blackshoe Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 I also think that those who think date rape would be prosecuted, look at all the stories from this year alone at Universities where date rape (and passed-out-drunk rape, and I'm an athlete rape) is being actively not prosecuted *now*. I can't imagine it was better *then*, when the Ugly Republican comments about skirts and aspirins were standard, not ugly...Democrats don't (never did) make such comments? Riiiight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Democrats don't (never did) make such comments? Riiiight. We are definitely too high minded. Not counting "The bitch set me up". Also I don't know any ugly comments about aspirin. Once again I am out of touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 And Yeeeessss, ladies and gentlemen, we did find a way to turn "He did, she did" into "the Republicans did, the Democrats did"... Rik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Democrats don't (never did) make such comments?Don't? Well, not that I saw the last round of this. And certainly not in public, intending to make political points thereon. Never did? Well, given my argument was based on the fact that *now*, we think this is insensitive and misguided, but back "in the day" Ken was taking about, it was a standard reaction, I think you know my answer to that - and I don't think it helps any argument. Plus, if they did/do, it just adds to my argument? Having said that, you do realize that those crazy Right-wing Democrats are way too conservative for reasonable persons Canadians me, right? [Edit to add: you do realize it's a massive derail from my point that 'the good old days, where I'm sure this was prosecuted all the time' were the same good old days where this kind of victim-blaming was de rigeur, and so was the hiding of it all, and the sequestering of 'fallen women' in special schools, and...therefore in fact, it probably wasn't? And, what's worse, I followed the derail?] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 So did I (follow the derail). The "good old days" had their pluses and minuses. On this subject, mostly minuses. Blaming one or another political ideology for that is a waste of breath. At least that's the point I was trying to make. The culture has changed. Human nature hasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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