In 2017 Idiocracy is a Documentary

[CommanderTuvok]

:lol:

[Lsuoma]

I've discovered that the Warhammer RPG has become a game called Zweihannder, which looks really interesting.

Double wielding FTW!

[dogen]

Fuck you faggot... etc ... etc

DaveDoo-Doo tries a little bit too hard to pretend to be an Amrerican doesn't he ? He's like one of those transvestites who only wear pink frocks. He's actually demeaning the thing he wants to be by aping the most cartoonish version of it.

My impression is that or some reason he only posts here after he gets good and drunk.

No, I think he's stone cold sober. There's no way a drunk person can be as laughably dumb as he is.

[Guest_d2e60302]

http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics ... 31704.html

Kansas Dem Andrea Ramsey, accused of sexual harassment, will drop out of US House race

BY LINDSAY WISE AND BRYAN LOWRY

McClatchy Washington Bureau and The Kansas City Star

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Andrea Ramsey, a Democratic candidate for Congress, will drop out of the race after the Kansas City Star asked her about accusations in a 2005 lawsuit that she sexually harassed and retaliated against a male subordinate who said he had rejected her advances.

Multiple sources with knowledge of the case told The Star that the man reached a settlement with LabOne, the company where Ramsey was executive vice president of human resources. Court documents show that the man, Gary Funkhouser, and LabOne agreed to dismiss the case permanently after mediation in 2006.

Ramsey, a 56-year-old retired business executive from Leawood, was one of the Democratic candidates vying to challenge Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder in 2018 in Kansas’ 3rd District.

She was running with the endorsement of Emily’s List, a liberal women’s group that has raised more than a half-million dollars to help female candidates who support abortion rights.

Ramsey will drop out on Friday, her campaign said.

“In its rush to claim the high ground in our roiling national conversation about harassment, the Democratic Party has implemented a zero tolerance standard,” Ramsey said in a statement Friday. “For me, that means a vindictive, terminated employee’s false allegations are enough for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to decide not to support our promising campaign. We are in a national moment where rough justice stands in place of careful analysis, nuance and due process.”

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has not endorsed anyone in the race, said in a statement that members and candidates must all be held to the highest standard.

“If anyone is guilty of sexual harassment or sexual assault, that person should not hold public office,” said committee spokeswoman Meredith Kelly.

Emily’s List said in a statement on Friday that the group supported Ramsey’s decision to drop out of the race and wished her well.

Ramsey was not a party to the lawsuit or the settlement, although she’s referred to throughout the complaint as Andrea Thomas, her name before she married her husband in late 2006. She denied the allegations to the Star in two interviews over the last two weeks and said the lawsuit is surfacing now for political purposes.

Ramsey repeatedly said that she was not aware of any settlement in the case, but said that if she had been a party to the case she would have opposed settling.

“Had those allegations, those false allegations, been brought against me directly instead of the company I would have fought to exonerate my name. I never would’ve settled,” Ramsey said in an interview on Thursday. “And I would have sued the disgruntled, vindictive employee for defamation.”

[Guest_d2e60302]

If you can't see this tweet correctly, you may be impressed if you click to read it directly.

Apparently, Patty Duke was so angry about the effects of net neutrality on the internet, she came back from the dead three times to send comments to the FCC asking them to kill it.

Some people think this means her tweets are fake, I prefer to think it means I'll be able to get pornhub in heaven.

[Tigzy]

When Jar Jar made his appearance I walked out of the cinema vowing never to watch another Star Wars film. This vow I will keep till I am dead.

Dude, this series has featured a fey robot from the very start. Is Jar Jar really the hill you want to die on as regards Star Wars?

Now, I've nothing against C3PO - but really, if you're unfazed by a robot with all the mannerisms of a 1970s comedy gay, then I just don't see how Jar Jar Binks can be that much beyond the pale.

[MarcusAu]

And no, I'm not intending to demean any Pitizens for wanting to talk about Peezie or Becky's latest public embarrassments, because that's pretty much what I come here for, but I'd hope nobody else would think to use the "what about the starving kids in Africa?" excuse in light of that.

