<p>This is off thread, but permit a final comment on this. If you mean by “predatory” that these are thought-out deliberations by sober men trying to take advantage of sober women, then we do disagree. </p>
<p>I am not trying to diminish the seriousness of unwanted sexual advances in the least. In fact, just the opposite. I want it stopped.</p>
<p>The vast majority of complaints about unwanted sexual advances on campus involve alcohol. Invariably too much by the man, and often too much by the woman too. That’s in incontrovertible fact. </p>
<p>It’s also true that existing “hookup” culture pervading campuses–which the Amherst report euphemistically calls “sexual experimentation”–creates a climate where sexual advances are encouraged. Lines get blurred, expectations get misunderstood. The normal fire breaks that used to exist are no longer there. </p>
<p>Again, to emphasize, I’m not trying to justify inappropriate behavior. However, I am saying that if you change the environment, this can change. Let me be blunt: for men it means quit getting drunk and start treating women with respect. For women it means quit thinking you have to sleep around to be cool. </p>
<p>I know this sounds old fashioned and not politically correct, but hormones+alcohol+excessive partying=trouble. That’s a math equation we can all remember.</p>