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Old 07-12-2013, 09:23 AM   #11 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd
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Well, I still disagree with you. If you say no, then it's no. Him being drunk does not give him the rights to do what he wants to your body. If you hit someone while drunk driving, you may have done something you wouldn't do while sober, but it's not like it's gonna get you any slack! We hold people accountable, even if they're drunk.
You've touched on something here that I'd tried to speak about earlier in the thread: If a drunken woman says "yes", the fact that she's drunk may invalidate her consent, however, a drunken man is guilty regardless.

Clearly this is not an equal standard, and I am interested in hearing how we justify it.

EDIT: I apologise if I seem insensitive to your posts, Misspoptart. That's not my intent. If you'd rather I not start this discussion, I'll gladly and respectfully remove my post. Or alternatively, someone has permission to remove it for me if I have gone to work.
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