7 in 10 felons register as Democrats

[spookyturtle 9,466]

so... what did you say?

I'd like to answer your question, but doing so may incriminate me.

[Danno 1,228]

Yep, so how does two men kissing in a picture=assault?

Besides black people, gay people, and any other demographic you've insulted, I'll start working on that list for you

There is a difference between an insult and an uncomfortable truth.

If you would like to post an example of me slurring a board member, I will welcome you reposting it, so that I can take responsibility.

Though it may not seem like it to some.... I am not perfect, I too can get caught up in the moment and say things I shouldn't.

So, take this opportunity to -air my sins- that I might publicly repent.

One of the things I am reluctant to repent from is, the habit of correcting untrue history, or themes that are not rooted in truth.

Unfortunately many of these themes do deal with race, sexuality, traditions, religion ....I believe the untruths are, in the long run, destructive to us all.

So I hope you will both appreciate my efforts and.....(this is important).. provide me with facts that help me better understand these complex topics.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

There is a difference between an insult and an uncomfortable truth.

If you would like to post an example of me slurring a board member, I will welcome you reposting it, so that I can take responsibility.

Though it may not seem like it to some.... I am not perfect, I too can get caught up in the moment and say things I shouldn't.

So, take this opportunity to -air my sins- that I might publicly repent.

One of the things I am reluctant to repent from is, the habit of correcting untrue history, or themes that are not rooted in truth.

Unfortunately many of these themes do deal with race, sexuality, traditions, religion ....I believe the untruths are, in the long run, destructive to us all.

So I hope you will both appreciate my efforts and.....(this is important).. provide me with facts that help me better understand these complex topics.

So Danno, what is the uncomfortable truth? Sexual assault happens to men and women, is a man kissing a man labeled as assault? What about a man kissing a woman? Does that equal assault? If the article was about men on women assault, would you say that men and women can't serve together? Would you superimpose a picture of a man kissing a woman?

You've slurred black people, gays, hispanics, I can go on if you like.

[Teddy B 17,252]

If I have slurred anyone let me know and I will send a PM apologizing.

I think it would be better for everyone involved if you just report yourself.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

so... what did you say?

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I'd like to answer your question, but doing so may incriminate me.

what you do I missed it. You been grouchy lately

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

So Danno, what is the uncomfortable truth? Sexual assault happens to men and women, is a man kissing a man labeled as assault? What about a man kissing a woman? Does that equal assault? If the article was about men on women assault, would you say that men and women can't serve together? Would you superimpose a picture of a man kissing a woman?

You've slurred black people, gays, hispanics, I can go on if you like.

Speaking of the truth.Now that we are done spreading fairy dust on the truth, and trying to convince people that homosexuals are to noble to rape and that all same sex and opposite sex rape is done by evil hetros.

Here is the truth from a well respected , well researched article. Please note the part that notes that male on male sexual assault goes up among the homosexual population..

When Men Are Raped

Being sexually assaulted is not something that only happens to women.

Published on October 7, 2012 by Romeo Vitelli, Ph.D. in Media Spotlight

The trauma that women who have been sexually victimized is well-known, both in terms of the emotional consequences of the assault itself as well as the pain associated with trying to obtain justice afterward. While men are usualy the perpetrators of sexual violence and women are usually the victims, that is not always the case however.

Actual incidence of sexual assault involving adult male victims has always been difficult to estimate. Victim surveys of British and American males have shown that 3 to 8 per cent of males reported at least one adulthood incidence of sexual assault in their lifetimes with at least 5 to 10 per cent of all rape victims being male (Pino & Meier, 1990; Coxell & King, 1999). These numbers can be substantially higher for non-heterosexual males though. One 2005 study reported that 13.2 per cent of bisexual males and 11.2 per cent of gay men reported at least one instance of sexual assault as adults. Still, those numbers are almost certainly underestimate the reality considering most male victims are reluctant to report their sexual assault to the police. While the majority of these crimes are committed by male offenders, an estimated 6 to 15 per cent of these sexual assaults can involve female perpetrators (either working independently or in association with male co-offenders).