Justicar and Noel plum both have a greater reach than Watson. Peezie, Becky, Dick etc do largely seem to be an irrelevance now.
There is no shortage of people who are 'wrong on the internet' to chose from.

And if they don't do the trick - yet further alternatives are available...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jukCK7Qb2eM

[MarcusAu]

When Jar Jar made his appearance I walked out of the cinema vowing never to watch another Star Wars film. This vow I will keep till I am dead.

Dude, this series has featured a fey robot from the very start. Is Jar Jar really the hill you want to die on as regards Star Wars?

Now, I've nothing against C3PO - but really, if you're unfazed by a robot with all the mannerisms of a 1970s comedy gay, then I just don't see how Jar Jar Binks can be that much beyond the pale.

So you reckon that Anthony Daniels was channeling his inner Charles Hawtrey (so to speak).

[Matt Cavanaugh]

Justicar and Noel plum both have a greater reach than Watson.

Yes, but how many people are willing to purchase either Justicar or Noel's used panties?

[katamari Damassi]

I decided about two months ago, after reflecting some time on just how brilliant Rian Johnson is, that I was excited about the new Star Wars after all. Since then I've been avoiding all information on the movie, so I can go in cold. Guess that means avoiding the pit as well because of you opening day nerds. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon with my thoughts.

Spoilers:

Rey is still a mouth breather and a Mary Sue.

[Matt Cavanaugh]

Met Police to conduct urgent review after rape trial collapse

The Met Police is to hold an "urgent" review of a rape case after being accused of failing to disclose vital evidence.

Liam Allan, 22, was charged with 12 counts of rape and sexual assault but his trial collapsed after police were ordered to hand over phone records.

A computer disk containing 40,000 messages revealed the alleged victim pestered Mr Allen for "casual sex".

And we are supposed to believe we live in a "rape culture", a culture where an innocent man can nearly go to prison for 20 years, because the police have being forced/pressured into thinking searching for evidence that could show his innocence, is "problematic", and "sexist".

If the victim was drunk when she send those 40,000 messages, she couldn't give consent to pester her rapist for sex.

[feathers]

:lol:

RAPE!

[Lsuoma]

Justicar and Noel plum both have a greater reach than Watson.

Yes, but how many people are willing to purchase either Justicar or Noel's used panties?

I'm sure Justipoo would love to buy Noel's.

[katamari Damassi]

Met Police to conduct urgent review after rape trial collapse

The Met Police is to hold an "urgent" review of a rape case after being accused of failing to disclose vital evidence.

Liam Allan, 22, was charged with 12 counts of rape and sexual assault but his trial collapsed after police were ordered to hand over phone records.

A computer disk containing 40,000 messages revealed the alleged victim pestered Mr Allen for "casual sex".

Prosecution barrister Jerry Hayes accused police of "pure incompetence".

The charges against the criminology student were dropped three days into the trial at Croydon Crown Court when Mr Hayes took over the case.

It is understood police had looked at thousands of phone messages when reviewing evidence in the case, but had failed to disclose to the prosecution and defence teams messages between the complainant and her friends which cast doubt on the case against Mr Allan.

The CPS said it offered no evidence in the case on Thursday as there was "no longer a realistic prospect of conviction".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-engla ... n-42365521

Still, at least the case opened a conversation and the accused was given the opportunity to reflect on his privilege.

Holding an urgent review? .. I can tell them exactly what's gone wrong, our police forces (sorry 'services') and the CPS have been flooded with social justice fucktards unchecked for the last two decades at least.
This is a direct result in having people bullied into accepting that a woman's rape allegations MUST automatically be believed.

That young lad has spent months on remand rotting in a prison cell with the threat that he could spend the next decade behind bars for something he didn't do. I hope he sues for millions.

And we are supposed to believe we live in a "rape culture", a culture where an innocent man can nearly go to prison for 20 years, because the police have being forced/pressured into thinking searching for evidence that could show his innocence, is "problematic", and "sexist".

