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darkangel218

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32. There are different levels of drunkiness.
Wed Aug 21, 2013, 09:34 PM
Aug 2013

Being intoxicated doesn't always mean you can't make decisions.

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I've had sex with girls when we were both drunk. phleshdef Aug 2013 #1
Same LittleBlue Aug 2013 #6
They should just detain themselves and report to the nearest police station. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #15
Depends, I suppose, on HOW drunk ... Bake Aug 2013 #24
The best and worst sex of my life happened when we were both drunk. Xithras Aug 2013 #12
Hehe, yea I hear ya. phleshdef Aug 2013 #13
Priceless Sammich Man Aug 2013 #2
Dr. Phil is a fucking moron gopiscrap Aug 2013 #3
No it's not, you fucking Neanderthal. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #4
So, Dr. Phil, if a drunk Georgia mountain man has YOU hog-tied and "nekkid"... Ken Burch Aug 2013 #5
You need to send to him, Ken. LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #8
I'm curious as to why these arguments never take into account... malthaussen Aug 2013 #7
Indeed--one should always take into account the relationship between people when rape, murder, and msanthrope Aug 2013 #14
Drunk sex = rape and murder? I'm not following you... Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #16
Ah, you misunderstand. Or I express myself ill. malthaussen Aug 2013 #18
It is rape if there is no consent BainsBane Aug 2013 #45
What specifically leads you to that conclusion? LanternWaste Aug 2013 #20
Because of the way the questions are framed. malthaussen Aug 2013 #21
If she wants to snooper2 Aug 2013 #9
Agreed. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #35
Perhaps "No!" is the answer he was looking for, and this was an petronius Aug 2013 #10
I was wondering the same thing. HappyMe Aug 2013 #11
You could've at least said "If a WOMAN is drunk," Dr. Phil. nt raccoon Aug 2013 #17
You sort of wonder if he was listening to Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Ken Burch Aug 2013 #23
The only thing he wanted was to get people to pay attention to him. CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #19
Absolutely. It's rape if you're sober and she's drunk. But if you're both drunk, pnwmom Aug 2013 #22
I am "legally drunk" after 3 beers. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #34
Not politically correct, but not a smart thing to say due to ambiguity. Socal31 Aug 2013 #25
Feministing: Five Problems With Dr. Phil's Tweet gollygee Aug 2013 #26
Dr Phil should probably do like Pinto tularetom Aug 2013 #27
A Texas conservative. Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #28
Define "drunk" RandySF Aug 2013 #29
Idiot. senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #30
PhD in Creepiness. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #33
Yet another sleezy Harpo Production. longship Aug 2013 #31
It takes a lot of effort to blame a woman for a man's comments about rape BainsBane Aug 2013 #46
If it wasn't for Oprah, Nobody'd know who Dr. Phil was. nt longship Aug 2013 #50
There are different levels of drunkiness. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #32
At what point does it become rape? pokerfan Aug 2013 #37
IMO, i would consider i would be raped if i was blacked out, or so drunk darkangel218 Aug 2013 #38
That's not the problem though. The problem is that to a lot of people, apparently drunkenness = nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #40
I doubt thats the case. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #41
I mostly agree. So long as one person isn't a whole lot more inebriated than the other. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #43
The law says someone who is intoxicated cannot legally consent to rape BainsBane Aug 2013 #47
I agree. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #51
If Dr. Phil speaks, is it OK to drop an anvil on his head? Squinch Aug 2013 #36
Intoxication of any kind DOES NOT CONSTITUTE de facto consent. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #39
So you basically advocate having sex only when sober?? darkangel218 Aug 2013 #42
I never said that. And it's not my view at all. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #44
Its not besides the point. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #48
Yeah, that's what I said. But I said it was "beside the point" because the real issue at hand nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #49
Some people *do* argue that intoxication automatically equals non-consent in these discussions. redgreenandblue Aug 2013 #52
someone needs blueknight Aug 2013 #53
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