Tennis superstar Serena Williams criticized the drunk Steubenville, Ohio teenager whose sensational rape trial dominated national headlines earlier this year.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the world’s number 1 women’s tennis player criticized the 16-year-old rape victim for putting herself in the position to be raped by getting drunk.
The accused boys, Trent Mays, 17, and Ma’lik Richmond, 16, were found guilty of raping the drunken girl. Both boys could be in detention until they’re 21.
Williams also criticized a culture where parents neglect to supervise their children and turn a blind eye to underage drinking.
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“Do you think it was fair, what they got? They did something stupid, but I don’t know. I’m not blaming the girl, but if you’re a 16-year-old and you’re drunk like that, your parents should teach you—don’t take drinks from other people. She’s 16, why was she that drunk where she doesn’t remember? It could have been much worse. She’s lucky. Obviously I don’t know, maybe she wasn’t a virgin, but she shouldn’t have put herself in that position, unless they slipped her something, then that’s different.”
The rape case made headlines when teenagers disseminated photos and video of the girl — passed out and in compromising positions — on social media websites.
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Why the hell is she being asked about it anyways
I understand what Serena was trying to say but it didn’t come across very well….
The girl was 16 and her judgment was not there. There are grown women who find themselves in the same situation so how can we expect a 16 year old to know any better.
Should she and the others have been drinking? NO! Does that entitle anyone to rape her? NO!!!
I’m sure Serena will issue a public apology soon
She’s entitled to her opinion and I do agree with her.
Sometimes we gotta stop this stupid ass victimize culture. People have to take responsibility for their shortcomings and learn from their mistakes.
Should the boys have done that? ABSOLUTELY NOT and they are being punished rightfully so.
Should she have to deal with the fact she’s probably on the internet for the rest of her life? ABSOLUTELY.
Bad situation all around but hopefully there’s a lesson to be learned from this. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
Man that wig looks horrid on her
i have no problem with what she said
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Beta’s second comment/question!
bnatural says:
I’m sure Serena will issue a public apology soon
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I hope not, because she’s right.
Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
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Right when I read this I took a big azz bite of my breakfast sammich
That pic on the left looks like Ving Rhames in drag
It could have been much worse. She’s lucky. Obviously I don’t know, maybe she wasn’t a virgin, but she shouldn’t have put herself in that position, unless they slipped her something, then that’s different.”
^^ That virgin part bothers me. What relevance does virginity play? When an experienced woman gets rapes, has she no trauma??? DOes her sexual past give men free reign to her puzzy?? Is she not allowed to say no just cuz she’s said yes to others in the past??
some parents do teach their kids right from wrong but when they are not around it’s up to the child to make wise decisions and a lot of the times they don’t
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Serena looks like Tina Turner in this pic…LoL
I hope she doesn’t issue an appology statement after this. She can speak on what ever she wants and she has a point. Kids need to be held responsible too.
GM Miany
Serena needs to sit her a$$ down and have several seats
Some folk musta never been kids….dumb azzes shouldn’t even question Serena cuz we ALL know what she was doing at age 16. She dayum sho want dealing with regular kid problems.. She was isolated so who knows if she woulda even been invited to the party much less drinking at the party…. SOMEBODY GET THIS CHIC A CHAISE!!
I liked it when Serena had her hair in a short do like she did when she guest starred in The Game. That looked really nice on her.
Chile I can’t get past the wig
another pic should have been up perhaps a decent one 
its a distraction from the write up 
pass
Serena has earned the wrath of Black feminists. “What About Our Daughters” is NOT happy and frankly neither am I.
You can’t blame the victim.
Serena herself is the sister of a murder victim. So it’s her sister’s fault for dating a gang member that she is dead??
GAGIRL87 says:
That pic on the left looks like Ving Rhames in drag
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Not sure how this case went… but if the 16 year old was so drunk she couldnt remember what happened, how did they determine she was raped?
GAGIRL87 says:
Good morning doll. I agree she needs to sit. I aint saying I was loose at parties at age 16 but, I know we all put ourselves in vulnerable positions ESPECIALLY when we are young and lack judgement. RAPISTS SHOULD STOP RAPING. That solves the rape problem. PERIOD!! Cuz sober chicks get raped, chicks fully dressed get raped, chicks who look like men get raped. RAPISTS need to stop not the VICTIMS
Serena needs to sit her a$$ down and have several seats
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She’s entitled to her opinion and I do agree with her.
