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I was bothered by that as well. My guess is that current societal pressures make it difficult for the article to imply that any explanation but rape is possibl
by nkurz 7y ago
I was bothered by that as well. My guess is that current societal pressures make it difficult for the article to imply that any explanation but rape is possible. In the articles defense, there is an argument that the incarcerated are not legally able to give sexual consent, and thus any sex between the a warden and a prisoner by definition statutory rape. I don't think it's a clearly established theory, but I can see why it would be a desirable legal standard. Here's an article on the topic: https://www.abqjournal.com/1030674/law-says-inmate-consent-to-sex-is-nonexistent.html https://www.abqjournal.com/1030674/law-says-inmate-consent-t...
- fapjacks 7y agoThere is also an argument that all penetrative sex is violent rape, but I don't buy that, either. As far as "societal pressures" to perform a certain way, this seems a very poor excuse for someone that likes to think of themselves as a journalist. But I suppose it's also why people think of Buzzfeed more appropriately as mass-media entertainment than some kind of journalism. As much as I wish there were a way to reliably communicate to readers that the source they're reading is a tabloid, I also am wary of gatekeeping in journalism. I'm not sure what the best way forward is, but I do worry about this new breed of yellow journalism, sites like Buzzfeed which are purposefully harmful, muckraking for profit as clickbait.