The XX Factor : date rape

Did Pete Campbell Rape the Neighbors' Au Pair on Mad Men?

Jessica Grose — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:52:00 GMT

Slate 's incredibly thorough and compelling Mad Men TV Club has a question I'd like to pose to the Mad Men -watching DoubleX ers out there: Was Pete's interlude with the German au pair rape, or was it consensual? ... (Read more in DoubleX .)...(read more)

Why Not Identify the Hoftstra Student Who Recanted Her Rape Story?

Emily Bazelon — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:50:00 GMT

On Instapundit, the indomitable Glenn Reynolds says that by not publishing the name of the 18-year-old Hofstra student who falsely cried gang rape, I'm "protecting a perpetrator ." Why shield the identity of a woman who sent four men to jail based on...(read more)

Observe ... and Consent?

Dana Stevens — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:14:00 GMT

Now that my wildly ambivalent review of the disturbing new comedy Observe and Report is up, I can address that little matter of date rape in greater detail here. Is it true that Seth Rogen’s character Ronnie, a bipolar mall security guard, forces himself...(read more)

"Gray" Rape Doesn't End When You Start Going Gray

Moe Tkacik — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:53:00 GMT

The economy is on life support, yesterday's bloodbath in Bombay has thrust terrorism suddenly back to the forefront of the international agenda, a record number of Americans are on food stamps…well, here is something I for which I am thankful: that I...(read more)