tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post6581601589632816968..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: In Defense of Young WomenJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-72979496499397269622013-10-03T10:27:58.595-04:002013-10-03T10:27:58.595-04:00The stereotypes are insulting to men as well as wo...The stereotypes are insulting to men as well as women. Really, a guy is such a slave to his impulses that he can't control himself around a drunk woman? If that were true, no man should be able to walk around unsupervised.<br /><br />All crimes should be blamed on the criminal, not the victim. If I leave my house unlocked, it's not an invitation to come in and steal my TV. If I go out in Kris Bockhttp://www.krisbock.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-32832732394693597292013-10-02T15:45:23.581-04:002013-10-02T15:45:23.581-04:00What happens to rape victims on the witness stand ...What happens to rape victims on the witness stand in open court is nothing short of torture. Rape trials are still all about the woman. Did she "ask for it"? Did she "want it"? Was she drinking? Did she wear provocative clothes that left the man/men no alternative but to rape her? Look at the way the young female military cadet was treated in the recent gang rape trial. It&#Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-65365088413770831112013-10-02T15:21:38.119-04:002013-10-02T15:21:38.119-04:00Anne Perry's last Pitt mystery, Midnight at Ma...Anne Perry's last Pitt mystery, Midnight at Marble Arch, deals with rape and its aftermath, and cultural tolerance. An insightful exploration of the topic. I was touched when Pitt sees his young son and realizes he does not want the boy to grow up in a culture that tolerates rape and tells men they can abuse their physical power that way. Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-54756747600008356592013-10-02T12:10:37.057-04:002013-10-02T12:10:37.057-04:00Well said. Young women today are as vibrant and c...Well said. Young women today are as vibrant and capable as ever, and meeting challenges like no other generation. We need to mentor and not blame them for the sins of others.Deborahhttp://deborahreardon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-46357615157891837362013-10-02T10:08:28.335-04:002013-10-02T10:08:28.335-04:00Well said, Sandy! Well said, Sandy! Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-8333976940259673992013-10-02T10:01:07.805-04:002013-10-02T10:01:07.805-04:00Put me down as a diehard bleeding heart then. Wher...Put me down as a diehard bleeding heart then. Where I volunteer, I meet many young women who are also volunteering. They are intelligent, caring, and have serious long and short term plans for themselves. Janet Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-89787780352196515582013-10-02T09:28:43.491-04:002013-10-02T09:28:43.491-04:00Sigh. I wish I could argue that things have chang...Sigh. I wish I could argue that things have changed since we were young women, but I don't think I can. It's an issue I address in a coming book, where a group of sixty-something women from a college class come together and encounter a former professor who slept with a lot of undergraduates, and no one ever complained. <br /><br />Maybe the best we can do, as women writers, is to Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.com