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We now have a victim's clear statement. The determination to ignore that is clear. Research my ass.

The pattern of disbelieving victims is indeed part of rape culture. It is how it is constructed in case after case of sexual assault. Victims are disbelieved, prosecutors fail to follow through, and people take a statement from Woody Allen's publicist and present it as though it were fact. It is not. You want to pretend it's all about men vs women. It is not, at least not for me. Perhaps it is for you. The only reason gender plays a role is that most victims are women and most perpetrators male, and too many people assume women are lying, which is exactly what is happening here. My reaction would be identical if the accused perpetrator were female and the victim male. I will always believe a credible victim because I choose not to engage in the far too common pattern of disbelieving victims that is central to rape culture. Your appeals to "research" are bogus. You have ignored the key evidence: Dylan's recent statement.

I find is astounding how accused sexual predators are held in higher esteem by many than any other member of society. No politician is given that level of consideration, no other accused criminal, yet for some reason if a person is accused of sexual assault he is elevated in stature. I find it a disturbing trend.