Seamus
Woodpecker
Ok, way too many posts to answer point by point now. Clearly I'm in the minority here, so this will be my last post in this thread.
First off, a lot of guys are arguing purely from emotion here, which is never a good look.
Or Lizard of Oz, who uses "outrageous" and "evil" 10x in one post while claiming rape never happens, and has also called me a troll twice for disagreeing with him.
And why all this emotion and these ad hominem attacks? Because I made one basic (and I thought uncontroversial) proposition:
It has nothing to do with sexual assault. Hell, if three people accused a guy of picking pockets I'd be equally suspicious. What's more likely, that he's a thief, or that three crazy people have decided to set out and ruin his life?
And again, I think the fact that this guy's life is ruined is terrible. I said so in my very first post. But just like the feminists screwed up by hitching their wagon to Jackie, we should be careful about automatically believing a guy who has managed to piss off three girls to the point they set out to ruin his life.
I think guys here are missing that there's a difference between attacking the "rape culture" hysteria and categorically believing every accused guy is automatically innocent.
If you can't at least admit the possibility that a guy accused of sexual assault thrice over might be guilty, then you've drawn a line in the sand 99% of people won't get behind.
First off, a lot of guys are arguing purely from emotion here, which is never a good look.
Slim Shady said:Seamus, you would be a terrible friend to have I think.
Slim Shady said:He was likely suicidal during this intense bullying. I'm sure at one point he was forced by the bullying, and by people like you, into BELIEVING that he had assaulted these girls. He has not.
Or Lizard of Oz, who uses "outrageous" and "evil" 10x in one post while claiming rape never happens, and has also called me a troll twice for disagreeing with him.
And why all this emotion and these ad hominem attacks? Because I made one basic (and I thought uncontroversial) proposition:
Seamus said:If as a (non-celebrity) man three different women are accusing you of something, at the very least you need to seriously re-tool your way of doing things.
It has nothing to do with sexual assault. Hell, if three people accused a guy of picking pockets I'd be equally suspicious. What's more likely, that he's a thief, or that three crazy people have decided to set out and ruin his life?
And again, I think the fact that this guy's life is ruined is terrible. I said so in my very first post. But just like the feminists screwed up by hitching their wagon to Jackie, we should be careful about automatically believing a guy who has managed to piss off three girls to the point they set out to ruin his life.
I think guys here are missing that there's a difference between attacking the "rape culture" hysteria and categorically believing every accused guy is automatically innocent.
If you can't at least admit the possibility that a guy accused of sexual assault thrice over might be guilty, then you've drawn a line in the sand 99% of people won't get behind.