On rape culture discussions...

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116. This is eloquent and poignant

I am lucky you addressed the post to me, as otherwise I might have missed it. You respond with uncommon compassion and if michigandem58 reads and doesn't learn from this, there must be some sort of mental aberration not usually found in a liberal.

You especially were able to express why rape has such a tenacious and persistent effect on an individual here: I submit that every man, woman, and child who has been raped fully understands rape culture and its impact, from the violent act that was the source of whatever trauma they have experienced to the laws that are sometimes not applied to give them justice or a sense of safety by removing the perpetrator to those in society who discount their experiences the way in which you just did.

One of the jurors for michigandem58's post emailed me the results and the decision to hide was unanimous. I doubt michigandem58 will return to this thread and am tempted to just go to his last post and respond with a copy of your post. However, I sense that the effort would be wasted and possible against DU's unspoken anti-stalking rules.