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How did your brain even learn human speech? I'm just so curious.
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Why I don’t need proof when someone asserts that they’ve been sexually harassed
I don’t want people who have been sexually harassed to feel like they’ll be met with suspicion when they share with me.
I don’t want to replicate the societal valuing of rapists and code it as “rights”.
I want those who are survivors, like me, to know that their words are valued and that their pain and struggle is being taken seriously, that I’m not the 100th person to tell them that they’re being hysterical or that I need to see a full rape kit and see video of the actual harassment to believe them, because I know that proof of rape and harassment is so hard to come by.
If I support someone who says that they’ve been raped or sexually harassed and they actually haven’t - fine. I’m okay with that because the alternative is sending a message to all of the people who have been assaulted.
Skepticism is saying “I don’t trust you.”
Skepticism is saying “Your pain isn’t proof”
Skepticism is saying “Until I drag your personal history and account of the events through the mud, I am not satisfied.”I am not willing to send those messages. By supporting any accusation of rape and sexual harassment, I know I am sending a message to rapists and harassers:
Run. Delete your online presence. Pull the covers over your head. There are people who know what you’ve done and are here to hold you accountable.
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People who are concerned about false rape accusations and people who are concerned about trans women being in the “wrong bathroom” should be locked in a room together with a limited amount of food and an unlimited amount of deadly weapons.
Just saying. Two birds.
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[TRIGGER WARNING FOR CHILD ABUSE, RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT]
These things should be simple:
1. When, as an adult, you come come across another adult raping a small child, you should a) do everything in your power to rescue that child from the rapist, b) call the police the moment it is practicable.
2. If your adult son calls you to tell you that he just saw another adult raping a small child, but then left that small child with the rapist, and then asks you what he should do, you should a) tell him to get off the phone with you and call the police immediately, b) call the police yourself and make a report, c) at the appropriate time in the future ask your adult son why the fuck he did not try to save that kid.
3. If your underling comes to you to report that he saw another man, also your underling, raping a small child, but then left that small child with the rapist, you should a) call the police immediately, b) alert your own superiors, c) immediately suspend the alleged rapist underling from his job responsibilities pending a full investigation, d) at the appropriate time in the future ask that first underling why the fuck he did not try to save that kid.
4. When, as the officials of an organization, you are approached by an underling who tells you that one of his people saw another of his people raping a small child at the organization, in organization property, you should a) call the police immediately, b) immediately suspend the alleged rapist from his job responsibilities if the immediate supervisor has not already done so, c) when called to a grand jury to testify on the matter, avoid perjuring yourself. At no time should you decide that the best way to handle the situation is to simply tell the alleged rapist not to bring small children onto organization property anymore.
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It’s high time for the FBI to modernize their archaic definition of rape (“The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will”) to reflect the reality of rape in the United States. Please update the Uniform Crime Report so that the definition of rape includes all victims. Every rape should be counted. IF YOU THINK THE DEFINITION OF RAPE SHOULD BE CHANGED, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION!
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Any type of sexual activity has no place in the military.
Rick Santorum
If Santorum is so concerned about “sexual activity in the military,” he should re-focus his attention to the alarming rates of sexual assault against female soldiers and stop policing people’s sexual orientation & gender identity.
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If it’s such a huge concern of his why doesn’t he propose enacting a celibacy agreement for potential recruits?
Oh, that’s right, it’s only homosexual sexual activity he has a problem with. Because apparently, your sexual preference somehow negatively influences your ability to be a soldier.
Oh, okay. Makes total sense.
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All good points. Also, it should be noted that homosexuality isn’t actually a sexual activity, it’s a sexual identity. See, a gay man who’s never even been on a date, let alone had sex, could potentially be thrown out of the military under DADT. That’s what’s unfair, Santorum.
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Rick’s problem is he sees gay sex everywhere. Dirty dirty gay sex, everywhere he goes, whenever he closes his eyes. Gay sex haunts his dreams at night. He sees a gay man and the first thing he thinks about is having gay sex with him. He doesn’t think about that man’s dreams, aspirations, skills or talent. He just sees him as a sexual object that he wants to have the dirty dirty gay sex with.
Come out of the closet, Rick. Self-loathing hurts everyone.
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