But why has male sexual assault been so often marginalized in many societies? According to a provocative new literature review recently published in Psychology of Men and Masculinity, the problem may stem from various “myths” surrounding male rape. The review authors, Jessica A. Turchik of Stanford Medical School and Katie M. Edwards of Ohio University, focus on a series of common rape myths that often prevent male victim from reporting their assault and can even make police officers refuse to take their complaint seriously. The myths include:

Men cannot be raped

“Real” men can defend themselves against rape

Only gay men are victims and/or perpetrators of rape

Men are not affected by rape (or not as much as women)

A woman cannot sexually assault a man

Male rape only happens in prisons

Sexual assault by someone of the same sex causes homosexuality

Homosexual and bisexual men deserve to be sexually assaulted because they are immoral and deviant

If a victim physically responds to a sexual assault, he must have wanted it.

Many of these myths are frequently reported in social psychological reviews of male and female rape. Found across different cultures, they often reflect common attitudes about male sexuality. Since most media coverage on rape focuses on female victims with any reporting of male rape tending to be lurid (and often sarcastic), it is probably not surprising that male rape myths persist over time. Media representations of male rape (such as in movies like “Deliverance” and graphic scenes of rape in prison) certainly reinforce these attitudes. Even laws relating to sexual assault have shown a clear gender bias at times with rape being defined as female-only in many jurisdictions (such as in Canada before the Criminal Code was revised during the 1980s).

Considering how common male rape myths are, it is probably not surprising that studies of law enforcement officers, medical students, and even rape crisis workers have shown these same attitudes towards sexual assault involving male victims. While homophobia can often account for gay rape victims being more likely to be blamed than heterosexual victims of sexual assault, there is also a strong correlation between believing rape myths involving both male and female victims. In other words, people who believe common myths about male rape are likely to believe myths about female rape as well.

Whatever the cause, persistent attitudes about male rape are found in large segments of the general population and can have devastating consequences for men who have been victimized. Not only are victims far less likely to report the crime but those victims courageous enough to come forward can face a horrendous lack of support from the criminal justice system and even from those agencies that provide assistance for female victims of sexual assault.

Although crisis center and hospital records have consistently shown that 3 to 12 per cent of reported sexual assault involve male victims, one study from the 1990s indicate that as many as 37 per cent of rape crisis centres restrict services to females only. I am not aware of any more recent studies to suggest that this has changed substantially over time.

As Turchik and Edwards point out in their review, the negative attitudes spurred on by myths surrounding male rape are well-established among medical professionals, the courts, police officers, the military, and even the prison system and spring from the same patriarchal systems that reinforce negative attitudes about female rape. While more sensitive reporting has helped change attitudes towards female rape, whether these same changes will encourage male victims to come forward is another question.

Though prison rape and sexual assault of underage males have been forced into the open as more high-profile cases are reported, the prevalence of male rape myths in our society and the attitudes about male sexuality that they reflect are much slower to change. That these changes need to happen and resources need to be put in place to help both men and women who experience sexual assault is something that we must face, both as a society and as individuals.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/media-spotlight/201210/when-men-are-raped

[GandD 5,966]

Oh, I forgot, it's ok to bash gays too. They're not a broad demographic group like Republicans. Much better to bash someone personally than a political party.

That's different, Gays are ruining America.

[GandD 5,966]

There is a difference between an insult and an uncomfortable truth.

If you would like to post an example of me slurring a board member, I will welcome you reposting it, so that I can take responsibility.

Though it may not seem like it to some.... I am not perfect, I too can get caught up in the moment and say things I shouldn't.

So, take this opportunity to -air my sins- that I might publicly repent.

One of the things I am reluctant to repent from is, the habit of correcting untrue history, or themes that are not rooted in truth.

