I'd say I'm pretty ignorant on the matter of false rape accusations. I've never known anyone personally who have either accused someone or been accused of rape. It also seems like a less than pleasant issue so naturally I ignored it.
This morning reading the Washington Post I came across the headline:
"Catholic U. student recounts her struggles after reporting a sex assault"
Here we go again. So I decide to read the article. It begins:
"Erin Cavalier downed a couple of glasses of wine and a few shots of tequila, grabbed a water bottle filled with vodka and Sprite, and headed out from her dormitory to celebrate the end of her first semester at the Catholic University of America.
After polishing off the mixed drink, the 18-year-old from Northern California started drinking beer at a party. After midnight, in what she describes as a stupor, she asked if someone could help her walk to her room on the campus in Northeast Washington. A male student she considered an acquaintance volunteered. She says she blacked out."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/educ...story.html
Ummm, what? I was in a frat in college and just reading that I can see that that is a ton of alcohol, especially for an 18 year old girl.
She then goes on to sign the guy into her dorm who walked her home. So she is capable of signing a guy in, but not saying the word "No"?
I think its incredibly sad that young guys are being demonized for taking part in what seems to be a normal activity for college students: Drunk sex. The article doesn't even hint at the possibility that maybe the blame is on her or that she shouldn't have drank so much. Yes, it is possible that she was raped, but I think any rational, objective person can see that this girl came from a conservative, religious family and made a poor decision, regrets it, and is crying rape to take the burden off of her.
One thing I am trying to understand is that feminist, leftist culture says it's okay for women to have all the sex they want, but yet women seem to regret having sex in many cases. How do they reconcile this? Is it simply a war against men and a win-win for women?
Thoughts?
This morning reading the Washington Post I came across the headline:
"Catholic U. student recounts her struggles after reporting a sex assault"
Here we go again. So I decide to read the article. It begins:
"Erin Cavalier downed a couple of glasses of wine and a few shots of tequila, grabbed a water bottle filled with vodka and Sprite, and headed out from her dormitory to celebrate the end of her first semester at the Catholic University of America.
After polishing off the mixed drink, the 18-year-old from Northern California started drinking beer at a party. After midnight, in what she describes as a stupor, she asked if someone could help her walk to her room on the campus in Northeast Washington. A male student she considered an acquaintance volunteered. She says she blacked out."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/educ...story.html
Ummm, what? I was in a frat in college and just reading that I can see that that is a ton of alcohol, especially for an 18 year old girl.
She then goes on to sign the guy into her dorm who walked her home. So she is capable of signing a guy in, but not saying the word "No"?
I think its incredibly sad that young guys are being demonized for taking part in what seems to be a normal activity for college students: Drunk sex. The article doesn't even hint at the possibility that maybe the blame is on her or that she shouldn't have drank so much. Yes, it is possible that she was raped, but I think any rational, objective person can see that this girl came from a conservative, religious family and made a poor decision, regrets it, and is crying rape to take the burden off of her.
One thing I am trying to understand is that feminist, leftist culture says it's okay for women to have all the sex they want, but yet women seem to regret having sex in many cases. How do they reconcile this? Is it simply a war against men and a win-win for women?
Thoughts?