A just breaking story has Yahoo News announcing breathlessly that according to a review done by a Navy board of inquiry, sailors on the Florida, a navy sub, kept rape lists concerning the female members of the crew. The Florida was the second navy sub to have a crew integrated by sex. Here's how the Yahoo News headline put it: Navy Submarine Sailors Kept 'Rape' Lists Of Female Colleagues, Military Probe Finds. This is an outrage according to Yahoo News.
But there's a problem. If you read the article, you find out in the 9th paragraph that the was no list that mentioned rape in any way. Some male sailors aboard the Florida kept a list ranking the female crew on a scale of 1 to 4. A few had a list of which women they would like to have sex with. Sorry, but that's not an outrage. These are young men, mostly in their late teens or early twenties. These guys are off under the sea for a cruise that can last a few months. How can anyone be surprised that they noticed the women.
No matter what the social justice warriors think, people are going to be people. Men, especially at that age, are going to notice the women. And surprise! Women are going to notice the men. No amount of rules will change that basic fact of human nature. It's not an outrage. Indeed, the only thing here that is outrageous is that Yahoo News felt compelled to turn the story into Fake News in order to grab a few extra clicks for its site.
But there's a problem. If you read the article, you find out in the 9th paragraph that the was no list that mentioned rape in any way. Some male sailors aboard the Florida kept a list ranking the female crew on a scale of 1 to 4. A few had a list of which women they would like to have sex with. Sorry, but that's not an outrage. These are young men, mostly in their late teens or early twenties. These guys are off under the sea for a cruise that can last a few months. How can anyone be surprised that they noticed the women.
No matter what the social justice warriors think, people are going to be people. Men, especially at that age, are going to notice the women. And surprise! Women are going to notice the men. No amount of rules will change that basic fact of human nature. It's not an outrage. Indeed, the only thing here that is outrageous is that Yahoo News felt compelled to turn the story into Fake News in order to grab a few extra clicks for its site.
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