I caught just part of it and was appalled. Here's a Change.org petition asking them to apologize, that I signed.

However, CNN was not alone.

Here is a response that I shared on Facebook (not that I wrote) Steubenville teens are found guilty but rape culture remains alive and well. It points to the many places in our culture that privilege men and excuse rape.

Yesterday I read an essay about "angry feminists" and how anger can be a useful thing. It pointed out that we're in a "third wave" of feminism: a lot of the legislative/policy work has been done, but the societal and cultural work goes on, and it's a harder and slower process.

One more link, from a friend this morning: A Letter To My Sons About Stopping Rape. A world in which people act with empathy and compassion for others is the hard, hard work to be done... teaching all our children that good sex only comes from mutual consent -- and not just consent, but affirmation. That it's right to take action about something you see that is wrong.

And yeah to your points, too, Bobert.

~ Becky in Long Beach