Showing posts with label sexuality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sexuality. Show all posts

Friday, September 02, 2016

Brock Turner Enrolled In Offender U!

Convicted rapist isn't truly free. He will have to register in Offender U for the rest of his life.

Brock Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer is out of the California lockup where he was spending three month bid in. He's heading back to Ohio to spend the rest of his life in hiding. He will now have to register in Offender U for the rest of his life.

Turner out on bail dodged the cameras and got into his attorney's vehicle. One of America's most hated men is now free to live his life. He will live his life under a watchful eye though.

Most Americans believed his privileged life got him off easy. If he was a person of color, they would lock the individuals up for the rest of their lives.

His sentence was criticized by the junk food media for being too damn light. The judge who handed Turner his fate faced harsh criticism. This became a national outcry over how the justice system treats sexual assault.

Turner who is 21 years old heads to his folks home in Dayton, Ohio. He will be heading to the local probation office to register his life to the state. Wherever he goes, that label will follow him.

State judge Aaron Persky faces the ire of voters. They want his ass gone. He fired himself out the cannon recently. Persky will not do criminal trials anymore. He will deal with traffic violations for the time being.

The judge said that Turner's actions left a "severe impact" on a promising future. That outraged the victim. Sexual assault victims often are shamed for the way they dress, the way they act around people and the actions they do while under the influence of alcohol.

Most rape victims never report to the law out of fear.

Reminder: The junk food media loves "hot teacher" stories. Some educators are sexually assaulting their students. Some of these educators are hot attractive white women. I have yet to see a "hot teacher" get a lengthy sentence for having a sexual encounter with a twelve year old child.

This needs to change.

Anyone accused of having rape a person should be charged with a crime. They should be convicted in a court of law. They are innocent until proven guilty of course. The court of public opinion shouldn't matter. The judge, prosecutor and jury are the things that matter.

RAPE IS RAPE.

CONSENT DOESN'T MEAN HAVE YOUR WAY WITH THE VICTIM.

Monday, August 29, 2016

Huma Abedin: Get Help Anthony!

Get help Weiner.

I assure you the talk about Bill Clinton's alleged affairs will be brought up again.

The three time divorced Donald Trump will exploit this. I assure you that alleged domestic abuser Steven Bannon and alleged sexual harasser Roger Ailes will not be mentioned by alleged the sexual harassers on Fox News.

Internet creeper Matt Drudge, three timed divorced sexist old fart Rush Limbaugh and Sean "Softball" Hannity already plan on exploiting it. They will use this a way to tarnish Hillary Clinton.

Clinton campaign aide Huma Abedin is leaving her husband Anthony Weiner, the disgraced Democratic congressman and mayoral candidate.

This comes after allegations of Weiner continuing sexting women online.

“After long painful consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband,” Huma Abedin said in statement.
“Anthony and I remain devoted to doing what’s best for our son, who is the light of our life. During this difficult time, I ask for respect for our privacy.”
This scandal will become fodder for the right.

When Andrew Breitbart broke the news of Weiner posting his manhood online, the junk food media dismissed it as tabloid gossip. It became public when one of the women who received the pictures had her told the junk food media her encounter with Weiner who went by the name Carlos Danger.

Weiner resigned in a tearful apology to his supporters. It legitimized Breitbart News and gave it a voice in the junk food media.

Weiner would marry Huma Abedin and have a child.

Weiner was trying to regain glory by running for mayor of New York City. He was a strong contender at the time. It nosedived after it was revealed he was still sexting women and having alleged affairs. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by Bill de Blasio.

He would fade out of the political spotlight.

Of course, Weiner became a blogger and pundit and supporter of his wife while she was working for Clinton at the State Department.

Abedin became a target of conservative ire. Her name is mentioned in the email scandal. The never ending email scandal has put Clinton on the defense. It all has ties to the Republican obsession with the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack.

Clinton was not indicted by the feds in wrongdoing. Republicans are stilling trying to charge her with perjury.

Republicans are trying to find ways to defeat Clinton. This distraction will not hurt her, but it will keep conservatives bitching about the Clintons having no family values.

Again what people do in their homes is no one's business. But since we live in this culture of gotcha moments, expect this to be a theme of click bait.

Monday, August 08, 2016

Andrea Tantaros: Roger Ailes Fired Me Because I Didn't Want To Sleep With Him!

Andrea Tantaros once said that she would try a food stamp diet. Anyway, Tantaros, Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly accused ex-Fox News CEO Roger Ailes of repeated sexual harassment.


