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§ ita § - Nov 10, 2011 9:24:51 am PST #5865 of 30001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Okay, y'all made me go to HuffPo. I feel nasty. And I've only read the headline. I diverted to read this, which I know doesn't qualify for goodstuff, but it's the sort of shit that makes me cry good tears at the same time as sad ones:

On Friday, November 4th, an unknown assailant aggressively grabbed a 12-year-old female student outside of a bathroom at George Washington Carver Middle School, while she was waiting for a classmate -- in broad daylight.

The man "forcefully pull[ed] her while making a sexual remark," states the LAPD. The young girl fell to the ground and began screaming as the attacker dragged her approximately 15 feet from where he had initially approached her.

The classmate she was waiting for, along with two additional 7th grade male students, ran towards the attacker and joined the struggle. According to the LAPD, the girl's peers demanded that the man release her.

Unfortunately the guy is still on the loose. But the girl is okay. This is how you act, for fuck's sake.

Amy - Nov 10, 2011 9:25:10 am PST #5866 of 30001

Because books.

Penn State's team has one of the highest graduation rates, and up until this week, people bragged about how we're one of only two schools that's never had an NCAA violation. The program isn't perfect, but in terms of bribes and academics, it's better than most.

This. It's one of the reasons I'm betting this is hard to accept for a lot of people. But what Kate said is also very true. Paterno being a really good guy and also failing to do a really important thing aren't mutually exclusive.

Cash, was that the article about the further allegations that may break about Sandusky?

Cashmere - Nov 10, 2011 9:27:10 am PST #5867 of 30001

Now tagless for your comfort.

Amy, yup.

DavidS - Nov 10, 2011 9:27:55 am PST #5868 of 30001

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The allegations are already out that Sandusky pimped out kids to high paying donors, and that the university knew about it and covered it up.

sumi - Nov 10, 2011 9:30:48 am PST #5869 of 30001

Art Crawl!!!

Holy crap.

Kate P. - Nov 10, 2011 9:32:51 am PST #5870 of 30001

That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Oh... my god.

...

I might need to go throw up now.

Steph L. - Nov 10, 2011 9:33:50 am PST #5871 of 30001

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I might need to go throw up now.

Yup.

§ ita § - Nov 10, 2011 9:34:46 am PST #5872 of 30001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

That's the HuffPo stuff, isn't it?

LOOK OVER HERE. Quick. Just imagine having sex with that guy. He could reach everywhere. All at once.

Tom Scola - Nov 10, 2011 9:34:47 am PST #5873 of 30001

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

The allegations I've read have all been very sketchy. They're more in the realm of rumors than hard facts. I really hope that they aren't true.

amyth - Nov 10, 2011 9:36:29 am PST #5874 of 30001

And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

I really hope that they aren't true.

Me too. God.

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