I've been in the situation where I just laid down and took it to make it go away. I want to smash them all.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I'm sort of amazed that the reporter writing the story was surprised that the guy's attitude ("Look what I did [whether it's fictional or not] -- I AM SO COOL for forcing/tricking my way into this woman's room and bed -- and YOU SHOULD THINK I'M COOL, too!!!") is something new/unusual.
Because it struck me as, unfortunately, all too commonplace.
Aargh. Sadly, I can believe in men raping women like that. Naively, however, I can't properly believe in them thinking it's okay to talk (nay, brag) about it in front of strangers that way. Jesus.
The only video I want to see is some Chicago detective interrogating that asshole to get a rape conviction.
Depressing and disgusting, but not surprising.
I mean, I can see it to his friends, but to random people? That's the part that I just don't want to believe.
Cognitive dissonance.
In his head, he thinks he convinced her by charming her.
I very much want the follow-up story.
Something involving significant jail time, I hope.