Thank you for this post. I'm a Community Organizer and I was absolutely astounded by the insensitivity shown by the RNC. I'm thrilled to see such a great post in response to it. Thank you so much; I teared up (posted to I am a Community Organizer)
So I have a question because I'm curious... Let's say someone does a crime and goes through the judicial system, is sentenced and fulfills his/her sentence. Do you think it is still fair for the person to be stigmatized and (posted to Good, Evil, and Sexual Assault)
"Also, you forget that the actual act of rape involves the rapist overpowering a person physically." No, actually. The actual act of rape involves the rapist performing a sexual act on the victim against hir will. Violence (other than the (posted to Good, Evil, and Sexual Assault)
I just wanted to say that I believe we have mostly the same view that rape is a heinous wrong, that the focus should be on changing men's attitudes and that there is a possibility to improve society by ending (posted to Good, Evil, and Sexual Assault)
I think you have raised an incredibly important point. Often, young boys are not taught to respect women and they grow up believing that they can treat a woman however they choose. For these men, if they rape a woman, (posted to Good, Evil, and Sexual Assault)
Mariella, I really just want to say thank you. Thank you for writing this, and thank you for your thoughtful responses to everyone who commented, even those who attacked you in ways that would render it perfectly reasonable not to (posted to Good, Evil, and Sexual Assault)
Wow, that comment means so much to me. Thank you so much for taking the time to write that, I really can't express how much I appreciate that support. It's really cool that you have a group of feminist friends (posted to Good, Evil, and Sexual Assault)