Andrea Tantaros, the former host of The Five and Outnumbered was sacked recently. She decides to aid her former colleague Gretchen Carlson in the lawsuit against now ex-Fox News chief Roger Ailes.

Tantaros complained about Ailes in 2014-15 but these requests were ignored by Bill Shine.

Shine is the interim president of Fox News for the time being. James and Lachlan Murdoch, co-chairs of News Corp are working on cleaning house. That means the top to bottom, the cannon will be loaded with others.

This bombshell comes a day after Gabriel Sherman released damning information about Ailes using a "black ops" team to denounce his critics and built narratives against political enemies (i.e. President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton).

Ailes used the budget to hire his "yes men" to do dirt digging on Sherman, Gawker and former employees who were moles on the inside.

Ailes for the most part denied ever sexually harassing his employees. Ailes' attorney Susan Estrich declined comment on the latest scandal.

Mind you Estrich was once a political consultant for failed Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis.

Estrich was once a feminist who stood on the forefront of women being harassed in the workplace. It seems like she's change locations. Gloria Allred is now stepping into the Roger Ailes controversy by denouncing Estrich and asking for other women to come forward. Women who worked for him during his tenure at Fox News and CNBC.

Patti Ann Browne, Juliet Huddy, Linda Vester, E.D. Hill, Laurie Dhue, Jane Skinner, Alexis Glick, and numerous others haven't responded yet. I bet you money, they've been harassed by Ailes.
Ailes in his pjs.

Ailes was responsible for Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush winning their presidential elections. He helped Rudy Giuliani get his mayoral spot in New York City. He managed to get Mike Douglas his show, Rush Limbaugh his show, helped build CNBC and created Fox News.

Fox News is the most powerful and most controversial in cable news.

Now pressure is on for Ohio University to remove Ailes from their media facility. Ailes graduated from the school in the 1960s.

Oh by the way, Bill Cosby accusers came to 60. Two more women spoke out against Cosby.

He is currently on trial for an incident that occurred in 2005. He placed quaaludes in Temple University accuser Andrea Constand's food and molested her while she was unconscious.

The trial is set to begin and if found guilty, Cosby could spent the rest of his LIFE in the iron college.

He will have to register in Offender U for the rest of his life.



Thursday, November 19, 2015

Jared Fogle Gets 15 In Federal Time Out!

Jared Fogle goes to federal time out.

The fall of an entertainment icon. The disgraced Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was sentenced to federal time out today. He was given a lengthy bid. He will spend 15 years and 8 months in the federal time out.

Once out he will register as a tier III sex offender for the rest of his life. He will have lost contact with his children, his wife and his vast fortune. He lost his "black card" with Subway.

All the fame, all the celebrities, all the luxury of being in the limelight is gone!

Fogle and his partner both had this obsession with popping little cherries. He was fixated on having sex with underage children. 

He plead guilty to harboring child porn. He plead guilty to traveling across state lines to have sex with a minor. 

He admits to the world that he had sex with underage girls and boys. He admits having sex with other women including prostitutes. 

Fogle will now head to the FDX Marion. The federal time out is in Marion, Illinois. We'll find out where he will go. He's not a violent criminal. He is a sexual offender and they usually sent the interments to Marion for treatment. 

Fogle tearfully apologized to the court and the victims as the judge handed him the sentence.

The lawyers were hoping for a five year bid on the basis of leniency. The prosecutors were hoping for 12 years and some change. The judge was more brutal. The judge saw Fogle as a selfish man who presents a danger to children. Fogle used his fortune to deliberately manipulate children into sexual encounters. The federal informant tipped off the law when she overheard him say that "teenage girls are sexy". Fogle told the federal informant that he wanted to have sex with her and two underage teens for his sexual fantasies and would gladly pay them for the encounter.

Now again, if you're caught up in a federal case and handed a sentence, you will serve the sentence in full. There's no early release in federal time out. You will serve all the sentence before they release you to post disposition control. 

Fogle will be 54 years old by the time he gets out of the federal time out. 



Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Subway "Officially" Fires Jared Fogle Out The Cannon!

Jared Fogle was fired out the cannon by fast food giant Subway after he admitted to harbor child porn.

Last month, the entertainment industry was rocked by a major celebrity for a fast food giant being caught up in sex scandal. Matter of fact, this scandal may have ended a longtime relationship with the company that motivated him to "Eat Fresh".

Jared Fogle made international buzz by losing 300 lbs after doing proper exercises and eating Subway sandwiches. He would visit his Subway store above his apartment near the campus of Indiana University.

