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In reply to the discussion: Melissa Harris-Perry: "Rape is rape. Full stop." [View all]Cerridwen
(13,262 posts)55. She killed herself.
Does that make true your argument that "being beaten bloody" is worse than being psychologically brutalized?
Words not only have meaning, many words have multiple meanings depending on the context, i.e., law versus science versus water-cooler, and sometimes those meanings in their respective contexts don't keep up with reality; or with humanity.
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I think he was just trying not to be appear partial to one gender over the other regarding the crime
Oakenshield
Sep 2013
#14
Not at all. There are many more male rapists, along with pretty much all other violent crimes
davidn3600
Sep 2013
#17
The Judge's line of reasoning is a little too Jerry Sandusky-esque for my taste
Snake Plissken
Sep 2013
#9
do you understand the concept that a 14 yr old does not have the ability or the experience
seabeyond
Sep 2013
#43
after reading your last post to me i edited it. you must have been reading and replying
seabeyond
Sep 2013
#54
and a 14 yr old child who committed murder should be tried as an adult? do we progressives believe
seabeyond
Sep 2013
#34
not mere adult a fucking 50 yr old man.... abused his position and power with a 14 yr old child. nt
seabeyond
Sep 2013
#36
so the only way it is "true" rape is IF a woman is black and blue, maybe dead,
seabeyond
Sep 2013
#41
that thread. we are also suppose to have EMPATHY for the rapist and HELP him.
seabeyond
Sep 2013
#37
i betcha a father could use manipulation, authority over his kids to fuck them, and get them to say,
seabeyond
Sep 2013
#39
ah you have a real issue talking about a very real girl/woman issue, dontcha? some would say....
seabeyond
Sep 2013
#47
when you tell me that a true feminist would have empathy with the rapist, ya.....
seabeyond
Sep 2013
#49