Bristol Palin Claims Virginity Was "Stolen"

[DrPhil]

I absolutely believe her account. I never disbelieved it. I just don't think her virginity was "stolen" unless she means the alcohol stole it; and she and Levi were both too inebriated, young, dumb, and full of cum to be having sex.

She is clear that she doesn't believe that Levi used alcohol to rape her. However, as she and her publicists very well know and has been stated in this thread, the alleged victim does not have to be aware of the status of victim for others to place them in that status. There's a reason why this story is the headline for her memoir after her beef with McCain. The same reason I now know Florence Henderson caught crabs and has a new book. Being honest and sharing is good for diaries but when you choose to write a public tell-all you are no longer just being honest with no expectation of some outcome.

Maybe Bristol Palin wants young ladies to learn from her mistakes. Maybe Bristol Palin wants to make some money. I certainly don't view her sharing the same as I view people like Sugar Ray Leonard who pulls no punches (pun intended) that what happened to him WAS abuse.

/just like the rest of you, I care enough to type in this thread about this

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

/just like the rest of you, I care enough to type in this thread about this

Yep, that's about as much care as I can muster.

I managed to post on facebook mocking Newt Gingrich so Bristol's got a ways to go before meeting that level of involvement.

[KSig RC]

This appears to be using the same definition of "stolen" that you might use to say the Yankees "stole" Babe Ruth from the Red Sox.

I mean this not to minimize the chance of actual sexual assault, but rather that the connotation outstrips denotation drastically. This tactic is, unfortunately, par for the course as far as political rhetoric goes ...