Subway found their pitchman.

And for nearly 20 years, Jared was the man who told celebrities and young children to eat healthy.

He was a major celebrity. Around Indianapolis, his hometown, people knew who he was.

Or did they?

Well last month, the feds did a "NO KNOCK" and ordered an immediate seizure of Jared's computers, phone and television. Apparently there were some things on those devices that got the feds attention.

Now, as expected Jared has admitted to harboring child porn on his devices.

Jared was caught up in a tryst with a franchise owner and a 16 year old girl who he had an affair with.

So I am guessing that Jared wanted to a two piece. He also groomed this franchisee and girl to get a little nasty with him.

Jared also wanted to make a franchisee, her daughter and cousin join Craigslist to make $$$$$$.

We'll see when the charges net some federal time out or freezer burn. The news is shocking.

Subway had no choice but to fire him out the cannon. They've wiped Jared like they done Hulk Hogan and Bill Cosby.

Matter of fact, Jared made over $20 million in revenue, trademark and celebrity.

His family and lawyer offer no comment to the plea deal or the former business partner Russell Taylor.

Taylor was involved in the filming of children at his residence. When the feds came a knocking, the scenario became clear, there's more than just him. Taylor sung like a canary. Jared was fingered as the mastermind.

By the way, hackers got into Ashley Madison. The website is social dating website devoted to anonymous encounters between married couples or singles.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Whoopi Goldberg: I Can't Defend Bill No More!

Bill Cosby's best friend Whoopi Goldberg turned on him.

The nation of Cosby has collapsed. The controversy surrounding Bill Cosby has finally reached the breaking point. Many celebrities have dumped Cosby as a friend.

One celebrity is now peddling back her comments. She was defending Cosby and it happened to grab John Oliver's attention. So on Last Week Tonight, Oliver cataloged every event that The View host Whoopi Goldberg defending Cosby and other celebrities caught up in some crazy stuff.



While she agree that Cosby is innocent until proven guilty, the defense of him is now over.

 "I gotta say all the information out there kind of points to guilt," she said. "It looks bad, Bill."

She went on The View to express disappointment in him. She also blasted the critics for not understanding how things are often taken out of context. Golberg said she wasn't defending his actions.

Cosby has went into hiding. He still denies that he's done wrong but he knows that his legacy is ruined.

Many Americans once looked to Bill Cosby as the perfect father figure. I mean I grew up watching The Cosby Show, Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids and A Diff'rent World.

Now every time I see Cosby's face, I just cringe!

I mean this is bigger than I've thought!

Before I move on I want to say that Rosie Perez is out. Perez had announced that she's bouncing off The View because of dysfunction between her and Rosie O'Donnell (who left earlier). Rosie will return to Broadway and probably do guest hosting.

The Cosby Show's alumni Raven Symone and comedian Michelle Collins recently joined The View.

They will formally be introduced in the Fall season.



Monday, June 29, 2015

FBI Is Concern About A Serial Killer Murdering Women In Chillicothe!

These three women lived in Chillicothe. The FBI is determined to find a serial killer in the area.

Chillicothe, Ohio is 35 miles south of Columbus, Ohio. The city is rocked by a series of unsolved murders involving women on the stroll.

World News Today send our condolences to those lost in this senseless tragedy. Charlotte Trago, Wanda Lemons, Tameka Lynch, Shasta Himelrick, Tiffany Sayre and Timberly Claytor are loved.

They may have had issues in their lives, but in no way should they be murdered for that.

The law aided by the FBI in probing the histories of six women who turned up missing. Three of them were found dead near rivers. They have fingered a pimp as a person of interest.

The area is roughly hilly and rural.

Centered around Bridge Street, the Chillicothe Inn is a notorious spot for women to meet up with tricks who want a little action. Some of these women were addicted to heroin. These women ranged from the early 20s to late 30s. They were mothers, grandmothers, daughters and sisters.

 "Investigators recovered a great deal of evidence from the vehicle including blood, DNA, and a bullet," Ross County Sheriff George Lavender said.
These women turned up missing. Four of them ended up dead.
They also arrested 36-year-old Jason McCrary, a registered sex offender, for failing to update his address information. But they call him a prime person of interest in Timberly Claytor's killing.

Timberly's body was dumped in a vacant building lot around high weeds. She was shot three times and left for dead. She was 38-years old.

Is her death related to the disappearances of three other women?

"There's a common thread in terms of the places that the victims frequented and some of the people they were associated with,” Ross County Prosecutor Matthew Schmidt said.

Charlotte Trego was last seen in May of 2014. Wanda Lemons disappeared December 2014. Tiffany Sayre disappeared three weeks ago.

And last may Tameka Lynch was found dead in Paint Creek of an apparent overdose.

"I know that those of you in the media have talked  to some who have suggested that different people that are missing may know each other,” Schmidt said. “And that's something that we're looking at very seriously."
Jason McCrary is a registered sex offender. The law singling out this pimp as the person of interest.
"Last week we asked for FBI assistance in the three missing women case,” Chillicothe Police Chief Keith Washburn said. “We're in the process now of forming a task force."

Authorities said they want the expertise of the FBI to help them compare notes with other local agencies investigating missing women cases, including Columbus and Scioto County.

Leading some to wonder, is this the work of a serial killer? Investigators aren't ruling it out.

"We've got too many young women missing. So you always want to look at that possibility," Lavender said.

Schmidt said there was a great deal of forensic evidence found in that vehicle.

They are waiting for test results on that, and looking at surveillance video of Claytor's final hours, before they look at any additional charges against Jason McCrary.

He's being held in the Ross County jail on $100,000 bond.

This sexual predator doesn't care about their lives. All he sees is an opportunity to help them get their fix. And for this fix, these women didn't expect his sexual desire would lead to their murder.

The FBI is hoping that they can find the connection between each woman.

This sleeper story finally picked up some national attention. The junk food media is spooking the residents. The city is determined to find the suspect. Whether its McCrary or not, the mystery continues and we hope that the law can figure out how this senseless tragedy occurred.

That's the only thing that matters.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Ohio Man Sent To Federal Time Out For Harboring Child Porn!

The internet is a place where sexual predators find their victims.
This one hits close to home. I know this man who's going to federal time out. I'm shocked.

I am not surprised either.

Keegan Sipe, 31 lives Dayton, Ohio. He was caught up in a federal case in which he was scoping the social networks and Craigslist for some XXX. He engages a conversation with a man who is willing to sell his two daughters for sex. He and the man agreed to a meet up in Columbus.

Sipe went to Columbus. Once he got out of his vehicle the law drew their service weapons on him.

His conversation was with undercover cop. The Columbus Police, Secret Service and FBI set up a sting operation in which it would net sexual predators.

Once busted, the federal court ordered an immediate search of his computer and phone. They found the incriminating things that earned him a trip to federal time out.

Sipe pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Columbus to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity.

Sipe's attorney declined to comment Wednesday.

Prosecutors say Sipe was arrested after meeting an undercover officer he believed was a father arranging for Sipe to have sex with his 10- and 14-year-old daughters.

According to court documents, in December 2014, Sipe attempted to persuade an individual via the Internet to engage in sexual activity with females, Investigators discovered an advertisement on Craigslist soliciting a “taboo mother and daughter” that stated, “Get with me if you and daughter would like to have some fun. Kinky and taboo age no matter.”

When an undercover investigator responded to the advertisement, Sipe engaged in conversation with the law enforcement official. He believed the investigator was a father arranging for Sipe to meet with his two minor daughters to engage in sexual activity.

On December 20, 2014, Sipe arranged to meet the undercover officer in the Bob Evans parking lot in Hilliard, Ohio. Upon his arrival, he was taken into custody.

The parties involved in this case have agreed to a 10-year prison sentence for Sipe.

The Franklin County ICAC Task Force is a multi-agency effort dedicated to the fight against computer facilitated crimes against children.

Authorities say both sides agreed to recommend a 10-year prison sentence.

Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Upper Arlington Police Chief Brian Quinn, Marlon Miller, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and other members of the Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, announced the plea entered before U.S. District Judge Michael H. Watson.
He's going to a federal time out.

He will automatically be labeled TIER III. He will have to register with the locality for the rest of his life. He may face state charges if necessary.

He will be sent to either FCI Petersburg or USP Marion.

We're human first. Everything else last. But in this world, when your desires to be wanted, loved and sexually gratified, you take risky moves.

I am guilty as every other man and woman out there. I am reclusive and I am computer savvy. I am single and have been through heartbreak and disappointment. I know that I am looking for a relationship but in no rush for it.

But in no way I will date any person under 18 years old. Women who are 16 to 20 are considered "jail bait" in the minds of rational. But men who are in their older years end up meeting them, exploit them and rape them. And this may lead to the sexual exploitation and human trafficking of minors.