Sometimes we gotta stop this stupid ass victimize culture. People have to take responsibility for their shortcomings and learn from their mistakes.
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LuvMySailor says:
Serena has earned the wrath of Black feminists. “What About Our Daughters” is NOT happy and frankly neither am I.
You can’t blame the victim.
Serena herself is the sister of a murder victim. So it’s her sister’s fault for dating a gang member that she is dead??
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She dated a gang member? Now aren’t you exposing yourself to danger by doing that?
It’s the same with women who date notorious drug dealers or other violent criminals…..
Mr.BluPhi says:
Not sure how this case went… but if the 16 year old was so drunk she couldnt remember what happened, how did they determine she was raped?
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Becasue the boys took pictures of them doing it and posted it online. Friends of her saw it and contacted her. It divded the nearly all white sleepy town of Steubenville because the men in question were star footballs players. The girl received death threats.
Yall seen the preview to Dark Girls docu on OWN that bullshyt will never end I see
slave mentality
LuvMySailor says:
Serena has earned the wrath of Black feminists. “What About Our Daughters” is NOT happy and frankly neither am I.
You can’t blame the victim.
Serena herself is the sister of a murder victim. So it’s her sister’s fault for dating a gang member that she is dead??
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She dated a gang member? Now aren’t you exposing yourself to danger by doing that? It’s the same with women who date notorious drug dealers or other violent criminals…..
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I remember reading after her death that she was dating a member of an LA Gang and the shooting was gang related.
Either way, Serena is basically saying “if she had not put herself in that situation, she would not have been raped”. She would never say that about her sister.
RAZZLE is the
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GAGIRL87 says:
That pic on the left looks like Ving Rhames in drag
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Mr.BluPhi says:
Not sure how this case went… but if the 16 year old was so drunk she couldnt remember what happened, how did they determine she was raped?
^^^ She was on tape. They posted videos to facebook, etc. she was like passed out. You can’t consent to sex when ur unconscious.
LHHATL cast member Shay “Buckeey” Johnson has finally admitted that she was never really gettin it in with her former faux boo-thang Flava Flav. The Jasemine Brand recently caught up with Shay and got her to talk that talk about Scrappy, Erica, and not actually bustin it open in the bedroom for Flava Flav.
It was a show and when I was on the show ‘Flavor Of Love’, I was trying to win the title as the winner. Because we were told during the taping that the longer you’re on the show the more relevant you will be. So we didn’t give a damn about Flav. ‘Flav you’re cool peoples,’ but it wasn’t about that. It was a show and I’m a very competitive person and I was trying to win the title. That’s it. Not him.”
Shay also spoke how getting dirty-dogged by Scrappy has affected her current relationship and how she really feels about Erica:
“The way Scrappy did me, he did find a way to cause a lot of trust issues within me – and that’s on me. So I’m not too quick to jump into relationships at this point. But there is a little somebody that I kinda been seeing but I’m not willing too move fast. You just never know where it will go. I’m not willing to mention his name but there is someone.
“I don’t hate [Erica]. I don’t know her. I don’t choose to know her at all. I think she’s ignorant in certain situations, but that’s just who she is. But I don’t hate her at all – my life goes on.”
Hmmmm. Do you believe Shay? Or do you think she’s just ashamed to admit that she was giving up the goods to a gremlin?
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Do y’all believe she fugged Flav or no?
I’m not blaming the girl, but if you’re a 16-year-old and you’re drunk like that, your parents should teach you—don’t take drinks from other people. She’s 16, why was she that drunk where she doesn’t remember? It could have been much worse. She’s lucky. Obviously I don’t know, maybe she wasn’t a virgin, but she shouldn’t have put herself in that position, unless they slipped her something, then that’s different.”
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Can’t disagree with this
but in loo …… my parents taught me plenty of stuff, and I still did the opposite. Her delivery is off here. I agree to some extent but her chose of words is ….
Her statement could have been delivered a little different
bnatural says:
LuvMySailor says:
Serena has earned the wrath of Black feminists. “What About Our Daughters” is NOT happy and frankly neither am I.
You can’t blame the victim.
Serena herself is the sister of a murder victim. So it’s her sister’s fault for dating a gang member that she is dead??
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She dated a gang member? Now aren’t you exposing yourself to danger by doing that? It’s the same with women who date notorious drug dealers or other violent criminals…..
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I agree with Serena, I get what she’s saying
Serena’s body is too hard lookin. How can a man like Common be in the bed
with her and not feel like he sexing another man. 