The scary thing is had that trial been in Canada, a judge would look at those phone messages and decide if the defense could use them to exonerate their client.

[Lsuoma]

:lol:

RAPE+Lust!

FTFY.

[Shatterface]

Holding an urgent review? .. I can tell them exactly what's gone wrong, our police forces (sorry 'services') and the CPS have been flooded with social justice fucktards unchecked for the last two decades at least.
This is a direct result in having people bullied into accepting that a woman's rape allegations MUST automatically be believed.

That young lad has spent months on remand rotting in a prison cell with the threat that he could spend the next decade behind bars for something he didn't do. I hope he sues for millions.

In fairness to the police, the only evidence that this woman consented to sex is 40,000 emails saying 'Give me cock now!'

Are explicit written enthusiastic demands for sex really enough or was the guy reading too much into it?

[VickyCaramel]

Justicar and Noel plum both have a greater reach than Watson.

Yes, but how many people are willing to purchase either Justicar or Noel's used panties?

Good question.... I'll ask them.

[Matt Cavanaugh]

Dr. Richard Carrier, Ph.D. knows the proper way to say inappropriate things of a sexual nature: he prefaces them by asking "would it be wrong for me to say something inappropriate to you right now?" And he proceeds if he gets "yes" for an answer.

[Matt Cavanaugh]

Justicar and Noel plum both have a greater reach than Watson.

Yes, but how many people are willing to purchase either Justicar or Noel's used panties?

Good question.... I'll ask them.

And do they earn enough from it to buy, I dunno, a surfboard?

[Matt Cavanaugh]

I don't see a problem with this. The deer is obviously horny.

[Sunder]

Facciani has a follow-up post responding to Jerry Coyne's article.

[Guest_d2e60302]

Matt Damon on the current reckoning currently dismantling Hollywood: “You know, there’s a difference between, you know, patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation, right?”

Matt Damon Shares All His Bad Opinions on Sexual Misconduct
“I do believe that there’s a spectrum of behavior.”

Vulture and the commenters to this tweet ain't having none of Matt Damon's hot take that there is any difference between a butt pat and rape.

[SM1957]

Matt Damon on the current reckoning currently dismantling Hollywood: “You know, there’s a difference between, you know, patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation, right?”

Matt Damon Shares All His Bad Opinions on Sexual Misconduct
“I do believe that there’s a spectrum of behavior.”

Vulture and the commenters to this tweet ain't having none of Matt Damon's hot take that there is any difference between a butt pat and rape.

Gender is on a spectrum, but not sexual assault.

[katamari Damassi]

I feel compelled to do one spoiler for the new Star Wars movie, because I think it perfectly encapsulates what's wrong with the new movies and with millennials in general. Everyone who's seen The Empire Strikes Back knows Luke's big test is the moment in the cave wherein he fights Darth Vader who is then revealed to be Luke himself. Rey's cave moment is infinite reflections of herself. That's it. There's nothing more to it. Yet the scene is treated as something revelatory and profound.

[Lsuoma]

bollocks://twitter.com/vulture/status/941456565516886017

Matt Damon on the current reckoning currently dismantling Hollywood: “You know, there’s a difference between, you know, patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation, right?”

Matt Damon Shares All His Bad Opinions on Sexual Misconduct
“I do believe that there’s a spectrum of behavior.”

Vulture and the commenters to this tweet ain't having none of Matt Damon's hot take that there is any difference between a butt pat and rape.

How the hell could he not have seen that he's sticking his head in the fucking noose, here? I guess he is as stupid as the FAG role he plays in TA: WP.

[Really?]

Facciani has a follow-up post responding to Jerry Coyne's article.

At least his faith has allowed him to remain objective.

