date rape

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Ms. Rao had also come under scrutiny over her views and writings on date rape and abortion.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2019

While the show addressed topics such as AIDS, date rape, learning disabilities and teenage pregnancy, the principal draw for many viewers was its handsome male leads.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2019

According to the Washington Post, more than a dozen people in T-shirts that quoted Rao’s college writing on date rape lined up outside the committee room during the hearing to protest her nomination.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2019

A few radio stations announced this year they would not play “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” during the holiday season, because the 1944 song’s lyrics appear to romanticize a date rape.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2018

Two bartenders in Washington, D.C., have teamed up to create the prototype for a product meant to combat date rape called the “DrinkLock.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2014