.@AmandaMarcotte You are completely wrong, both morally and factually, and you're trying to avoid the harm you've done by pointing fingers. — Melissa Clouthier (@MelissaTweets) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte you have officially gone off the deep end with this one, hackette. — sarah (@mamaswati) December 5, 2014

As Twitchy reported earlier today:

Rolling Stone just updated its recent story alleging a horrific gang-rape took place at the University of Virginia with an editor’s note apologizing to readers for the quality of its reporting:

A note to our readers regarding our UVA rape story: http://t.co/nQZzeAzIrG — Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) December 5, 2014

Rolling Stone apologized for not contacting the “alleged assaulters” before publishing the story:

In the face of new information, there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie’s account, and we have come to the conclusion that our trust in her was misplaced. We were trying to be sensitive to the unfair shame and humiliation many women feel after a sexual assault and now regret the decision to not contact the alleged assaulters to get their account. We are taking this seriously and apologize to anyone who was affected by the story.

Amanda Marcotte took the opportunity to blast “rape apologists” with a straw man argument for the ages:

Interesting how rape apologists think that if they can “discredit” one rape story, that means no other rape stories can be true, either. — Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) December 5, 2014

Recommend everyone who expects victims to have perfect memory sit down and construct, word for word, the last dinner conversation they had. — Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) December 5, 2014

The shifting the blame onto the alleged victim in the RS article instead of taking it for themselves is so gross. — Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) December 5, 2014

What I don’t get is if rape apologists are so sure rapes are hoaxes, why oppose investigating them and getting out that fact? — Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) December 5, 2014

Marcotte was arguing against … nobody:

@AmandaMarcotte is there anyone actually making this argument? — Jeremy Senderowicz (@jsende) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte no one thinks that. No one. — Lilac Sunday (@LilacSundayBlog) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte Is everyone who was (rightfully) skeptical of this story a rape apologist? — Anthony L. Fisher (@anthonyLfisher) December 5, 2014

@DLoesch One bad apple, women have the upper hand when it comes to credibility, but false reporting will set them back years. — David Simpson (@Simpson140David) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte How stupid do you have to be to believe one discredited story discredits all stories? Are you just projecting? — Daniel Gilfillan (@OneTonTurtle) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte yes, calling out terrible journalism makes us all 'rape apologists. — Selina Kyle (@katearthsis) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte "Rape apologists"? That's what you're getting out of this? You're not outraged at RS for the lies hurting actual rape vics? — Lady Patriarchy (@CounslrObvious) December 5, 2014

Do you honestly see nothing wrong with pushing a false story? Do you honestly think this won't hurt women in the future? @AmandaMarcotte — Anthony Abides (@AnthonyAbides) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte Who is saying this? What "rape apologist" thinks this means rape doesn't exist? It's like you're inventing a strawman enemy. — Nicole W. C. Yeatman (@nwcyeatman) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte Who actually said this you dumb bint? Care to talk about how you called us all Nazi deniers just yesterday? — lauren (@LilMissRightie) December 5, 2014

Don't try to move the goalposts now, @AmandaMarcotte. If you doubt the UVA accuser, it's like denying the Holocaust. pic.twitter.com/EXtpo8vF38 — Alo Konsen (@OhioCoastie) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte If you're being 100% serious, you're a worse human being than I ever imagined you could be. — JR Schueller (@schuellerj) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte Did ANYONE suggest that? — Alex F. Baldwin (@VerumVulnero1) December 5, 2014

Interesting how not a single person in the world is saying that. It's just the voices in your head, Mandy. They're not real. @AmandaMarcotte — Blaknsam (@Blaknsam) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte Who said this????? Seriously, who actually said that no other rape claims are true? — Craig (@jibtrim) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte The only thing discredited here is the assumption that all rape accusations are true. — Dr. Kanko, Doctor (@kankokage) December 5, 2014

@MelissaTweets @AmandaMarcotte Interesting how "rape culture" promoters think they can push a lie, and still sound indignant when caught. — #war (@matthewhummel) December 5, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte when you're the last one on the crazy boat it's time to get off — IamEvilHomer (@Trent_Hill) December 5, 2014

.@AmandaMarcotte Doubling down on holocaust denialism here probably not the wisest career move. — S.M (@redsteeze) December 5, 2014

"Hey, so what if we ruin the lives of a bunch of college guys by falsely accusing them of rape? This is about the patriarchy." — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 5, 2014

What I've learned the past few weeks: If I don't accept that "all cops are killers" & "all men are rapists" I'm not taking things seriously. — SFK (@stephenkruiser) December 5, 2014

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