Men’s rights activists, a group of men who believe men are oppressed in society, certainly hold some sexist beliefs. Members of this group of men have also been known to attack and harass women online. It would be interesting if this group of men was predominantly nonreligious. And there is some data to support this.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/accordingt ... ne-others/

[Sunder]

I feel compelled to do one spoiler for the new Star Wars movie, because I think it perfectly encapsulates what's wrong with the new movies and with millennials in general. Everyone who's seen The Empire Strikes Back knows Luke's big test is the moment in the cave wherein he fights Darth Vader who is then revealed to be Luke himself. Rey's cave moment is infinite reflections of herself. That's it. There's nothing more to it. Yet the scene is treated as something revelatory and profound.

► Show Spoiler

Rey's cave gives her a false vision of being able to save Ren. She and the audience don't see through it until it's too late. She failed the test.

[katamari Damassi]

I feel compelled to do one spoiler for the new Star Wars movie, because I think it perfectly encapsulates what's wrong with the new movies and with millennials in general. Everyone who's seen The Empire Strikes Back knows Luke's big test is the moment in the cave wherein he fights Darth Vader who is then revealed to be Luke himself. Rey's cave moment is infinite reflections of herself. That's it. There's nothing more to it. Yet the scene is treated as something revelatory and profound.

► Show Spoiler

Rey's cave gives her a false vision of being able to save Ren. She and the audience don't see through it until it's too late. She failed the test.

► Show Spoiler

I'm pretty sure that false vision came when Rey and Ben "touched" during their communications facilitated by Snoke [/spoiler]

[Really?]

I feel compelled to do one spoiler for the new Star Wars movie, because I think it perfectly encapsulates what's wrong with the new movies and with millennials in general. Everyone who's seen The Empire Strikes Back knows Luke's big test is the moment in the cave wherein he fights Darth Vader who is then revealed to be Luke himself. Rey's cave moment is infinite reflections of herself. That's it. There's nothing more to it. Yet the scene is treated as something revelatory and profound.

► Show Spoiler

Rey's cave gives her a false vision of being able to save Ren. She and the audience don't see through it until it's too late. She failed the test.

► Show Spoiler

I'm pretty sure that false vision came when Rey and Ben "touched" during their communications facilitated by Snoke [/spoiler]

► Show Spoiler

Sounds like Rey is yet another #MeToo victim and Ben and Snoke need to be fired for victimizing a poor minority woman who has no family. [/spoiler]

[Shatterface]

Matt Damon on the current reckoning currently dismantling Hollywood: “You know, there’s a difference between, you know, patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation, right?”

Matt Damon Shares All His Bad Opinions on Sexual Misconduct
“I do believe that there’s a spectrum of behavior.”

Vulture and the commenters to this tweet ain't having none of Matt Damon's hot take that there is any difference between a butt pat and rape.

If the feminists get him he'll be lucky if he saves his privates.

He'd be better off on Mars.

[Tigzy]

If the feminists get him he'll be lucky if he saves his privates.

He'd be better off on Mars.

Otherwise he'll wish he'd never been Bourne.

[Really?]

If the feminists get him he'll be lucky if he saves his privates.

He'd be better off on Mars.

Otherwise he'll wish he'd never been Bourne.

There's no amount of goodwill hunting that can save him now.

[shoutinghorse]

If the feminists get him he'll be lucky if he saves his privates.

He'd be better off on Mars.

Otherwise he'll wish he'd never been Bourne.

There's no amount of goodwill hunting that can save him now.

He'll certainly need some true grit dealing with that lot.

[Tigzy]

If the feminists get him he'll be lucky if he saves his privates.

He'd be better off on Mars.

Otherwise he'll wish he'd never been Bourne.

There's no amount of goodwill hunting that can save him now.

He'll certainly need some true grit dealing with that lot.

Hopefully, he can show some courage under fire.

[Shatterface]

I hope Damon continues to display courage under fire and stand up against feminist dogma.

[Shatterface]

Feck

[Shatterface]

A prize for the first one to come up with an Invictus pun.

[shoutinghorse]

I hope Damon continues to display courage under fire and stand up against feminist dogma.

He'll need to show some supremacy or he may need to hide his identity.

[Kirbmarc]

Hopefully, he can show some courage under fire.

