Transcript is below the video! Conor Oberst, frontman for the band Bright Eyes, was last year accused of raping a woman. The woman, named Joanie Faircloth, posted a comment on an XOJane article claiming that Oberst raped her after a concert on her 16th birthday. Oberst said he was innocent, and filed a defamation lawsuit against Faircloth. A year later, Faircloth has publicly apologized and admitt... »
I just got back from a weekend at Comic Con where I was surrounded by some of the nicest, most creative people I have ever met. I feel inspired and motivated. It’s as though I have had my soul polished and primed and prepared for part-two of whatever grand journey life tosses my way. And I’d like you to join me on this adventure. This coming Tuesday, August 5th at The Center for Inquir... »
Obvious trigger warning is obvious. The blessed gift that is the Shit My Clueless Granddad Says Richard Dawkins Twitter account just keeps on giving. In the past several years, Dawkins has smoothly transitioned from being a fairly well-respected science communicator and public intellectual into being a raving sideshow act, on par with the Tweets of luminaries like Jaden Smith and Jose Canseco. Pre... »
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sorry about that! I posted and ran off on an errand. I fixed it when I got back. :-/ – Jul 29, 10:26 PM
My question is why use rape at all, especially given his track record on the issue and feminism in general? It would have been just... – Jul 29, 10:23 PM
How much eyewitness accuracy should ever be demanded? It sounds as if many 'false' reports are actually mis-reports. Perhaps acquaintance rapes shifted onto 'strangers.' Even... – Jul 29, 8:36 PM
Do we have any idea how these statistics stack up with all false reports of crimes? I've been looking and so far no luck. The... – Jul 29, 8:35 PM One could argue that date rape is worse, involving long-term betrayal of normal social solidarity and involving more deliberate subversion of the victims integrity and... – Jul 29, 8:28 PM
Not to mention it is a total straw man. When did anyone ever say that if you say one kind of harm is worse than... – Jul 29, 8:19 PM