NEWSFLASH: 2nd Stripper In Duke Rape Case Speaks Up!

New Article sent from What Women Really Think reader F.J. (Thanks for your contribution!): Click here for NY Times article

The 2nd Stripper in the Duke rape case said she initially doubted that her stripper friend was raped. Here's what she said: "I was not in the bathroom when it happened, so I can't say a rape occurred — and I never will."

What the HECK is going on?!?! Obviously the strippers weren't good friends, otherwise she would've had her back. So, again, what the HECK was the 1st stripper doing at a party, unprotected, with a chick who didn't even have her back if stuff went down?

Is it still a racially motivated rape case, or is it a case of a woman trying to get paid quicker than taking off her clothes on a Friday night?!

Interracial Dating: Have We Really Accepted It, or Are We Just Being P.C.?

A great article in the Chicago Sun Times posed questions to women who were currently involved in or had been involved in interracial relationships. These women speak candidly about their struggles and people's perceptions of their relationships.
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Here's a typical scenario that occurs in today's time:

You see a Black guy with a White woman and IMMEDIATELY a few thoughts pop into your head -- either:
1. Why is he with her?
2. He's ugly anyway, so no love lost there.
3. Mmm...who got the better end of THAT deal?

The same goes for a White guy with a Black woman, except you think:
1. Damn, they're a cute couple.
2. She lost out on that one.
3. They must be European or she must've grown up around all White people.

Oddly enough, the same scenarios don't occur when we see other interracial couples, such as an Asian man with an Indian woman, or a Latina woman with an Irish man (I would guess because we're probably not attracted to these men/women -- i mean, a hottie is a hottie, but a regular person isn't worth the brain power).

Quote from Wikipedia on Interracial Marriages:
Black men are 2.5 times more likely to be married to a white spouse and 3.3 times more likely to be cohabitating with a white person, as compared to their black female counterparts. Research yields that 7% of married black men are with white wives and 15% of black men cohabit with white women.

With the huge increase in interracial couples, have we really come a long way as a society and learned to accept the couples for their personal choice to be together?

Or do you still think that, if possible, people should find someone in their own race to marry?

Do you feel like you can truly be YOURSELF -- your full ethnic self, whatever that is -- when you're with your boyfriends?

Thoughts, anyone?

If you're in an interracial relationship, are the product of an interracial relationship, or have an opinion about interracial relationships, SPEAK UP!

Are Strippers Who Are Raped Really Protected Under The Law?

2 Duke Lacrosse players, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann, have been arrested and charged with raping and kidnapping a stripper at an off-campus house party. Now a 3rd suspect may be charged as well. This issue has sparked many racial, wealth/class, and social stigma debate.
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On March 14, 2006 two African-American women were hired to dance at a party by the Duke University Men's Lacrosse team. One of these African-American women was allegedly raped,sodomized, and racially terrorized by 3 white members of the Duke University Men's Lacrosse team. The stripper who brought the claim is a 27 year old student at a nearby college and is also the mother of 2 children. All but 1 of the 47 lacrosse players are white.

Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann are both from upper class, wealthy families and attended prep schools. The black woman is probably struggling to get by. Collin Finnerty has been previously charged with assaulting a man in Washington, D.C. and calling him gay and derogatory names.Other Lacrosse team members has previously been arrested for underage drinking and public urination, however neither Finnerty or Seligmann were among those arrested.

Currently, Finnerty and Seligmann have been released on a $400,000 bail and await trial.

The questions that no one is asking but everyone wants to talk about are:
1. Can a stripper accuse someone of rape when she knowingly goes to a party to perform and sexually arouse numerous men?

2. Do strippers really get the full benefit of the law when their "career" has a social stigma attached to it?

3. Do you think race and wealth really affect the outcome of this case?

Or is this issue part of a much bigger problem, mainly the way black women are portrayed as super sexually-charged erotic beings in entertainment (music videos, movies, etc.)?
Click here for article discussing this issue

What do YOU think?

Krista Summit of Durham, N.C., created a blog called“Justice 4 Two Sisters” that covers everything that's been happening in the case from a local point of view, including Jesse Jackson's organization offering to pay for the accuser to finish her to finish school. Check it out for more info.