I'm afraid that soon his career is going to soon be departed.

[Shatterface]

Hopefully, he can show some courage under fire.

He'll certainly be downsizing.

I'm afraid that soon his career is going to soon be departed.

[Shatterface]

Second attempt.

Hopefully, he can show some courage under fire.

I'm afraid that soon his career is going to soon be departed.

He'll certainly be downsizing.

[Bhurzum]

Second attempt.

Hopefully, he can show some courage under fire.

I'm afraid that soon his career is going to soon be departed.

He'll certainly be downsizing.

There's a great wall of silence surrounding camp Damon.

[InfraRedBucket]

Met Police to conduct urgent review after rape trial collapse

The Met Police is to hold an "urgent" review of a rape case after being accused of failing to disclose vital evidence.

Liam Allan, 22, was charged with 12 counts of rape and sexual assault but his trial collapsed after police were ordered to hand over phone records.

A computer disk containing 40,000 messages revealed the alleged victim pestered Mr Allen for "casual sex".

Prosecution barrister Jerry Hayes accused police of "pure incompetence".

The charges against the criminology student were dropped three days into the trial at Croydon Crown Court when Mr Hayes took over the case.

It is understood police had looked at thousands of phone messages when reviewing evidence in the case, but had failed to disclose to the prosecution and defence teams messages between the complainant and her friends which cast doubt on the case against Mr Allan.

The CPS said it offered no evidence in the case on Thursday as there was "no longer a realistic prospect of conviction".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-engla ... n-42365521

Fun fact for Pit Brits:
The Prosecution lawyer in that case was none other than Jerry Hayes
who was a Tory MP from 1983-87 and my emeory of him was of a bit of a self publicising prat, appearing on late night softporn Tv chat shows etc at the drop of a hat.
like the James Whale Radio Show (on TV - Geddit?)

[jugheadnaut]

Matt Damon Shares All His Bad Opinions on Sexual Misconduct
“I do believe that there’s a spectrum of behavior.”

Vulture and the commenters to this tweet ain't having none of Matt Damon's hot take that there is any difference between a butt pat and rape.

The pushback is always fiercest when a statement is both true and counter-narrative. (Sorry, no movie pun)

[InfraRedBucket]

:lol:

Or as one scientist called it a 'new behavioural tradition'.

Remember that phrase if you're ever caught in a compromising position with another species.


https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... -tradition

[Matt Cavanaugh]

Hopefully, he can show some courage under fire.

I'm afraid that soon his career is going to soon be departed.

That'd be a shame; he's very talented, mister, believe it or not.

[fuzzy]

Those little bird bunny toys that SW is promoting are problematic.

http://www.classicalnotes.net/opera/porgy-tour.jpg

[Matt Cavanaugh]

For that true vulval feel, nothing beats a doe's antler velvet.

[Lsuoma]

For that true vulval feel, nothing beats a doe's antler velvet.

I've felt it, I've smelt it, it's just like some antler velvet...

(IIRC, does don't get antlers...)

Also, don't do what Donny Don't does.

[VickyCaramel]

Hopefully, he can show some courage under fire.

I'm afraid that soon his career is going to soon be departed.

That'd be a shame; he's very talented, mister, believe it or not.

Not that i pay any attention to Hollywood, but I think he can still make money and you have to draw the virtue signalling line somewhere.

[Matt Cavanaugh]

(IIRC, does don't get antlers...)

In some species, they do.

Which, according to Myers' Law of Nipples, means reindeer and caribou are all a little bit gay.

[Really?]

Some of the latest accusations:

Dustin Hoffman Accused of Exposing Himself to a Minor, Assaulting Two Women (EXCLUSIVE)

http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/dustin ... 202641525/

Brad Kern: NCIS: New Orleans showrunner.

I guess he never learned that N.O. means...

https://tribzap2it.files.wordpress.com/ ... lasses.gif

No.

RRRREEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR

Brad Kern took over the reins of “NCIS: New Orleans” as showrunner in January 2016, in the midst of its second season. Within a year, two separate HR investigations were launched into his behavior, Variety has learned. The inquiries centered on allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination against women — particularly working mothers — and racially charged comments, among other issues.

While the investigations found Kern had indeed made “insensitive” and “offensive” comments, CBS concluded that there was no evidence of retaliation, harassment, discrimination or gender bias but told staffers that “appropriate” action had been taken, including sensitivity training for the producer. Variety spoke to seven people who have worked for the series who report that his inappropriate behavior has continued, despite the investigations.

Kern makes sexualized remarks about women, has given them massages without asking, and mocked a nursing mother in front of her colleagues. At one point, Kern launched into a “tirade” toward a woman who worked for him, telling her that she was “failing as a wife and mother.” Also, according to multiple sources, at times he spoke in an offensive voice meant to imitate African-American vernacular speech.

The first H.R. investigation began in June 2016, after Zach Strauss, a former writer on “NCIS: NOLA” (as those on the show call it), filed a formal complaint with CBS. He says he could not tolerate the insensitive remarks that were constantly made and the way his female colleagues were treated.

“What affected me was that talented writers felt the need to resign or step away from a job that they were good at,” Strauss tells Variety. “This was their living and they were willing to walk away from a high-paying, hard-to-get job because they couldn’t stand working in such a toxic environment.”

According to H.R. documents that Variety has obtained, in the first investigation, Kern was accused of making “inappropriate comments related to women,” uttering “statements that referred to women in a negative light,” deploying “gender-based and racial stereotypes,” using “an abrasive and/or demeaning tone,” and making “disparaging remarks about an actress.”

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/brad-ke ... 202641474/

Another member of the Congressional Black Caucus has been accused of sexual harassment, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA).

According to WTKR, Congressman Scott now stands accused of forcing himself on a female staffer and then firing her when she rejected his advances.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/24740/de ... -paul-bois#

[shoutinghorse]

Met Police to conduct urgent review after rape trial collapse

The Met Police is to hold an "urgent" review of a rape case after being accused of failing to disclose vital evidence.

Liam Allan, 22, was charged with 12 counts of rape and sexual assault but his trial collapsed after police were ordered to hand over phone records.

A computer disk containing 40,000 messages revealed the alleged victim pestered Mr Allen for "casual sex".

Prosecution barrister Jerry Hayes accused police of "pure incompetence".

The charges against the criminology student were dropped three days into the trial at Croydon Crown Court when Mr Hayes took over the case.

It is understood police had looked at thousands of phone messages when reviewing evidence in the case, but had failed to disclose to the prosecution and defence teams messages between the complainant and her friends which cast doubt on the case against Mr Allan.

The CPS said it offered no evidence in the case on Thursday as there was "no longer a realistic prospect of conviction".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-engla ... n-42365521

Fun fact for Pit Brits:
The Prosecution lawyer in that case was none other than Jerry Hayes
who was a Tory MP from 1983-87 and my emeory of him was of a bit of a self publicising prat, appearing on late night softporn Tv chat shows etc at the drop of a hat.
like the James Whale Radio Show (on TV - Geddit?)

Bloody hell yes, I thought I'd seen him somewhere before when I was watching him on the news. I remember that James Whale show well.

[Hunt]

He'd be better off on Mars.

They'd poison his potatoes.

[KenD]

Holding an urgent review? .. I can tell them exactly what's gone wrong, our police forces (sorry 'services') and the CPS have been flooded with social justice fucktards unchecked for the last two decades at least.
This is a direct result in having people bullied into accepting that a woman's rape allegations MUST automatically be believed.

That young lad has spent months on remand rotting in a prison cell with the threat that he could spend the next decade behind bars for something he didn't do. I hope he sues for millions.

In fairness to the police, the only evidence that this woman consented to sex is 40,000 emails saying 'Give me cock now!'

Are explicit written enthusiastic demands for sex really enough or was the guy reading too much into it?

