Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) said on Sunday that he does not understand the criticism over his comments Friday suggesting that college women should prevent sexual assaults by avoiding parties with alcohol.
In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, the Republican presidential hopeful noted that his own daughters will someday go to college parties where there
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I don´t like Kasich but people are trying to make a problem out of his well intentioned comment.
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rape can happen anywhere at any time to any woman. people tell stories of "oh if you don't dress revealing or get drunk you'll be ok" because no one wants to believe it can happen to them. people want to believe they can prevent themselves from being raped somehow when it's not about the actions of the victim but the actions of the rapist.
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There is literally no other crime where people are treated this way. If your house gets robbed, no one blames you for having a house. If someone gets murdered, you don't ask, "well what was that person doing that would make them get murdered?"
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If the world was just things would be as you said, but given the nature of ontd political, it should be clear that this is not so.
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it's not just about teaching men to keep their hands to themselves, it's also about teaching them what consent means and what rape IS. dumpweeds dropped a link below, 1 in 3 men don't see "forcible sex" as rape when it's literally the definition. Education should happen, and it should be primarily focused at boys and men so they fully understand what they're doing and whether or not it's rape.
and you can cool it with the "call me a sexist if you want" comments. I never once said that.
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