Stephen Colbert: "Truthiness is what you want the facts to be as opposed to what the facts are. What feels like the right answer as opposed to what reality will support."
Truth: Cheryl Araujo was raped repeatedly by 4 men in a bar
Truthiness: Cheryl Araujo was "looking for it" by dressing proactively
Truth: Cheryl Araujo was a young Portuguese woman who lived with her high school sweetheart and two children
Truthiness: Cheryl Araujo was white and kicked out her boyfriend who was a jerk and had no children
Clip from The Accused
Truth: Going to a bar alone does not mean you are looking for sex
Truthiness: Going to a bar alone means you are looking for sex and got what you deserved
Truth: Even if a woman does not say "no" if she does not say "yes" it is rape
Truthiness: If a woman doesn't say anything that means she is okay with whatever is happening, even if that means she is getting raped by several men.