So called "evidence" is just a white cishet capitalist patriarchal social construct. In a truly equal society the law (just like engineering) would dispense with phallocentric ideas of rigorous investigation and instead rely on women's alternative ways of knowing.

Thankfully Mumsnet feminists are here to stand up against the real miscarriage of justice:

BBC radio implies the messages mean he is innocent. The Mirror (I know) goes so far as to state they prove his innocence. Have I missed something??! So rape within a sexual relationship is not possible now?

...but please can someone tell me why if the cops and the prosecution really believed this wasn't rape they would have withheld evidence?

This says to me that had good reason to believe that in spite of the messages she was for some reason vulnerable and constituted rape.

This news story makes me fucking angry. Even if there is more to the story, why does it need to feature so highly in the news?

Given the justice system's attitude towards victims, a victim making inaccurate statements like that wouldn't surprise me at all.

It's not uncommon for rape victims to tell people, including themselves, that it was actually a pleasurable and consensual encounter.

Consensual sex can easily become non-consensual if it goes beyond clear, explicit affirmative consent. And there is no way of knowing why this young woman was inconsistent in what she said.

The real tragedy here is that this case needlessly wasted court time that is too frequently denied to women who are sexually assaulted.

I just hope that poor woman’s texts are not downloaded to the media.

The reason that these kinds of cases cause such consternation about the men accused is because people have deep-seated misogynistic opinions about women.

Essentially what you are saying by calling him a "victim" is that men's hurt feelings if a claim isnt proven are more important than taking claims of rape seriously and pursuing appropriately.

[AndrewV69]

When Jar Jar made his appearance I walked out of the cinema vowing never to watch another Star Wars film. This vow I will keep till I am dead.

Dude, this series has featured a fey robot from the very start. Is Jar Jar really the hill you want to die on as regards Star Wars?

Now, I've nothing against C3PO - but really, if you're unfazed by a robot with all the mannerisms of a 1970s comedy gay, then I just don't see how Jar Jar Binks can be that much beyond the pale.

Witness that the above violence was committed by a privileged white cis old dudebro rape culture enabler and embodiment of the structural patriarchy that oppresses all women everywhere.

[free thoughtpolice]

Sorry boys. All this harassment news has PZ hating all men now, this time for sure. Now that Matt Damon has come out as a rape apologist it has killed the little tiny gay spark that dwelt in his libido, and even if your were super hot and exotic Jason Mamoa you have 0% chance of him doing you.
http://archive.is/JOjG3
And more bad news, even if Caine and Gilliel's husbands disappeared tomorrow they will have sworn off men so you are out of luck there too.

[Really?]

Sorry boys. All this harassment news has PZ hating all men now, this time for sure. Now that Matt Damon has come out as a rape apologist it has killed the little tiny gay spark that dwelt in his libido, and even if your were super hot and exotic Jason Mamoa you have 0% chance of him doing you.
http://archive.is/JOjG3
And more bad news, even if Caine and Gilliel's husbands disappeared tomorrow they will have sworn off men so you are out of luck there too.

That post somehow simultaneously marks PZ's transformation into a gay man and a straight woman.

[Matt Cavanaugh]

I was darned close to a perfect 0 on the Kinsey scale, exclusively heterosexual.

That the only person you ever banged is the opposite sex, doesn't automatically make you 'perfectly' heterosexual in your attractions.

But let’s face it, we’re all able to experience some degree of same-sex attraction — even I could feel a little internal tremor when I saw Jason Mamoa.
... Matt Damon, who I might once have said was reasonably attractive in the right light....

Oh, well you're not a Kinsey 0, after all.

As he does regarding animals, in his very denials of homosexual attraction Peez reveals that which he seeks to deny.

[BoxNDox]

If you can't see this tweet correctly, you may be impressed if you click to read it directly.

Apparently, Patty Duke was so angry about the effects of net neutrality on the internet, she came back from the dead three times to send comments to the FCC asking them to kill it.

Some people think this means her tweets are fake, I prefer to think it means I'll be able to get pornhub in heaven.

Helpful hint: If you need pornhub, you're not in heaven.