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• Jeez Gregory Butler, did you READ the piece? The OP isn't calling for police harrassment. She is talking about *social disapproval* and for women to have the option to *MAYBE, IF SHE DECIDES TO* call the police. That's all. The
  (posted to No more Purdah for us, thanks.)
• Pluralist: #1 - alternative suggestions were offered if people don't want to burn the dolls. '#4 - what if they discover they like wearing itchy stockings and suspenders and acting like porn stars in the bedroom? This is just silly.
  (posted to What We Missed)
• Good post, earthling. Toysoldier, in the real world, we already are more concerned about the poor wickle 'falsely accused' menz - and let's be clear, that's 2-3% of rape allegations according to the UK Home Office, hardly a bastion of
  (posted to Slate takes on the subject of 'crying rape', fails)
• Oh, spare me - 'women hit other women, too!' Oh and rape isn't rape, just 'mixed signals'? And trafficking doesn't exist, it's just nice people helping women migrate? Oh yeah, and sex work is like, empowerfulled? I can read all
  (posted to Gender, Violence, Sex: Looking for new ways to think about them)
• Well said (@ OP). The issue is that women are seen as objects, as entertainment for men. This is rape culture, isn't it? I don't think having male entertainment would address the issue. It's not the same with the sexes
  (posted to Military entertainment promoting rape?)

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• There are cases where someone cries murder and no crime has been committed. The case in the documentary "Brother's Keeper" is an example. Some would say that Klaus von Bulow was accused of a crime when no crime happened. Madeline (posted to Slate takes on the subject of 'crying rape', fails)
• " Oh and rape isn't rape, just 'mixed signals'? And trafficking doesn't exist, it's just nice people helping women migrate? " That's some impressive strawmanning there. (posted to Gender, Violence, Sex: Looking for new ways to think about them)
• "The Chief topped it all off with the following rather stunning observation: “I’ve never met a foriegn prostitute who WASN’T a trafficking victim”. When asked to explain this comment further, he let it be known that it was standard policy (posted to Gender, Violence, Sex: Looking for new ways to think about them)
• And I am of course referring to our oh-so-wonderful elected representatives. (posted to Gender, Violence, Sex: Looking for new ways to think about them)
• Way to bully and silence anyone who doesn't agree with your very black and white thinking. I didn't realize it wasn't feminist to try to understand how complicated issues like trafficking actually are. (posted to Gender, Violence, Sex: Looking for new ways to think about them)

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