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.