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So this piece of shit fuckwad only things RELIGIOUS VIRGINS can be seen as actually being raped?? That wives don't get raped? That prostitues don't get brutalized?

That after dinner sex gone bad, complete with 911 calls and anal tearing aren't "rape" unless the woman is a VIRGIN???

That rape isn't about forcing yourself on another, but being BRUTAL about it? What's next??? It won't be good enough for rapists to beat the woman into unconsciouness but he must also mutititlate her nipples and body so that the Jesus Patrol can safely announce it was indeed a rape.

HOLY SHIT!?!?!?!?

When will the fuckers learn that rape isn't about SEX.

Got that?!?!?!?!

RAPE ISN'T ABOUT SEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It isn't a SEX CRIME.

It's a crime of rage. A crime of CONTROL.

If it was about sex, then little old ladies in nursing homes wouldn't be raped. Little girls in black patent leather shoes, would be raped by their Uncles.

It's about some fucked up MAN feeling so insecure and unmanly that he has to go out and exert his power over someone, usually at the threat of a blade, or the threat of "I'll tell".

We still have women, even on these boards that doubt their rape. "Well it wasn't a stranger" or "I wasn't hurt terribly as I've seen on films".

Some man sticks his dick in you without your consent... THAT'S RAPE. Period.

I'm sorry men, I love you guys here - But I think we would have less controversy about rape and more protection and justice if MEN WERE RAPED, IF MEN HAD TO LIVE ON THE ALERT. But that would probably make some men more meaner and the violence against the compassionate sex would increase.

Napoli, may he never have daughters who come home with their panties torn by their boyfriend. Cause that, to him isn't rape. Because this sick fuck sees rape as SEXUAL. That's how fucked his own view of sex is. He actually thinks rape is an act of sex.

I hope to G-d he finds himself one day - standing in an ER waiting room with nothing on but a friend's father's coat wrapped around them. Wondering where you're other shoe was left? Hoping that the little kid wouldn't stare at you. Too dizzy to sit down, too scared to turn around. Just standing while even women tried not to look at you. ... Now we'll have to "hope" that some fuckup will think you were injured "enough".

Fuck this. Fuck Napoli and the G-d Squad. Jesus wasn't around when most of us were raped - forcibly, or silently threatened with destroying our name, family, academic careers. So why should their Jesus decide how much are vaginas should be torn? How fat our lips should be?

How many scars we'll walk with.

Rape the only crime where the victim carries the burden of the shame, guilt, doubt.

No one ever asks what the driver was wearing when carjacked! No one ever whispers about a pedestrian being hit by a drunk driver - oh well she was jaywalking and it was only a matter of time that she'd be road gummi worms.

Is this how America views women?

So Rapists... you have supporters in Napoli, take it easy while you're raping your next "victim" - make sure you don't beat her up ... to much. Make sure the knife is real dull. Make sure she's a mother of three kids who is an atheist, I'm sure the Red will see her as a willing sex "partner".

Make sure to give you victims rupies or someother drug - so that the Bible Belt can declare you a druggie and therefore you DESERVED to be raped.

Save ourselves for men?? Some of us, some of us survivors - feel that we wanted to share our love, our passion, our strength and yes damnit - our healing with others. YOU may be afraid of sex. Ashamed of sex. You may SUCK at pleasing yourself and your partner... but some of us, regardless of what happened to us in life- see sex as a glorious way to share with another.  Solemn, joyous acts of passion, understanding - and FREEDOM.

I'm sorry these "men" have such fucked up views of sex and women and the world. But their views are worse, actually, that the blows of a rapist. With their views - they make ALL of us potential targets and victims.  

My rapist only attacked me once. But Napoli insists on getting in on the "action".

May he reap what he wants for others. And may it be a woman who stands in judgements of his "wounds".

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Mon Mar 6th, 2006 at 04:58:08 PM EST
I knew that you and others would be able to express their outrage more articulately than I can.  I'm sorry assholes like this guy hold public office in this country.  It's depressing.  
by BooMan on Mon Mar 6th, 2006 at 05:13:22 PM EST
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Thank you for your very personal and insightful comments!  It is all about "control" and Senator Napoli's words reflect his desire for control is absolute to the nth degree.  It is sad to realize that Senator Napoli's opinion is becoming seen as the norm.

This also reflects the general disrespect for women in this country today.  Until men truly respect women as equal partners in all phases of society, injustice against women will continue to manifest itself in every area of their lives.

I guess Senator Napoli thinks "abortion" is something women decide on a moment's notice.  He must think that women  "skip" to abortion clinics singing a song!  What a pure evil and unloving person this Senator must be!  His definition of rape is so out of sorts, I can not even see any logic in the definition to begin with.

His extreme thought process shows why it is important to educate everyone on the true meaning of rape.  If men did not force themselves on women in the first place, would there be a reason for abortion at all?  I believe that the amount of abortions would greatly be reduced in this country and worldwide.  That is why Senator Napoli truly shows his ignorance in a manner that is filled with hate and stupidity.

Well, the battle continues, but I believe that things will change over time and education.  Until then, we have to stand up, speak out and stay strong in the face of ignorant, unloving and vile extremist idealists that are trying to "control" all of us in one manner or another.

We must not continue to cure the symptoms and ignore the disease!
Spiritual Awakening

by vieravisionary (tdelaine (at) cfl (dot) rr (dot) com) on Mon Mar 6th, 2006 at 05:32:16 PM EST
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You need no help in kicking some ass on this one, but if I may, I'd be very honored to stand with you and hold your hat, metaphorically speaking.

If there's any righteousnes, it is yours! If there was a god or any justice, fuckwads like Napoli would find themselves on the receiving end of his own filthy, dirty work.

by vicki (nosnivelling at hotmail dot com) on Mon Mar 6th, 2006 at 05:52:36 PM EST
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Yep, the theocrats have been emboldened.  More and more of them are hauling their festering selves out from under their slimy rocks and saying what they really believe.

Only good Christian girls can truly be injured so badly by rape that they earn an exemption from the abortion ban. And that injury is PSYCHOLOGICAL in nature!  It's OK if them godless lib'rul wimmen lose their procreative abilities thru lack of access to abortion, but we've gotta protect the ultra-sensitive minds of our Jesus-maidens???!!! WTF???

This is of a piece with the "religious folks are entitled to censor stuff that offends their precious widdle minds".  USA Today actually had a fine guest opinion piece on this topic today.

I'd love to see Napoli vs DJ and MSOC.  I'd PAY to see that.

by OkieByAccident (glimmung2 at yahoo dot com) on Mon Mar 6th, 2006 at 06:07:33 PM EST
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This is the doctrine. Thank you DJ for spelling it out without formality.

Pure and simple, rape is 1. not about sex, but power and inadequacy, and 2. unwanted insertion of a penis in either lower orifice of a woman is rape.

If I could humbly add: men are deathly afraid of being sodomized/raped by another man. I'm not going to write a long missive about men and their fear of rape, but it's deeply pervasive in the male psyche.

Share. Share resources, share delight, share burdens, share the healing. Sharing will bring us back from mass suicide. www.share-international.org

by Isis on Tue Mar 7th, 2006 at 12:57:59 PM EST
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i think its deeply pervasive in all people.  But actually, I never think about it or even the possibility of it.  So, while I certainly don't want it to happen to me, I'm not sure what pervasive means in my context.  Maybe deeply averse.
by BooMan on Tue Mar 7th, 2006 at 01:08:40 PM EST
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