This is why the U.S. Department of Justice puts hammers on the sexual predators. You can get LIFE in the iron college if you're charged in three things (in relation to felonious sex crimes).
  • Human trafficking in sexual exploitation
  • Drug trafficking (slavery and exploitation) 
  • Child porn
Which one did he get? Obviously he's not a pimp or a drug lord. Option three is what got him.


Sunday, August 24, 2014

OKC Cop Done Some Real Pimp Game!

Daniel Holtzclaw, ex-officer for the Oklahoma City police is in the lockup after he was accused of raping prostitutes.

Brian Bates is the Video Vigilante of Oklahoma City. His mission is to control the ongoing prostitution in the community by shaming potential clients with videos of the act. He would carefully catch the client in a position with the prostitute. Then he would publish the video, the license plate and the name of the prostitute on his webpage called JohnTV.com

Today, I guess he's got an "I told you so" moment.

It wouldn't matter a regular Joe or a politico, the urges are there and people often seek opportunities off the poor.

Facebook, Twitter, POF, Badoo, OkCupid, backpage, Craigslist, and eHarmony are the new way for prostitutes to meet their clients. The pimps are becoming more equipped with the internet as well.

They'll recruit young women who are often runaways and drug abusers to be their "lovers" and "best friends".

They'll play psychological games in their heads and give them the tales of being not wanted or a promise in making a little extra money.

Brian Bates, the Video Vigilante of Oklahoma City.
Some women (and transgender women) are likely to engage in drugs and practice in unsafe sex. That's gives the risk of sexuality transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS.

Oklahoma City Police and the FBI are cracking down on underage prostitution and are arresting pimps, johns (tricks), and the underage prostitute's "female mentors (madams)".


An Oklahoma City police officer who was assigned to the infamous Robinson Avenue strip and used his power as a law enforcement officer to take advantage of prostitutes.

S. Baldwin once said it, will the racist right defend the police officer?

After all, the victims were Black and they were unarmed. They were accused of misdemeanors and were probably on drugs or something. Maybe he should have shot and killed them. What if the woman he'd picked up had Hepatitis C, HIV or Syphilis?

The ex-cop needs $5 million get out of jail free card after being accused of committing a series of sexual assaults against at least six women while on duty.

Daniel Ken Holtzclaw, 27, was arrested Thursday on complaints of rape, forcible oral sodomy, sexual battery and indecent exposure, The Oklahoman reported.

Oklahoma City Police Chief Bill Citty said at a news conference that Holtzclaw stopped women while he was working and forced them to expose themselves, fondled them and in at least one instance had intercourse with a woman.

Authorities have statements from six victims and expect a statement from a seventh, Citty said. He also said investigators believe there are additional victims.
Ex-cop's mugshot.
The department began investigating Holtzclaw after a woman complained to police June 18, the chief said. Holtzclaw was placed on leave that day.

"We started the investigation and we started looking at traffic stops he had made throughout the previous months to try to identify and initiate contact with females that we knew he had stopped during that period of time ... to see if they had been sexually assaulted," Citty said.

Records indicate Holtzclaw is in custody at the Oklahoma County Jail. The records don't list an attorney, and jail staff said they could not provide attorney information.

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater, who also attended the news conference, said he anticipates charges against Holtzclaw will be filed by Aug. 29.

Thursday, July 03, 2014

Rape Victim: George Will Is Just As Brainless Besides Being Tasteless!

Lisa Sendrow
A victim speaks out against a sexist bigot.

During an interview the woman who became the center of George Will's controversial column about rape victims speaks out against the conservative agitator's piece.

Lisa Sendrow a victim of a sexual assault on her college campus thought that Will's comments were "grotesque" and "downright stupid".

We here at Journal de la Reyna agree with Ms. Sendrow.

As you know, I've said it time after time!

Rape is not funny! It's not a badge of honor. It's not something to be made into a comedy or slut-shaming event. RAPE IS RAPE. IT'S A CRIME AND PEOPLE WHO COMMIT THIS ACT SHOULD BE PUNISHED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW!

People like Loudmouth Bill Cunningham, Rush "KING HIPPO" Limbaugh, and George Will are examples of this culture of men who believe that a rape victim "asked for it".

No matter how a woman acts in public, she shouldn't be subjected to any sexual assault. Many men believe that the woman "had it coming" because she was drunk or she wanted to be a "slut" anyway.

Will thinks that women who get drunk and want to sleep around deserve to be raped. That's what his controversial column talked about. It gin up so much controversy, it cost him a few syndicates who distribute his columns.

