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Eliot Rosewater

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27. GOP has supported rape from day one. Women who disobey will be raped or killed

Reply to yardwork (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 06:32 PM

Sep 2018

in back alleys.

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I attended a private university during the late 70s - early 80s [View all] yardwork Sep 2018 OP

You make me wonder if we were classmates. Squinch Sep 2018 #1

All too familiar for me. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #2

Wow, I must have led a sheltered life. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #3

I never encountered parties like this, either. Late 70s, early 80s. LisaM Sep 2018 #18

Reading through the responses on this thread, it appears that fraternities are the problem. yardwork Sep 2018 #20

Yes, I think the frat "culture," especially where the members were entitled rich brats The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #23

I went to college in the mid-80s. Dulcinea Sep 2018 #35

Ditto lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #4

That describes the University of Georgia in the 1980s to a tee. GoCubsGo Sep 2018 #14

The entire culture in the 1980s was sick. Reagan got elected by Young Republicans. yardwork Sep 2018 #21

Tritto... MountCleaners Sep 2018 #26

Holy cow, just saw this. LuckyCharms Sep 2018 #5

Where's your thread or post? I'd love to read it. yardwork Sep 2018 #22

Here you go: LuckyCharms Sep 2018 #36

It has been Wellstone ruled Sep 2018 #6

Thanks for this, yardwork. This described behavior does not sound unfamiliar. R B Garr Sep 2018 #7

Yes, Facebook. The name says it all. yardwork Sep 2018 #24

I remember the pig book! janterry Sep 2018 #30

This male behavior existed at small liberal arts college campuses.. Guilded Lilly Sep 2018 #8

I don't know Kavanaugh but I know Kavanaugh C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #9

The jargon, yes! Entitled twits. yardwork Sep 2018 #25

That wasn't a "private university" exclusive BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #10

as Micheal Moore said to Chris Hayes last night "We all know these guys" Judging from the handful mulsh Sep 2018 #11

Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2018 #12

Frats today Johnny2X2X Sep 2018 #13

Yes, the women who were targeted and victimized were blamed. yardwork Sep 2018 #38

And the frat boy douchebags are the ones currently running the country. Initech Sep 2018 #15

Thank you for all your responses. yardwork Sep 2018 #16

Check. zentrum Sep 2018 #17

I guess I was lucky to have gone to a school where this sort of partying wasn't common, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #19

I think the decade between the 60s and the late 70s/early 80s shanny Sep 2018 #33

Could be. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #34

GOP has supported rape from day one. Women who disobey will be raped or killed Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #27

I picked a women's college in the early '80s torius Sep 2018 #28

Me too. Rutgers and NYU at age 14-16. By the time I was in college I could afford booze and bettyellen Sep 2018 #29

The coverage and discussions about this have impacted me personally... Moostache Sep 2018 #31

I went to a public university in the mid to late 1970's customerserviceguy Sep 2018 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author DeminPennswoods Sep 2018 #37

I graduated from a private university in 1983 AngryOldDem Sep 2018 #39

I remember a party that a good friend of mine had, at her house (she was ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #40