tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899696.post8678556459265336958..comments2023-10-18T02:56:27.711-07:00Comments on Jennifer Roback Morse: Domestic Violence in Same Sex RelationshipsJennifer Roback Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08328491226267765655noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899696.post-77110921593232230192008-01-03T05:46:00.000-08:002008-01-03T05:46:00.000-08:00Dear, dear... I have to say, this seems to be a ve...Dear, dear... I have to say, this seems to be a very common flaw of yours.<BR/>"Look at the news! -This- happened! Now, if we do a little bit of 'backtracking' and 'calculations'..."<BR/><BR/>Oh look, we end up at the worst-case scenario, presented as if it's happening up and down our street.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to start out by stating what -should- be the obvious; that both of these women were bisexual. From the article, it appeared that both of them had boys before they were a couple, implying that they bpth had a former relationship with a man.<BR/>More than that, though; lesbians are -women-. And yes, it's true, women are quite capable of crazy things when it comes to betrayal and cruelly severed relationships. A woman scorned and all that; it does seem to me that Rita Hinkle just such a scorned woman.<BR/>(I'd like to make clear that I'm not condoning her behavior; by all accounts, she seems quite mentally unstable.)<BR/><BR/>And this bit.<BR/>"The data does not break out how many of those offenders were women."<BR/>Wow. If that isn't just a red-flag for prejudice against lesbianism, I don't know quite what is.<BR/>Your statement is admittedly true; but, if we operate under the assumption that lesbians are -women-, and therefore less susceptible to bouts of physical violence than men are, then we can safely say that they represent quite a small portion.<BR/>But we don't know, do we? We don't -know-. There isn't a -study-, or any resulting information.<BR/>But you're the one arguing to -us-, if I'm not mistaken? That makes it your job to give us reason, not speculation. If you can't find it, wait until you can, or make it so you can. Until then, it's she-said-she-said. That's no way to solve problems.<BR/>That -is- what you're after, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com