So in the wake of a massive public spotlight on rape, the priority apparently is to protect the reputations of the tiny % of men falsely accused of rape

[FastidiaBlueberry]

FFS FFS FFS

Is it very cynical of me to think that this new demand to enable anonymity for men accused of rape (most of whom are guilty, but get off anyway) is a psychological need to re-establish what is most important to these woman-haters?

Stop talking about the mountain of rape victims who never get justice and FGS start talking about the anthill of men who get falsely accused.

Enough of Steubenville, Delhi, Frances Andrade, Jimmy Savile's victims, the 1 in 4 women who are raped or sexually assaulted.

Let's get back to talking about the really important issues - the miniscule number of men who will be falsely accused of rape or who will be the victim of mistaken identity. Fools, don't you know they're more important than all those rape vicitms? That that's a much bigger issue? So what 25% of women are subjected to rape or sexual assault? So what if 85-90% of rape victims don't report? So what that of those who do, only 6% get a guilty verdict even though only between 2-6% are lying or mistaken? Let's get some perspective on this - men matter more than women, stop imagining they don't.

Fuming but off to bed.

[TheDoctrineOfSciAndNatureClub]

So is this yucky phlegmy cough I've got, running.

[TheDoctrineOfSciAndNatureClub]

ODFO.

[MechanicalTheatre]

I had a persistent phlegmy cough from the 19th of December until the 20th of February.

Do I get a phlegmy prize?

[FastidiaBlueberry]

Arf.

What on earth does he think he'll achieve by that?

This person would have had a proper hobby in the old days.

I blame the internet.

[TheDoctrineOfSciAndNatureClub]

Wood turning? That always sounds like a mellow, contemplative hobby.

[FastidiaBlueberry]

Or whittling perhaps.

[TheDoctrineOfSciAndNatureClub]

Ah, you have beaten me MT, I've only had mine since 1 feb or so.

[MechanicalTheatre]

I'd love a go at whittling.

Come on Doctrine, keep it up. You can be coughing and wheezing and hawking well into spring.

[IlianaDupree]

I've had a cough since christmas, it hurts, I'm a wimp and make half arsed attempts to cough, t'is funny.

[TheDoctrineOfSciAndNatureClub]