Huffington Post: "The AP, Lacrosse, and Rape Myths"

Submitted by anthony on Tue, 2009-12-01 16:32

Article here. Excerpt:

'No matter how we think boys ought to behave, society gives men, particularly white college men, license to do just about whatever they want. In the context of sexual assault and rape, 'he just got carried away' or 'he was drunk and wasn't thinking straight' are common refrains for perpetrators and those who defend them.

Applying that to say, an aggravated battery, may well be true, but no one would care. So what if you were drunk, you still beat someone, and in this country that is illegal. Imagine a defense for three guys who beat the hell out of somebody saying that assault charges were 'a gross exaggeration of alcohol-fueled hijinks.'

Rape myth number 2: Women lie

This thinly veiled statement is suggesting that the victim is lying, that something just doesn't add up. This is meant to play on the fact that despite progress in sex equality over the past several generations, our society still takes a man's word over a woman's.

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Rape is a crime that lives in the dark. We would all like to think of it as a rare and terrible thing. The fact is that an environment reluctant to talk seriously about rape, and recognize women as equal people, is a safe haven for rapists. All-male groups tend to form these environments, and a corresponding concentration of convicted rapists come from their ranks.'

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I went looking for an email for the author but couldn't find one. But here is his "About" page on HuffPo:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-havey

If you can find one for him, please post so those so inclined can deliver feedback (but be careful, since "Nathan Harvey" is a very common name - be sure you have the right one). Or, feel free to post comments to the article.

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Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2009-12-01 18:12

This writer is obviously ignoring the false accusations that are in the news pretty much daily. Duh. We knew that.

But I've noticed something on HuffPo, and also on USAToday:

When there is some kind of story about rape, the wage gap myth, domestic violence, or many of the other issues surrounding the MRM, the story appears on the home page, and then soon afterward, vanishes into the bowels of the website. Poof. Gone. Sort of.

This story is a case in point. Only 4 comments, and it was posted like a week ago.

Its almost like the news source in question wants to avoid a brawl in the comments section between 'us' (MRAs) & 'them' (Rad fem harpies)

Am I imagining things?

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Down on your knees, And thank heaven, fasting,
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Submitted by Belgorod on Tue, 2009-12-01 20:02

This guy claims...
"society gives men, particularly white college men, license to do just about whatever they want."
What rubbish! If its men who get the free pass why is it women who get lighter sentences even when they've committed the same crime in the same circumstances? Why do men lose entire careers over mere accusations? Why do men like Imus get raked over the coals for minor racism while women like Sotomayor get into the Supreme Court despite major racism? Because the truth is the reverse - American society gives women license to do just about whatever they want, and flays men over minor offenses.

Incidentally i used to waste my time commenting at Huffpost, but stopped when even the most innocuous of comments were deleted for not agreeing with the fascists who run the place.

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Submitted by MichaelClaymore on Wed, 2009-12-02 08:17