How are we having this conversation on a feminist website? You wants stats? Go to RAINN's website. Fuck this makes me sick. I guess I should just stop looking at comments on Feministing today because all they do is make (posted to Reported rapes hit a 20-year low )
"What is my point?" MY POINT IS THAT YOU ALL ARE MAKING ME SICK. Rainn is just an idea I pulled off the top of my head but a quick search of Google shows that most other sites have the (posted to Reported rapes hit a 20-year low )
"I ask you, am I really wrong in thinking you're trying to lie about this, and that you want to make things look a lot worse than they are ?" YES. You are wrong. Just because numbers of reported rapes (posted to Reported rapes hit a 20-year low )
The comments on this post are precisely the reason I DO NOT come to this blog anymore. I was pointed to this community post of SociologicalMe's by a friend and let me just say it is right on (alixana, as (posted to Allies asking questions)
I'm sorry, I should have said that 98% of the comments that do not include SociologicalMe having to explain their post. That help? And if you don't understand why I'm upset and disheartened I'm not going to explain it to (posted to Allies asking questions)
You are telling people to not ask questions. Even ones that have bearing on a conversation. (posted to Allies asking questions)
How did people deal with this before 1990-whatever, when nearly everyone has internet access? When activism and consciousness-raising was more than arguing on comment threads? I've heard it repeatedly stated that feminist blogs such as this one, Feministe, etc., are (posted to Allies asking questions)
"How did people deal with this before 1990-whatever, when nearly everyone has internet access?" Er, if it wasn't already apparent, that was supposed to read "BEFORE nearly everyone had internet access?" Like I said, too much caffeine... (posted to Allies asking questions)
I agree. Personally, I'm completely unclear on what the intentions of the original blog owners are regarding this issue. I've gotten the impression that its mostly commenters in the community site that are upset about it. (posted to Allies asking questions)
Why do minorities consider themselves to be less in power? I'm a minority- but I actually feel quite powerful in that *I* know some things that the general public does not- and that gives me a sort of status. When (posted to Allies asking questions)