Betamax82 says:
Yall seen the preview to Dark Girls docu on OWN that bullshyt will never end I see slave mentality
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Yes I did and honestly, I never thought of my skin tone as a damn problem the fugg is wrong with people
I’m not watching that 
I didn’t have this issue……
I agree
ummmmmmm when these kids gone learn to stop recording and taking pictures of everything… I know them dudes in DETENTION like
THEM MOFOs was in the clear, she HAD no idea what had happened that night until someone told her… BUT THEY DUMBASSES just had to post it ONLINE… 
@Bedazzled.. .even when the show was on I didn’t believe those women were competing for Flav. I aint sayin she aint let him smash (if he wanted to, I’m sure she gave it up) but, whether she fugged him or not, I know she aint really want him.
I get what she saying. She said the boys got what they deserved too.
Everybody talking about she was 16 and judgement, we weren’t there and the boys were 16 too! They were more than likely drunk and if she offered their mind was where most 16y/o boys are. Not blaming victem but they are all at fault
She was isolated so who knows if she woulda even been invited to the party much less drinking at the party….
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G’Morning Err’body!
*high school convo*
Cool Kid: Hey…did anybody invite Sylvester to the skip party?
Other Cool Kids in Unison: You mean the one with the tennis racket? Uh, NO! :stop: Creeps me out.
libra80sbaby says:
Serena’s body is too hard lookin. How can a man like Common be in the bed with her and not feel like he sexing another man.
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Exactly,
my dad said there is nothing attractive about her. We was in line at the grocery store and saw a magazine in line 
He thinks Kelly Rowland is beautiful, and Bey he thinks wants to be a sprite 
What is this fukk shyt that is plaguing some folk in this good ole USA?!
The family in the Bronx had me HOT! Shorty 14 pregnant, her momma 34 pregnant by the deadbeat ass daddy of her other baby (kid looked to be about 1 or 2).
The 14 baby father is 17 and the girl refuses to tell her mother about him.
jeniefrumdabloc says:
Betamax82 says:
Yall seen the preview to Dark Girls docu on OWN that bullshyt will never end I see slave mentality
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Yes I did and honestly, I never thought of my skin tone as a damn problem the fugg is wrong with people I’m not watching that I didn’t have this issue……
^^ Oprah doin this shii for the yt folk (IMO) and Ion like it. I NEVER remembered dark skin being an issue like that in everyday life. I feel like OWN coulda did the documentary about dark/light skin and how we are represented in HOLLYWOOD and on TELEVISION but then again that would be too much like right, huh?
jeniefrumdabloc says:
libra80sbaby says:
Serena’s body is too hard lookin. How can a man like Common be in the bed with her and not feel like he sexing another man.
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Exactly, my dad said there is nothing attractive about her. We was in line at the grocery store and saw a magazine in line He thinks Kelly Rowland is beautiful, and Bey he thinks wants to be a sprite
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SHE DOES yo daddy aint wrong about BEY. My daddy said the samething
How can a man like Common be in the bed with her and not feel like he sexing another man.
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jeniefrumdabloc says:
Betamax82 says:
Yall seen the preview to Dark Girls docu on OWN that bullshyt will never end I see slave mentality
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Yes I did and honestly, I never thought of my skin tone as a damn problem the fugg is wrong with people I’m not watching that I didn’t have this issue……
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Exactly I’ve heard guys tell females oh you’re cute to be a dark skinned chick I’m like what the fugg does that mean
I feel as long as you uplift your children and teach them to have self confidence about themselves they will never feel as if light is right just sad watching the preview
Betamax82 says:
Why the hell is she being asked about it anyways
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GAGIRL87 says:
That pic on the left looks like Ving Rhames in drag
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Yep.
I kinda agree with Serena. The case made headlines because the boys had promising college backgrounds. So the question became is it fair to end their future for something that might not be “credible”. She drunk and passed out and was embarrassed that them photos got out. Whether or not she was “raped” is really questionAble
KayCeiSoul says:
How can a man like Common be in the bed with her and not feel like he sexing another man.
Her hard body ass prolly be tossin them nigguhs all over the bedroom tellin THEM to bend that azz ova
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Common was like “Dawg! I’ma need you to shave, man. I bought some extra Gillette AquaSmoove Glides. Use them bishes!”
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I agree with Serena, I get what she’s saying
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Me too that’s why I don’t understand the backlash so much.
It ain’t like the boys were any better, stupid mistake on their ends and they are suffering because of it. Ole girl suffering too because of her stupid decision to drink as much as she did.