Media Matters for America interviews Lisa Sendrow and asked her how this column by Will affected her perspective of the rise in college campus rape.
George Will is a certified idiot. He's too blind or too damn stupid to understand that rape on college campuses is real and the victims are afraid to tell the law about the incident. He believes it's coveted that a woman gets raped. 
Sendrow graduated from Swarthmore in 2013 and now works as a legal assistant. She told Media Matters in an interview over the weekend that she first "tried to avoid the Will piece as much as possible," but after friends pressed her to read it she found the column "infuriating," and felt that his dismissal of her story was dangerous to survivors.

"No one wants to hear that you brought this on yourself," she said, while discussing her reaction to Will's piece. "No one wants to relive the experience or tell that story, when they haven't really had a chance to reflect. You can't really heal if people are telling you that it's your fault. But that's what Will did."

Sendrow explained that she has experienced sexual assault multiple times, but decided to officially report this particular experience and talk to Philadelphia magazine in part because at the time she worked as an advocate for survivors on a campus hotline. "I realized that I could no longer be an advocate and tell survivors to go to the college and report if I wasn't going myself." But the decision wasn't easy, and that contributed to her choosing to wait before initially reporting. "The fact that Will said I waited [to report the assault] -- most women wait awhile. You have to think about what happened, you have to heal."

Research from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control found that 1 in 5 women had been sexually assaulted while in college, and repeat victimization is common. Reporting rates are particularly low on campuses, and campus assailants tend to be repeat offenders. "This is the only sexual assault I've ever reported," Sendrow noted, "because I felt I was the most safe reporting this one."

She added that she "was also raised to think I put myself in this situation, and it took me a really long time. After hearing others' stories I realized it wasn't my fault -- I was raped. I didn't want to be diminished, I didn't want to be afraid."

While the Philadelphia magazine story clearly documented a serious example of sexual assault (notably, Sendrow specifically stated that she did not consent), Sendrow felt that the magazine took her story and others out of context and omitted key details, "which was exactly what we didn't want to happen." Her assault was "more violent than what [the Philadelphia magazine reporter] wrote. The way he made it seem was very small in comparison." Sendrow added that she received "very threatening" messages from her attacker days after the assault, which the Philadelphia story hadn't included. She had hoped that talking to the media would in part help other survivors by showing they no longer had to be afraid and that their stories couldn't be diminished, and was frustrated when that was "exactly what [Will's column] did."

Sendrow also vehemently rejected Will's claim that survivors might have a coveted status. "I absolutely have not received any privileges from sexual assault. [Will] has clearly never experienced the fear of sexual assault," she said. "He clearly has no idea how hard it is to sleep, to walk around, thinking at any moment this person that you live down the hall from could come out."

Rush Limbaugh and Bill Cunningham are two men who believe that it's the woman's fault for a rape.
She saw a counselor and was diagnosed with PTSD following the assault, she said, which "is pretty common for a lot of survivors I know. It did not help my grades, it did not help my social status. I lost a lot of friends ... No one tells you, 'oh you're a survivor, let me give you a free lunch.' No one gives a shit about you. What benefit could we possibly get? Sometimes I feel like I can't have a real relationship because someone might touch me in the wrong way. How is that okay?"

Sendrow told Media Matters she received violent threats after the Philadelphia article was published. One threat said that she and the other women quoted in the story "deserved to be stoned." Others said "I should be raped again, or 'really' raped, that I was a slut, you know, using my sexual background to say I deserved it."

For Sendrow, most upsetting about Will's column was that "he was politicizing sexual assault, he's a conservative columnist, but why should sexual assault be political?" She criticized him for putting the term sexual assault in quotation marks, implying doubt in survivors' stories, and for using her personal story to "describe the experience of all survivors, and [making] it seem very small." She added, "it was mostly upsetting because I don't feel like survivors' voices were heard."

Will's full column, Sendrow said, made it feel "as if women don't have a voice. Anything bad that happens to a woman, it doesn't matter, because we're the ones who are at fault. And this is already what we're told every single day," she concluded. "We're raised all our lives to think this isn't an issue. But this is an issue. This is why people are triggered, this is why people have PTSD. People will go through their lives thinking rape culture isn't real."

In the end, Sendrow wondered whether Will would have been able to similarly dismiss her story of assault if it came from someone close to him.

"What if [Will's] daughter -- I don't know if he has a daughter -- but would he say to her, that this didn't happen?" she asked. "If she came to him crying, or even not crying, but if she came to him and told him this story, would he just say it wasn't real?"

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