Steve Summit wrote:
But suppose the rape victim insists that the name of her rapist never be mentioned by anyone in any context. Suppose she insists that the name of the clubs of which her rapist is a member also never be mentioned. Suppose she insists that no one else be allowed to join those clubs. Suppose that when someone questions the necessity or practicality or effectiveness of these increasingly extreme "remedies", that the victim and her sycophants accuse the questioner of failing to properly support the victim. Suppose that when someone asks, "Was she raped?", the question is stricken from the public record as if it had never been asked.
I should point out, for accuracy, that it appears that SlimVirgin didn't actually request any of this. It appears it was spontaneously decided on by others.
The rest I otherwise agree with in broad outline. One can swing too far in either direction on something like this.