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History of Feminism

gollygee

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9. A huge +1 to this

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Sun Nov 3, 2013, 09:51 PM

Nov 2013

Toward the end of the USA Today article about alcohol’s function as a date rape drug, one of the experts who agreed to be quoted in the story noted, “People don’t get raped because they have been drinking, because they are passed out or because they are drunk. People get raped because there is a perpetrator there — someone who wants to take advantage of them.”

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Actually, The Link Between Sexual Assault And Alcohol Isn�t As Clear As You Think [View all] redqueen Nov 2013 OP

There is another side to the rape-alcohol equation. Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #1

How is that another side? redqueen Nov 2013 #2

Wha? ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #3

Another illuminating paragraph: redqueen Nov 2013 #5

I don't deny any of this, nor did I seek to justify anyone's criminally violent behavior. Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #7

Thanks for clarifying, redqueen Nov 2013 #8

This is all that needs to be said about that: MadrasT Nov 2013 #4

Yep... redqueen Nov 2013 #6

A huge +1 to this gollygee Nov 2013 #9

My wife was a phychologist and mental health counselor GP6971 Nov 2013 #10

I don't get the point Flying Squirrel Nov 2013 #11

Cracking down on men's behavior towards women redqueen Nov 2013 #13

You're missing some context ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #14

Ok got it... Flying Squirrel Nov 2013 #15

Actually ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #16

Are you actually arguing that an ordinarily law abiding person BainsBane Nov 2013 #18

I am suggesting that a sufficient amount of alcohol Flying Squirrel Nov 2013 #19

I believe there is an obscene amount BainsBane Nov 2013 #20

I apologize, BainsBane Flying Squirrel Nov 2013 #21

You know, this whole narrative is really pissing me the fuck off. MadrasT Nov 2013 #12

Correlation does not imply causation. Absolutely correct. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #17