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bigtree

(85,987 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2014, 04:18 PM Apr 2014

VP: No Means No . . . Everything Else is Rape or Assault



Doug Mills ‏@dougmillsnyt 26m
Biden said "No means No" on sexual relations,"requires a verbal consent, everything else is rape or assault.” pic.twitter.com/dXjIrnHfjy




Office of VP Biden ‏@VP 47m
Watch → VP, POTUS, Daniel Craig, Benicio Del Toro, @DuleHill & @SethMeyers discuss ending sexual assault: #1is2Many
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VP: No Means No . . . Everything Else is Rape or Assault (Original Post) bigtree Apr 2014 OP
i do not wnat to be part of the problem. i want to be part of the solution. seabeyond Apr 2014 #1
president, too bigtree Apr 2014 #9
Excellent - thanks for posting this bigtree. n/t seaglass Apr 2014 #2
. bigtree Apr 2014 #3
K & R for this thread as well! Coventina Apr 2014 #4
Senator Biden was behind VAWA. alp227 Apr 2014 #5
I love Joe Biden for his work on VAWA. Triana Apr 2014 #6
No Means No . . . Everything Else is Rape or Assault etherealtruth Apr 2014 #7
. bigtree Apr 2014 #8
An enthusiastic "yes"? Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #10
Thank you so much for posting this, bigtree. sheshe2 Apr 2014 #11
 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
1. i do not wnat to be part of the problem. i want to be part of the solution.
Tue Apr 29, 2014, 04:21 PM
Apr 2014

kick ass men. hitting the points. and our dudes in the white house.

very good

i am impressed. thanks

bigtree

(85,987 posts)
9. president, too
Tue Apr 29, 2014, 10:22 PM
Apr 2014
The White House @WhiteHouse

"To anyone out there who has ever been assaulted: You are not alone. We have your back." —President Obama: http://NotAlone.gov #1is2Many - 29 Apr 2014

alp227

(32,018 posts)
5. Senator Biden was behind VAWA.
Tue Apr 29, 2014, 06:24 PM
Apr 2014
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/vawa_factsheet.pdf

Biden was influential in FINALLY making marital rape a crime in all 50 states. Pathetic it took all the way till the 1990s for that to be reality.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
7. No Means No . . . Everything Else is Rape or Assault
Tue Apr 29, 2014, 08:13 PM
Apr 2014

I have always had a a very soft spot for him ... I haven't always agreed with him, but have always had great affection for him.

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