Men who think they are entitled to certain women and react violently when the women refuse are not a new phenomenon.
(Harvey Weinstein Facing Arrest in New York Following Sex Assault Inquiry)
He is expected to turn himself in Friday morning.
Morgan Freeman joins the list.
About time Weinstein’s accusations get to a court system. I am sure USC is scrambling to figure out where a settlement might come from. Between MSU and Penn State they have a pretty good target on the $$.
Rats, love Morgan Freeman. He’s like God to me 
“The Equestrian Coach Who Minted Olympians, and Left a Trail of Child Molestation”
A thoughtful piece in the Times, although with some errors on the double-jeopardy theory:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/sports/keith-mumphery-michigan-state.html
@Hanna That is a very upsetting story!
New op-ed about a public-health-style intervention for college women that began as a controlled study in Canada:
Thank you posting the article about Flip the Script. Brilliant.
Flip the Script sounds awesome. We’re so socialized not to make a fuss. But
For most women, yelling and then if necessary using physical force don’t come naturally.
I hope she said “You paid for the drinks, not my body” as she slapped him.
The only thing I don’t like about this is how it possibly validates the idea that a guy should continue pressing his unwanted advances until she slaps him. Validates in his mind, of course, not hers; she already understood that No means No when she said No. But if this apparently excellent program spread, would it encourage guys to continue assaulting women until they met physical force? Maybe that ship has sailed, and guys who don’t understand that no means no already assault women.
@“Cardinal Fang”
I didn’t get the impression the program validates the idea that a guy should continue pressing his unwanted advances, but is acknowledging that this behavior exists. What did the article say? A sexual attitude and approach that is “set” in middle to late teen years? The program is teaching women to recognize the danger signs.
For sure the program does not validate the idea that a guy should continue pressing unwanted advances, but the program is not offered to the offenders. I worry that an unwanted side effect is that guys, hearing stories of other guys who got slapped and then stopped, will decide that slapping is the way women indicate that the advances are unwanted. We want them to conclude, “I don’t want to get slapped so I’ll listen to a woman when she says No,” but they might conclude, “If she really wants me to stop she’ll slap me. If she didn’t slap me I can ignore her protestations.”
This was in the article so the slapping episode was just one example, the above quote from the article suggests that there are other techniques, likely verbal, to use first to stop unwanted advances/aggression and it suggests that they work.
“the program is not offered to the offenders”
I hope other researchers elsewhere are working on this from different angles. It is not a coincidence that this program began in Canada. In the U.S., we have a lot of trouble bringing science to politically charged issues like sex education, drug abuse, and even child nutrition. We need the public health people to figure out what works, and they can’t do that if they have to walk a political tightrope.
I don’t know about that, and I’m not going to say that hitting someone is the wrong thing to do in these circumstances, but for many people it would be tacit permission to hit back, which could prove dangerous.
Self-defense programs normally instruct students to weigh whether fighting back will be safer than submitting, and I’m sure they do so in this case. Notice that the woman who fought back in this article slapped the guy and then elbowed him in the chest. Seems like she was trying to disable him for long enough so she could escape, and then she did escape.
GQ and Glamour report on a survey of 1,147 men about #MeToo and consent:
https://www.gq.com/story/metoo-and-men-survey-glamour-gq
https://www.glamour.com/story/men-metoo-survey-glamour-gq
As a student, I’d like to share my input on these comments:
Even though most of these are about personal stories and articles, I’d like to add to the subject of the way people react to it:
You see, the average age range in a normal college setting is between (18-23) IMO. These young, adventurous students will seek fun and enjoyment while trying to keep up on their studies as well. Even though “the college experience” sounds like a great idea to many, a darker side is usually hidden from the main crowd. Something that slips past everyone, including me:
The assault and harassment that occurs on college campuses. These actions usually happen during the evening & overnight hours at parties, bars, and even out on the streets.
From simple harassment: Catcalling, staring at women seductively, etc. to more severe issues: without consent and causing unwanted harm towards someone.
This is the sad reality about college. Even though we may think that we’re living in a safe environment, there’s always a slight risk of something negative happening. Furthermore: self defense classes, more awareness, and being smarter out in public can only help people so much to avoid any future problems.
Overall, understanding the reality of the situation brings up a simple question: “What kind of world do we live in?” The answer is:
A non-perfect world. Even though everything may seem fine to you, there’s no such thing as a perfect world where everyone behaves and acts nice towards each other.