Hell she better be glad she was at a party with her peers and not with some older heads cuz this could’ve turned out MUCH WORSE.
“she shouldn’t have put herself in that position”
What makes me so angry is that she is continuing this rape culture that has dominated America.
She could have been walkng down the street naked. She DID NOT deserve to be raped. N woman nor man does.
This above statement is the reason why victims are so afriad to come forward: they are afraid they will be blamed for it. So they walk around damaged and destroyed while the perp is free to harm others.
Serena is about to get it from the feminist establishment. And most of them are White too…..
Virgin?!
does that have to do with the price of tea in China OR this girl getting raped?! Ima need Serena to C-Walk her azz over and have several _/’s.
Betamax82 says:
jeniefrumdabloc says:
Betamax82 says:
Yall seen the preview to Dark Girls docu on OWN that bullshyt will never end I see slave mentality
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Yes I did and honestly, I never thought of my skin tone as a damn problem the fugg is wrong with people I’m not watching that I didn’t have this issue……
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Exactly I’ve heard guys tell females oh you’re cute to be a dark skinned chick I’m like what the fugg does that mean I feel as long as you uplift your children and teach them to have self confidence about themselves they will never feel as if light is right just sad watching the preview
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Chile I get that all the time ugh
the shyt is foreign to me cause my dad and mom said Jen you so pretty 
never had an issue with my skin tone 
now my weight was another story, I was constantly picked on for being skinny 
Betamax82 says:
jeniefrumdabloc says:
Betamax82 says:
Yall seen the preview to Dark Girls docu on OWN that bullshyt will never end I see slave mentality
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Yes I did and honestly, I never thought of my skin tone as a damn problem the fugg is wrong with people I’m not watching that I didn’t have this issue……
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Exactly I’ve heard guys tell females oh you’re cute to be a dark skinned chick I’m like what the fugg does that mean I feel as long as you uplift your children and teach them to have self confidence about themselves they will never feel as if light is right just sad watching the preview
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I saw the preview, some things I think Oprah just likes to “stir the pot”. I will not be watching.
And Serena… Bew…
the good lord knows I love them thighs and them legs u got on u but if u ever put on a wig and ur hair underneath matted so bad that the wig sit 1 inch off yo scalp again 
It’s like looking at the entrance to hogwartz or some shait
FuturedocDonte says:
I kinda agree with Serena. The case made headlines because the boys had promising college backgrounds. So the question became is it fair to end their future for something that might not be “credible”. She drunk and passed out and was embarrassed that them photos got out. Whether or not she was “raped” is really questionAble
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She as “raped”. When you are intoxicated, you LEGALLY can not consent to sex. It was “credible” because it was on tape of them penatrating her with objects and their own fingers.
Ummm just because you didn’t have that issue doesn’t mean that others don’t.
Sometimes its the comments that fly over your head that can be the most damaging to someone else. Especially when there are others saying it, its done on a constant basis and when its your own family doing it.
I’ll watch, it’ll be informative on my end
FuturedocDonte says:
Whether or not she was “raped” is really questionAble
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She wasn’t raped. There was no intercourse or penetration. The boys did what boys do when a girl is passed out in front of them.
Trying to see where she was wrong……I dont see it. My opinions aint popular no how so on that I agree
Uh normal teenagers get drunk. That is not an oddity. It’s not like she went around giving BJs of her own free will like the girl in the Genarlow Wilson case. The boys can be held accountable for their actions.
VDot says:
Virgin?! does that have to do with the price of tea in China OR this girl getting raped?! Ima need Serena to C-Walk her azz over and have several _/’s.
:thank you:
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The fact that people agree with her is appalling and disgusting and is the reason why rapists go free.
“Whether or not she was “raped” is really questionAble”
So being unconscious and being dragged arund lije a rag dog and secually assaulted is questionable???? If people can tell girls not to get drunk someone needs to tell the boys that if a girl is unconsious and all of yor friends are playing hide the sausage with her :stop: don’t do it, reconsider! Help her! People don’t hesitate to help a sick unconscious person….same should go for a drunk unconscious person.
I agree with serena and totally gets what shes saying that we bring some things on ourselves due to our actions. No one deserves to be raped but we can keep ourselves from certain environments.
Sandra Rose says:
FuturedocDonte says:
Whether or not she was “raped” is really questionAble
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She wasn’t raped. There was no intercourse or penetration. The boys did what boys do when a girl is passed out in front of them.