Unfortunately many of these themes do deal with race, sexuality, traditions, religion ....I believe the untruths are, in the long run, destructive to us all.

So I hope you will both appreciate my efforts and.....(this is important).. provide me with facts that help me better understand these complex topics.

You should prove God before you move on to anything else. If you can't definitively prove something, you know, like show him to me, you're basing everything on "faith." Assuming your overall foundation is good ol' Christianity, the logical thing to do would be to shore up your proof of the bottom line.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

http://www.proofthatgodexists.org/

Edited January 6, 2014 by The Postmaster

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Speaking of the truth.Now that we are done spreading fairy dust on the truth, and trying to convince people that homosexuals are to noble to rape and that all same sex and opposite sex rape is done by evil hetros.

Here is the truth from a well respected , well researched article. Please note the part that notes that male on male sexual assault goes up among the homosexual population..

When Men Are Raped

Being sexually assaulted is not something that only happens to women.

Published on October 7, 2012 by Romeo Vitelli, Ph.D. in Media Spotlight

The trauma that women who have been sexually victimized is well-known, both in terms of the emotional consequences of the assault itself as well as the pain associated with trying to obtain justice afterward. While men are usualy the perpetrators of sexual violence and women are usually the victims, that is not always the case however.

Actual incidence of sexual assault involving adult male victims has always been difficult to estimate. Victim surveys of British and American males have shown that 3 to 8 per cent of males reported at least one adulthood incidence of sexual assault in their lifetimes with at least 5 to 10 per cent of all rape victims being male (Pino & Meier, 1990; Coxell & King, 1999). These numbers can be substantially higher for non-heterosexual males though. One 2005 study reported that 13.2 per cent of bisexual males and 11.2 per cent of gay men reported at least one instance of sexual assault as adults. Still, those numbers are almost certainly underestimate the reality considering most male victims are reluctant to report their sexual assault to the police. While the majority of these crimes are committed by male offenders, an estimated 6 to 15 per cent of these sexual assaults can involve female perpetrators (either working independently or in association with male co-offenders).

But why has male sexual assault been so often marginalized in many societies? According to a provocative new literature review recently published in Psychology of Men and Masculinity, the problem may stem from various “myths” surrounding male rape. The review authors, Jessica A. Turchik of Stanford Medical School and Katie M. Edwards of Ohio University, focus on a series of common rape myths that often prevent male victim from reporting their assault and can even make police officers refuse to take their complaint seriously. The myths include:

Men cannot be raped

“Real” men can defend themselves against rape

Only gay men are victims and/or perpetrators of rape

Men are not affected by rape (or not as much as women)

A woman cannot sexually assault a man

Male rape only happens in prisons

Sexual assault by someone of the same sex causes homosexuality

Homosexual and bisexual men deserve to be sexually assaulted because they are immoral and deviant

If a victim physically responds to a sexual assault, he must have wanted it.

Many of these myths are frequently reported in social psychological reviews of male and female rape. Found across different cultures, they often reflect common attitudes about male sexuality. Since most media coverage on rape focuses on female victims with any reporting of male rape tending to be lurid (and often sarcastic), it is probably not surprising that male rape myths persist over time. Media representations of male rape (such as in movies like “Deliverance” and graphic scenes of rape in prison) certainly reinforce these attitudes. Even laws relating to sexual assault have shown a clear gender bias at times with rape being defined as female-only in many jurisdictions (such as in Canada before the Criminal Code was revised during the 1980s).

Considering how common male rape myths are, it is probably not surprising that studies of law enforcement officers, medical students, and even rape crisis workers have shown these same attitudes towards sexual assault involving male victims. While homophobia can often account for gay rape victims being more likely to be blamed than heterosexual victims of sexual assault, there is also a strong correlation between believing rape myths involving both male and female victims. In other words, people who believe common myths about male rape are likely to believe myths about female rape as well.

