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Suppose it's a sex crime. Is the woman the victim?

We'd have to know the details, wouldn't we?

Last I checked, men and women can both commit sex crimes...
 
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You realize that her story includes the details, right?

Indeed -- and if those details contradicted what we knew to be true, her story would not be credible.
 
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But you missed the word, "defensive".

I had hoped that by overlooking your error instead of drawing attention to it by correcting you, we could move forward by discussing the actual topic instead of getting bogged down -- yet again -- with a fixation on my personal habits.

I see I was wrong.
 
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Slogans don't usually work as well on a sign or T shirt with entire sentences.

No one has claimed that you should believe women simply because they are women. That is what you added to their claims. From where I am viewing it looks like you are adding those words simply because it allows you to dismiss them.
 
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No one has claimed that you should believe women simply because they are women. That is what you added to their claims. From where I am viewing it looks like you are adding those words simply because it allows you to dismiss them.

Spot on. I take the “Believe Women” slogan to convey the message that we should stop disbelieving women so readily when they do come forward....to reverse the culture which dissuades so many (>65%..?) from reporting their attacks...
 
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No one has claimed that you should believe women simply because they are women. That is what you added to their claims. From where I am viewing it looks like you are adding those words simply because it allows you to dismiss them.

Then how about something a bit more lengthy, such as "We believe survivors". The statement assumes that if someone claims to be a victim, then they are, and the person they accused is guilty based only on the accusation. This was the case, along with "Believe women" that was used as the slogans from liberal protesters during the Kavanaugh hearings.
 
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