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I knew it was just whine.

How did thief get in there? What did she do, steal his *****?

Edit: oh, federal funding. I think that question is funny enough to leave as is though.

Edited, Feb 8th 2011 10:21pm by Allegory

She certainly intended to insult him, but I don't see any evidence of intent to defame. It may be a false accusation, but she isn't trying to convince people that gbaji is a rapist, she's merely calling him one.

I can not wait for Varus to join this thread. I am sure to have a braingasm at 10AM tomorrow morning.

According to Gbaji, every woman who wants an abortion will falsely claim to have been raped in order to defraud the government.

You know, just like what happens today under the current legislation.

Do you (any of you) honestly think I enjoyed making this ruckus? I did it because something was said about me directly which I felt was well past acceptable even on this forum. If I could have honestly come up with anyway to reconcile what was said without having to confront Guenny about it, I would have. What I do find strange is that so many of you think I'm over-reacting with my response, but none of you are with yours? I've never see so many people get so butthurt over something in my life. Wah!!! Someone pushed a button and told on someone!

Get over it. It's not like I accused any of you of committing a felony or anything. Why are you upset?

Interesting fact, depending on the state, Libel can be considered a felony when it meats certain criteria.

Seriously? There are no things in your life you care enough about to mention to someone else, or even to demand an apology over, but not enough to sue them over? That's kinda... odd, isn't it?

Nope to be quite honest I usually avoid getting myself into situations where my opinion is so ridiculously obscure that people feel the need to harsh my mellow for it. Ive never had ambition to sue anyone nor ask for an apology. But I guess when I don't really care what people think about me on the internet it goes without saying.

Unless you think the internet is your life, you are way over doing this.

Yes. But as Kao pointed out, there is a difference between internet "punches" and an accusation or claim about someone which can legally be considered defamatory. Most people automatically avoid the latter. It's not even that hard. In this case, guenny's post crossed that line. At the end of the day, an internet persona is a part of the person. We like to talk about anonymity, but it's not really there. And it's not always about immediate harm either. Imagine if 10 years from now, I decide to run for public office. Someone tracks down my internet posting name and finds a post by someone accusing me of having committed rape and I don't deny it at the time. Do you think anyone's going to figure out if the claim was true? Or do you think they'll just run with a non-denied accusation from 10 years ago?

Is there even a doubt?




It's 50% upset and 50% 'if I don't say something now, it becomes "true" to some people'.




I'd say she resorted to personal attacks and accusations because she was getting shredded over her unsupportable position. It's interesting to me that your own bias overlooks her motives for making the personal attack in the first place, but clings to it as explanation for my defense against it.


I really ought to write a book someday about internet clique psychology someday. I've got tons of material!

What about a situation in which someone else holds a position which is ridiculously obscure (to use your words) and then because you refuse to accept his position, he does or says something you take great offense to, and you might want to get that person to apologize? You can't imagine that could ever happen? No matter how ridiculous the other persons position is or how wrong they are, you can't imagine feeling a need to correct them?


I'll add "compulsive need to interpret people's actions and decisions within a context which assumes that they are always wrong and I am always right" to the list.

You know the best thing about being over 40? Its that when you're over 40 you dont give 2 shits what anyone else thinks of you.

Its ace. /nod