THE GREAT ALLIANCE

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the following might be hazardous proceed at your own risk.

Ladies and Gentlemen you might want to be sitting down before continuing your leisure reading of the following post (don't say I didn't warn you). A couple of nights ago I was sitting in 2-Ways in a half daze state listening to the normal rigmarole when something so perplexing occurred my jaw hit the ground. Conservators and Liberals joining forces; yes you didn't misread; I said that they were in agreement (got your attention now don't I). What could possibly bring about such an earth shaking, cats & dogs living together, discombobulating acquiescence between such self proclaimed opponents.

Well you all know about the Duke tabloid-like case, now wait before you start to state your opinion on rather the 'rape' actually occurred. For I don't see the masses coming together in agreement if a rape happened or not, do you? {I know get on with the story ;o) } You ready?

A new comer waltzed into 2-way during one of the lag time where not much is being said and the mic is full of static and dead air. She proudly approaches the mic to broadcast to all in room that she had an opinion about that "stripper" involved in the Duke case. Now let's just call this upstanding voice of reason Marissa. She comes and states that she did not believe "that stripper" was rape (now this is not a starling statement) Marissa goes on to say "What did that stripper expect going into a room of men taking off her clothes" Yes this noble lady (hmmmm maybe I shouldn't use lady might think I'm referring to lady of the evening) did in fact say this.

Then she continues to amaze all in room with her genius IQ saying, "Isn't like she was an innocent babe in the woods or a virgin" This was the beginning of the great alliance of Conservators and Liberals, an instant, unspoken coalescence. Chatters from extreme right wingers to extreme left wingers stared mouth agape at Marissa remarks, reason dawning in unison fell upon the room, here was someone that could not be from this planet and she must be set straight right away. Suddenly hands rose even from those text warriors only, to try to explain to this poor misguided lady (darn I did it again) rape should never, ever be acceptable or excusable. I mean did we sudden walk though a time warp back to a time when no was said to mean maybe and a time when men just couldn't control themselves, that boys will just be boys?

Yet to my amazement Marissa couldn't understand why people were disagreeing with her views. Marissa came back at people such as myself saying are you a stripper, would you ever be a stripper? I of course answer why, if I was stripper would that mean I deserved to be subjected to rape? Marissa again approaches the mic and graced all in the room with her worldly ways to say, "Wives are not strippers" (hmmmm wondering if she believes sex is only for populating the world). This again brought even the meekest of pal talkers to the mic explaining wives, mothers, even law students have been known to strip. Well Marissa being the headstrong person she is replied back with "I cannot believe I'm being attacking for saying I don't think 'that stripper' was raped'. Quickly the newly and short lived alliance expressed that in fact they were in shock that anyone would ever say a woman should expect or even deserve rape due to the job. Marissa had a come back yet again 'Well women go to bars and clothes they wear what do they expect'.

Well after much time passes with the room holding strong in agreement Marissa backed down a bit to say "What did she (the stripper) expect using such bad judgment, going into that house alone with men to strip and stand naked before these men"

Well Ladies and Gentlemen we now know that a woman's clothing, job, and poor judgment is justification for rape, I mean according to Marissa. Boys will boys and how can any of us expect men to control themselves thank you Marissa for showing us the light can't wait for your return to educate us even further in the ways of imbecility and ignorance.