming the victims.

Rape is not about sex.

Trafficking of vulnerable underage people is the "real story."

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