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JoDog

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2. Hooray for Ms. Maxwell
Tue Mar 12, 2013, 09:27 AM
Mar 2013

She should not let these idiots shut her down. I am glad someone finally went on a national forum and said this--that teaching young women how to avoid rape is only half of the equation. We also need to teach young men how to avoid committing the crime, to respect woman, and that a woman's body is not public property.

It does not matter what a woman wears, what she eats or drinks, where she is, or what time of day it is. The choice to rape comes down to the person who does the rape. Period. We must end the social attitude that tells men that certain women are "fair game".

Zerlina Maxwell is absolutely right, and I stand by her.

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Little girls get raped also HockeyMom Mar 2013 #1
Yes. Myrina Mar 2013 #4
So do little boys riqster Mar 2013 #7
I'm sorry that happened to you. KitSileya Mar 2013 #8
They seem to believe Stalin's maxim riqster Mar 2013 #10
Guns in the hands of civilians does not equal power, that's for sure. KitSileya Mar 2013 #13
That's a Mao quote RZM Mar 2013 #16
Stalin said it too riqster Mar 2013 #18
Huh. Didn't know that RZM Mar 2013 #19
I thought it was just Stalin riqster Mar 2013 #20
the gun nuts remind me of this saying" "if your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail niyad Mar 2013 #12
I am so very sorry this happened to you. niyad Mar 2013 #11
Hooray for Ms. Maxwell JoDog Mar 2013 #2
+1billion gazillion SemperEadem Mar 2013 #5
What you said++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Auntie Bush Mar 2013 #23
you would think that would be the normal, obvious, intelligent reaction, but such is not the case niyad Mar 2013 #6
A woman says she doesn't need their phallic symbol and they act like she's castrated them. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #3
She has! lonestarnot Mar 2013 #9
I'm so glad she spoke out Coolest Ranger Mar 2013 #14
Ugly stuff for sure. 99Forever Mar 2013 #15
Don't these psychos . . . Brigid Mar 2013 #17
My brother is a gun nut Republican AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #22
Outrageous. Women (and men) should boycott Hannity's show. yellowcanine Mar 2013 #21
I already do....have been for many years and never will! Auntie Bush Mar 2013 #24
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