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[thucythucy]

150. I don't think under reporting is an evenly

distributed phenomenon. In fact, I'm pretty sure it isn't.

In environments where rape and incest survivors are more discouraged from reporting (and I'd hazard an opinion that socially conservative areas might fit that bill) I'd expect under reporting to be more of an issue. And so, to take a mega-example, I'd expect rape to be way more under reported in Saudi Arabia, say, than it is in the US. And I would hazard a further guess, that rape might be more under reported in Utah, for instance, than in Massachusetts. In any case, like I said, I don't think you can simply assume that under reporting is at all evenly distributed by state. Even within a state, I'd bet there are differences, depending on all sorts of factors including existence of rape crisis centers and services, training (and sensitivity) of law enforcement, public outreach, social climate, etc. Not to mention economics, issues of racism and class... Just saying.

Alcohol: There are of course some pretty strict regulations regarding alcohol. Federal and state laws, for instance, not only regulating who can drink, but what sorts of products can be sold. A bar tender selling drinks spiked with wood alcohol would be put out of business pretty damn fast.

Considering the wide range of humanity, I would also expect there to be a wide range of responses to porn, and to various aspects or types of porn.

All I'm asking is that we as progressives begin to take this issue more seriously--and look at it with more nuance--than has seemed possible on DU thus far. Mostly, it seems, it's been flame wars and jokes.

I would hope we could do better than that.