> (which by the way, polls consistently have shown the majority of Americans disapprove of AA) Popular opinion does not make something right or wrong. I have n

> (which by the way, polls consistently have shown the majority of Americans disapprove of AA) Popular opinion does not make something right or wrong. I have no opinion on AA, but sometimes, needed measures are unpopular. > Called homophobic if you think gay pride parades are not a good idea [...] and also don't want almost-naked leathered men walking around your neighborhood) This is only non-homophobic if the same non-want is applied to women, e.g. at some types of carnivals. Then you're just a prude ;) > Called sexist if you suggest that rape victims should go to the police as soon as possible after, rather than wait months or years later. I wouldn't call this opinion sexist, just ignorant. Yes, going ASAP is definitively recommended, but if you listen to testimonies of victims (I can recommend the Guilty Feminist podcast, which talks about this topic every now and then), violence of any sort but especially sexual violence can instill deep, long-lasting emotional trouble that people struggle hard to deal with, making them unable to go the authorities. It's as if you told someone with clinical depression to pull themselves together. (Edit, addendum: also think of rape that happens in relationships with a power asymmetry. Reporting the perpetrator immediately might get you into even more trouble) Note the common theme that sexual violence often goes on for a long time or is buried under silence before it comes to light. Think e.g. of the reports about children being abused by church clerics or by teachers in certain boarding schools. This is not an easy topic with a simple "duh, just go to the authorities" solution.