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Um Aunite I’m going to need for you to go read court docs. Better yet check out the blog “What About Our Daughters”. There were pictures of the girl covered in sperm and pictures of the girl being penatrated by fingers will drunk, which under Ohio law is considered rape. Police and football coaches also tried to cover the crime up.
It does not matter if she was unconsious. She did not deserve what happened.
“The boys did what boys do when a girl is passed out in front of them.”
Let me find out ur team get the ladies drunk and penetrate them without permission?!
The boys did what boys do when a girl is passed out in front of them.
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Uh…not boys that are raised to be respectable young men – no they don’t. This statement would lead me to believe that all males have no self control and are barbaric. I’ll never believe that.
Shyt happens.
Teens drink. And sometimes they overdo it because they’re too young and stupid to know their boundaries.
That still doesn’t justify a heinous act being committed against an intoxicated person. It actually makes it more devious IMO.
She wasn’t raped. There was no intercourse or penetration. The boys did what boys do when a girl is passed out in front of them.
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So what exactly did the boys post online… I guess imma have to google this case. Ughh
*excuse typos, phone posting
Uh normal teenagers get drunk. That is not an oddity. It’s not like she went around giving BJs of her own free will like the girl in the Genarlow Wilson case. The boys can be held accountable for their actions.
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It’s funny you bring Genarlow Wilon up. Did you know that main reason he was convicted is because there was a 2nd girl that he was caught on camera having sex with while she was unconscious? The Black media never spoke of her. Gernarlow was seen on video having sex with her and then dragging her into the bathroom and dumping her.
PS-though his jail time was reverse, Gernalow is still a convicted sex offender.
It’s like looking at the entrance to hogwartz or some shait
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I hate you so bad for this Doc.
Through all my love for you, I truly hate you for this.
Vdot I agree 100% that not consenting to sex is rape.
What in saying is how do we know that she didnt consent. When u get crap faced drunk and those pictures get out, folks story seem to change. “Somebody drugged me or I was too drunk to consent” seems to be the common story nowadays. I’m not making excuses for any odors behavior, but I’m saying is the law is proof beyond resonable doubt. And the Doubt was there. Had that been a fraternity of all white boys we wouldn’t even have heard about this case.
Um Aunite I’m going to need for you to go read court docs. Better yet check out the blog “What About Our Daughters”. There were pictures of the girl covered in sperm and pictures of the girl being penatrated by fingers will drunk, which under Ohio law is considered rape. Police and football coaches also tried to cover the crime up.
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Ain see all that
All I can think is that she ugly as hell
” Did you know that main reason he was convicted is because there was a 2nd girl that he was caught on camera having sex with while she was unconscious? ”
Yeah that rapist ended up getting a degree from Morehouse and possible movie out of raping two girls. Chit is cray!
Any time someone says “no one deserves to be raped but”…you’ve given an okay. The comments are really telling though, its no wonder these boys saw absolutely nothing wrong with what they did, thats why they posted it online. In their minds they weren’t doing anything wrong….and it seems like there are alot of people who would agree with them.
I would hardly call a rape victim “lucky” Serena….IDGAF if I walk outta my house high and naked….doesn’t give anybody the right to rape me. Quit making excuses for rapists..I have the feeling some of you wouldn’t be so quick to agree with Serena if that was your child.
Feminists should be co-signing what she said – not criticizing it.
What those guys did was horrible and disgusting, but not telling young people that bring extremely inebriated at a party doesn’t place you in harm’s way is a damned lie.
Encouraging personal responsibility is empowering and liberating. There are choices that I can make to keep me safer. When I’m drunk out of my mind, I can not make those choices.
I agree with Serena. My mother taught me not to put myself in the position for something like that to happen and that’s what I teach my daughter. There are a lot of things we have no control over, so why play with the things we can control.
That girl’s close friends even said she always got drunk at parties. And, the girl didn’t report it until the asshole White boy put pictures on the Internet.
I feel badly for the Black kid who didn’t go as far as the White kid …. but hey, he put himself in that situation.
Serena looks HIDIOUS up top there
@starr, yes I said that. I also believe the boys should be tried as adults for what they did. I still stand by that people put themselves in bad situatuations some times as even I have done. ..agree to disagree .
T/M/Z/ is reporting that Serena just released an “apology”.
Why is her wig about to fall off?
She had to apologize, they would of given her the rick ross treatment in front of nike’s offices. they still might. this one of those things people get extremely emotional about.
Sarena has a point. However, let me clearly state, there is NEVER any reason to rape. NEVER!