At the moment it seems like there’s barely a day goes bywithout another rape-related headline. US Missouri Congressman Todd Akin becamea news sensation after idiotically making reference to “legitimate rape”, andnow England’s own Bradford West MP George Galloway has come out in support ofJulian Assange (who also appears to never be out of the headlines these days),stating that his alleged conduct, if proven, would amount to no more than “badsexual etiquette”.
Whatever one believes about the legitimacy of the chargesAssange faces – whether they were politically motivated or genuine, and franklyI couldn’t care less – the simple fact remains that the allegations arenevertheless incredibly serious and no sane person should seek to moderate themin such a manner. To do so legitimises rape – and no, Congressman Akin, not inthe way you think.
Amazingly, some menstill fail to understand that if a woman fails to give consent or says “No” at anypoint, before or during a sexual act, then to proceed any further is anunequivocal, unjustifiable violation, and it is rape, pure and simple.
How much longer can such idiots – and note that they areboth at differing ends of the political spectrum, proving that there really isno division when it comes to stupidity and ignorance – continue to protest andexcuse their disgraceful point of view? It’s baffling.
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