Whatever the cause, persistent attitudes about male rape are found in large segments of the general population and can have devastating consequences for men who have been victimized. Not only are victims far less likely to report the crime but those victims courageous enough to come forward can face a horrendous lack of support from the criminal justice system and even from those agencies that provide assistance for female victims of sexual assault.

Although crisis center and hospital records have consistently shown that 3 to 12 per cent of reported sexual assault involve male victims, one study from the 1990s indicate that as many as 37 per cent of rape crisis centres restrict services to females only. I am not aware of any more recent studies to suggest that this has changed substantially over time.

As Turchik and Edwards point out in their review, the negative attitudes spurred on by myths surrounding male rape are well-established among medical professionals, the courts, police officers, the military, and even the prison system and spring from the same patriarchal systems that reinforce negative attitudes about female rape. While more sensitive reporting has helped change attitudes towards female rape, whether these same changes will encourage male victims to come forward is another question.

Though prison rape and sexual assault of underage males have been forced into the open as more high-profile cases are reported, the prevalence of male rape myths in our society and the attitudes about male sexuality that they reflect are much slower to change. That these changes need to happen and resources need to be put in place to help both men and women who experience sexual assault is something that we must face, both as a society and as individuals.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/media-spotlight/201210/when-men-are-raped

See the bolded part? It's a myth that only gay people men rape.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

what you do I missed it. You been grouchy lately

I can't tell anyone what I did or I'll get in trouble.

That's different, Gays are ruining America.

Between the gays, Democrats, Republicans, Muslims, Jews and Christians, we don't stand a chance.

[Pooky 3,906]

http://www.proofthatgodexists.org/

As a riposte, I present you ... The Babel Fish

[Danno 1,228]

You should prove God before you move on to anything else. If you can't definitively prove something, you know, like show him to me, you're basing everything on "faith." Assuming your overall foundation is good ol' Christianity, the logical thing to do would be to shore up your proof of the bottom line.

When I talk sports, I don't mix religion, when I talk religion I don't confuse it with sports.

I don't feel the need to "prove" anything concerning faith, as I don't come on here making any bold definitive statements in that regard..... in fact, of the thousands and thousands of posts here at VJ, I doubt you can produce one where I use my "faith" as a means to convince anyone of anything.

If one could prove the resurrection of Christ, or his divinity..... you would not need faith, and all must come by means of faith.

Faith is essential.

If you are sincere, the Bible says -Seek him and he will find you.

So if you want to debate religion, I might join in (or not) but I never tell anyone that "God said it so you should believe it."

I am convinced, one need not refer to the Scriptures at all hold the common sense view points I do.

As a side note, Christ performed many miracles in the flesh before many people, how many followers did that produce???

if you recall, it was a pretty small crowd at his crucifixion.

Even the disciples bailed.

Imperial evidence does not produce faith.

[GandD 5,966]

When I talk sports, I don't mix religion, when I talk religion I don't confuse it with sports.

I don't feel the need to "prove" anything concerning faith, as I don't come on here making any bold definitive statements in that regard..... in fact, of the thousands and thousands of posts here at VJ, I doubt you can produce one where I use my "faith" as a means to convince anyone of anything.

If one could prove the resurrection of Christ, or his divinity..... you would not need faith, and all must come by means of faith.

Faith is essential.

If you are sincere, the Bible says -Seek him and he will find you.

So if you want to debate religion, I might join in (or not) but I never tell anyone that "God said it so you should believe it."

I am convinced, one need not refer to the Scriptures at all hold the common sense view points I do.

As a side note, Christ performed many miracles in the flesh before many people, how many followers did that produce???

if you recall, it was a pretty small crowd at his crucifixion.

Even the disciples bailed.

Imperial evidence does not produce faith.

Faith is a requirement in the absense of proof. Maybe they saw him perform miracles, maybe someone just wrote that they did. We'll never know. Faith has been the bridge to true belief in the light of little or no proof.

Or it might be the Holy Spirit working through you. Who knows?